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Photo of the Week

By billmarchel

February 24, 2012 — 8:28pm

A gray wolf heading north, a white-tailed deer going south.

Bill Marchel, of Fort Ripley, Minnesota, is a full-time wildlife and outdoors writer and photographer. He specializes in game birds, mammals and outdoor sports, such as hunting and fishing. For more information, visit his website at www.BillMarchel.com.

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