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Gone Fishing In Butcher Country Mystery Cache

Hidden : 1/27/2017
Difficulty:
2 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

****NOT AT THE POSTED COORDINATES****

Once upon a time in the early 21st century lived a mighty geocacher named Butcher. He roamed a small village south of the Minneapolis border called Richfield. He could be seen in the woods hiding what the locals would call evil geocaches. I prefer to call them challenges.

This legionary geocacher could also be seen fishing in the area. Many say this is his favorite pastime as he has spent many hours in his pursuit of the big one. A little tribute placed in Butcher country for all those that seek.

The original "Gone Fishing In Butcher Country" hide was a traditional. It's location flooded too often so I archived it. I decided to redo it as a puzzle and asked Butcher for a list of his 10 favorite fish. He happily sent me a list and added a short comment on each fish. The order seen is not Butcher's. Butcher didn't send them in any particular order.


Large mouth Bass, First fish I caught that jumped.

Bluegill Sunfish, Always cooperates and a food staple.

Black Crappie, A year round fish and good to eat.

Bullhead, Always fun and as youngsters we could ride our bikes to fish for .

Carp, Bow fishing was always fun combines hunting and fishing.

Smallmouth Bass, Great fighters.

White Bass, All around fun and has good memories with my family.

Walleye, We have family fishing trips for these.

Muskellunge, Big and fun.

Northern Pike, Always cooperate and everywhere.


You can validate your puzzle solution with certitude.
****CONGRATULATIONS TO rickrich for first to solve and pfalstad for first to find. ****

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

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Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)