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Mark Walters For Agri-View
Oct 17, 2026
7 hrs ago

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Pike, Joey Snodie, center, and Joey Dushek have their limit of ducks harvested on the Mississippi River near Ferryville, Wisconsin.

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Nate Moll, front, and his dad, Jeff Moll, explore for ducks on the Mississippi River.

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Our method of travel – boats – are well used in the fall.

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Mark Walters For Agri-View

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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.