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Deerfoot Lodge -History Afield

WXPR | By Bob Willging
Published June 6, 2016 at 1:41 PM CDT
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The nine day Wisconsin deer season opened on Saturday and across Wisconsin family and friends gathered at deer camps to pursue one of Wisconsin’s most enduring traditions.  In today’s History Afield writer Bob Willging tells us about an early deer hunting lodge that once existed in Vilas County.

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Bob Willging
Bob Willging is a freelance outdoor writer who specializes in writing about Wisconsin's tremendous outdoor and sporting heritage. He has written two books: "History Afield: Stories From the Golden Age of Wisconsin Sporting Life " and "On the Hunt: A History of Deer Hunting in Wisconsin." Willging lives in Rhinelander.
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