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Homer Circle Dies At 97

OWAA legend perhaps best known as the long-time fishing editor for Sports Afield magazine

Homer Circle Dies At 97
Homer Circle Dies At 97

MISSOULA, Mont. -- OWAA mourns the death of the outdoor communication community's favorite uncle — Homer Circle, who died unexpectedly Friday at the age of 97.

“Hey Jaybird, how do nasty chickens communicate?”

“How, Homer.”

“With fowl language!”

Groan . . .

And thus begins a typical phone call with Homer Circle, longtime angling editor of Sports Afield magazine and an OWAA member since 1946. As Fred Kesting, longtime executive editor of the magazine, once told me, “There are two things...

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