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The Otter Creek Redneck

Rural Stories. Outdoor Places.
And Small Moments from Wisconsin.

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Where’s the Road?
12 Feb 2019

Where’s the Road?

by Otter Creek | posted in: Nature & Outdoors, Winter | 0

Sometimes when you live in rural Wisconsin and you go to work in the morning, you’re just not sure where the road is because it’s completely covered with several inches of new snow.

bad roads, snow, snowstorm, weather, winter, winter driving, wisconsin
Hauling Hay in the Winter
7 Feb 2019

Hauling Hay in the Winter

by Otter Creek | posted in: Farm & Field, Winter | 0

Last weekend, we went to visit LeAnne’s sister in Mondovi and brought home a small load of really nice grassy hay for the horses.

farm, farming, hay, horses, snow, winter
Ice Fishing Season is Here!
8 Dec 2018

Ice Fishing Season is Here!

by Otter Creek | posted in: Fishing, Nature & Outdoors, Winter | 0

I made it out ice fishing for the first time this season! There’s just something great about being able to get out fishing without having to haul a boat around. Just get the sled out of the back of the … Continued

bluegill, cold, Fishing, ice fishing, outdoor, redneck, snow, winter, wisconsin
2018 Deer Hunting Season
2 Dec 2018

2018 Deer Hunting Season

by Otter Creek | posted in: Nature & Outdoors, Whitetail Deer | 0
deer, deer blind, deer hunting, godson, hunting, outdoor, redneck, snow, takeakidhunting, wisconsin
Gus and a Winchester 300 Rifle
21 Nov 2018

Gus and a Winchester 300 Rifle

by Otter Creek | posted in: Nature & Outdoors, Whitetail Deer | 0

Here’s Gus shooting a Winchester 300 rifle for the first time with a 150 grain short mag bullet.

cold, deer, deer hunting, hunting, outdoor, redneck, takeakidhunting, winchester
Gone Fishing on Spirit Lake
25 Sep 2018

Gone Fishing on Spirit Lake

by Otter Creek | posted in: Nature & Outdoors | 0

Last weekend I went up to Spirit Lake in northwest Wisconsin, just outside of Frederic, for our annual Fall fishing trip. Myself and 6 other good friends rented 3 cabins and a pontoon boat at the Birchwood Beach Resort. The … Continued

fall, Fishing, lake, outdoor, sunset, water, wisconsin

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About Otter Creek Redneck

Otter Creek is a small rural township in northwest Wisconsin — the kind of place where the nights are quiet, the winters are long, where the people, fields and woods hold stories that deserve telling.

Otter Creek Redneck exists to preserve the quiet moments, hard-earned wisdom, and simple beauty of rural life in northern Wisconsin — through honest storytelling, reflection, and lived experience.

This blog isn’t about trends or headlines. It’s about place, memory, and the simple rhythm of life lived close to the land.

Here, you’ll find reflections from the woods, stories handed down through family, and moments that would otherwise slip past unnoticed. It’s a record of rural life as it is — sometimes hard, often quiet, always honest.

Because these stories matter.
And because someday, they may be all that’s left.

Welcome to Otter Creek.

The Otter Creek Redneck walleye fishing.
The Otter Creek Redneck in Spring.

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