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My mode of travel would be leg power pulling an Otter Sled with a small tent

My mode of travel would be leg power pulling an Otter Sled with a small tent
Exploring the Mississippi River backwaters by Wabasha/Nelson Hello friends, Before I start with this week’s column I want to say something I have wanted to say for quite a while. For those of you who write to me, I do my best to respond and sometimes it may be a while. I have hit a point where, between the readers of this column and being president of KAMO and NOAC, I cannot keep up with replies. I am sorry. Generally I get back, but it is becoming very tough. I syndicated this column back in 1992. Before that I wrote for my hometown paper, The Poynette Press. When I syndicated, I knew I was going to have to have some good winter variety to keep my readers, publishers and myself happy and I entered into the world of winter camping. Doing treks on the ice of Lake Michigan, Superior and in between, in the bush and, of course, ice fishing would fill the winter with plenty of adventure. This week I am writing about a bit of a nature-on-theice winter camping trip that I did near Wabasha/Alma on the Mississippi River in backwater channels, marshes and islands. My goal was to maybe catch some fish with a jig pole, maybe call in a coyote but pretty much just to see some new country. Saturday, Feb. 7 High 27, Low 18
My mode of travel would be leg power pulling an Otter Sled with a small tent
Exploring the Mississippi River backwaters by Wabasha/Nelson Hello friends, Before I start with this week’s column I want to say something I have wanted to say for quite a while. For those of you who write to me, I do my best to respond and sometimes it may be a while. I have hit a point where, between the readers of this column and being president of KAMO and NOAC, I cannot keep up with replies. I am sorry. Generally I get back, but it is becoming very tough. I syndicated this column back in 1992. Before that I wrote for my hometown paper, The Poynette Press. When I syndicated, I knew I was going to have to have some good winter variety to keep my readers, publishers and myself happy and I entered into the world of winter camping. Doing treks on the ice of Lake Michigan, Superior and in between, in the bush and, of course, ice fishing would fill the winter with plenty of adventure. This week I am writing about a bit of a nature-on-theice winter camping trip that I did near Wabasha/Alma on the Mississippi River in backwater channels, marshes and islands. My goal was to maybe catch some fish with a jig pole, maybe call in a coyote but pretty much just to see some new country. Saturday, Feb. 7 High 27, Low 18

My mode of travel would be leg power pulling an Otter Sled with a small tent, minimal ice fishing gear, a rifle and bedding. My trusty pup Red would be my companion. I put in on Hwy 25 at a boat la...

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