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  0001346698
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0000788329
  JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC
  000-16255
  555 MAIN STREET
  RACINE
  WI
  53403-1015
  2626316600
  Johnson David W
  Officer
  Class A Common Stock
  Robert W. Baird & Co.
  777 East Wisconsin Ave.
  Milwaukee
  WI
  53202
  1000
  61000.00
  9045664
  06/13/2023
  Nasdaq Stock Market
  Class A Common Stock
  12/04/2018
  Receipt of Restricted Stock Award
  Issuer
  N
  2000
  12/04/2018
  N/A - Stock Award
  Y
  06/12/2023
  /s/ Eric P. Hagemeier, via Power of Attorney