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Mark Walters For Agri-View
Jun 3, 2023
Jun 3, 2023

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This is basically Mark Walters' cockpit-view-office when paddle-trolling.

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A hideout campsite near Peshtigo, Wisconsin, is a good place to stay for the night.

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After 10 hours of paddle-trolling Mark Walters catches a nice walleye.

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Mark Walters mug for Agri-View 2022 — Mark Walters

Mark Walters lives near Necedah, Wisconsin. An outdoor-adventures writer since 1989, he enjoys hobby farming, adventure and anything outdoors. "If I wasn't earning a living as a writer I would want to be a beef farmer," he says. Email sunsetoutdoors@tds.net to reach him.