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Mark Walters For Agri-View
Aug 9, 2025
Aug 9, 2025

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Mark Walters should have plenty of tomatoes this summer.

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Bull-frog hunting on Mark Walters’ pond happens after dark. Bull frogs are an extremely destructive species.

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A small perch caught from Mark Walters’ pond is likely one that hatched in April.

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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.