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Mark Walters For Agri-View
Aug 2, 2025
Aug 2, 2025

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UTV and ATV trails can be beneficial to local businesses.

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Maps are posted on trails; they can help a lot.

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UTVs are much more common than ATVs on trails.

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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.