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Mark Walters For Agri-View
Mar 21, 2026
Mar 21, 2026

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Red loves chasing cottontail rabbits.

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Brush piles are living quarters for cottontail rabbits.

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Small airboats are fun. They take a bit of maintenance but aren’t hard on the ice where they’re launched.

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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.