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Mark Walters For Agri-View
May 3, 2026
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The Red Brush Gang’s elder statesman Tony Cibulka hunts turkey during the second period.

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A sunset comes moments after a difficult storm hits Mark Walters and Doug Cibulka during their hunt.

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Fox squirrels are numerous in the hardwood forests of south-central Wisconsin.

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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.