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Mark Walters For Agri-View
May 16, 2026
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A light black-hair jig with a crappie minnow can be a crappie killer.

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The view from Mark Walters' campsite is beautiful at Dexter Park and Campground in Wood County, 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.

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