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Mark Walters For Agri-View
Oct 10, 2026
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Red makes an impressive retrieve during our backcountry duck hunt.

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The moon is exceptionally bright Sept. 26.

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Mark Walters has an excellent supper after a good day of duck hunting – a can of Leinenkugel’s and salmon.

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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.