Early Life
Babe Winkelman grew up on a small farm near the small town of Duelm, Minnesota, where on Stoney Brook he was fishing, hunting and observing wildlife. He learned the value of hard work through his labors on a family farm. He learned by the example of his parents on how to run a business and get your fingers dirty at the same time.
From the time he was crawling, Winkelman lived the outdoor life, in constant contact with the natural processes of life and death, and the cycles of nature. Through endless hours of hunting and fishing, he polished his skills. During the 1960s, every possible moment was spent at the family cabin on Hay Lake near Brainerd, where he taught himself a "pattern" approach to fishing that he continues to teach others today. At the same time, beginning at age eight, he was developing his skills as a hunter of birds, small game, and deer.
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