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Published November 03, 2012, 12:00 AM

Brett Wojack watches a squirrel from a deer stand


Brett Wojack, 13, of Big Lake, Minn., watches a squirrel from the window of a deer stand near Erskine,Minn., on Saturday morning, the opening day of Minnesota's firearms deer season. Wojak was hunting with Stuart Bensen, a longtime conservation officer for the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. Bensen, who retired in March, spent his first deer opener as a retiree hosting Brett and his dad, John Wojack. Grand Forks Herald photo by John Stennes.
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