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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
Menomonie Archery Club – THANK YOU!
28 Aug 2018

Menomonie Archery Club – THANK YOU!

by Otter Creek | posted in: Whitetail Deer | 0

A great big Shout-Out and Thank you to Scott Schmidt and the Menomonie Archery Club for adjusting and setting up my Godsons new bow. With pointers, teaching, patience and adjustments from Scott Schmidt, Gus was soon hitting bull eyes at … Continued

archery, deer, deer hunting, godson, hunting, Menomonie Archery Club, takeakidhunting
Shooting the Muzzleloader and Shotgun
10 Dec 2017

Shooting the Muzzleloader and Shotgun

by Otter Creek | posted in: Uncategorized | 0

We had a really nice day last weekend, so Gus, Becca and I went out with the 54 caliber muzzleloader and 20 gauge shotgun.

deer, hunting, muzzleloader, shotgun, takeakidhunting
Wet. Rain. But a Great View.
11 Oct 2017

Wet. Rain. But a Great View.

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

It was a wet hunt today. It sure did rain a lot this morning! The rain gauge says 2.25 inches.I’m really glad we had the blind, otherwise Gus and I would have gotten much wetter. We didn’t see any deer, … Continued

deer, deer blind, deer hunting, fall, fall colors, godson, hunting, outdoor, takeakidhunting
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.

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