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                       UNITED STATES              | OMB APPROVAL               |
            SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION    | OMB Number:      3235-0101 |
                  Washington, D.C. 20549          | Expires: November 30, 2003 |
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                                    FORM 144      | hours per response.....2.0 |
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                      NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES
              PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

ATTENTION: Transmit for filing 3 copies of this form concurrently with either
placing an order with a broker to execute sale or executing a sale directly with
a market maker.
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1(a) NAME OF ISSUER (Please type or print)

     Winnebago Industries, Inc.
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1(b) IRS IDENT. NO.                   |                  (c) SEC FILE NO.
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     42-0802678                       |                      I-6403
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1(d) ADDRESS OF ISSUER

     P.O. Box 152  605 W. Crystal Lake Road
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1(d) CITY STATE ZIP CODE

     Forest City, Iowa  50436
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1(e) TELEPHONE
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     AREA CODE           |NUMBER
       641               |585-3535
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2(a) NAME OF PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD

     Robert L. Gossett
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2(b) IRS IDENT. NO.                         (c) RELATIONSHIP TO ISSUER

     276-50-4095                            Officer - VP Administration
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2(d) ADDRESS STREET

     2713 Campus Lane
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2(d) CITY STATE ZIP CODE

     Albert Lea, MN 56007
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INSTRUCTION: The person filing this notice should contact the issuer to obtain
the I.R.S. Identification Number and the SEC File Number.


                       (b)
               Name and Address of       -------
               Each Broker Through       SEC USE      (c)
               Whome the Securities        ONLY    Number of        (d)
3(a)           are to be Offered         -------   Shares or     Aggregate          (e)              (f)                (g)
Title of the   or Each Market            Broker-  Other Units     Market      Number of Shares   Approximate        Name of Each
Class of       Maker who is              Dealer    to be Sold     Value        or Other Units     Date of Sale       Securities
Securities     Aquiring the              File     (See instr.   (See instr.     Outstanding        (See instr. 3(f))  Exchange
to be Sold     Securities                Number      3(c))        3(d))      (See instr. 3(e))  (MO. DAY YR.)      (See instr. 3(g))
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                                                                                                                   New York
Common                                                                                                             Chicago
Stock,         Edward Jones & Company                                                                              Pacific
$.50 par       209 N. Clark Street                                                                                 Boston
value          Forest City, IA 50436               3,278         $172,455.58   18,232,390        10/21/03          Philadelphia
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INSTRUCTIONS:
1.(a) Name of issuer
  (b) Issuer's I.R.S. Identification Number
  (c) Issuer'S S.E.C. file number, if any
  (d) Issuer's address, including zip code
  (e) Issuer's telephone number, including area code

2.(a) Name of person for whose account the securities are to be sold
  (b) Such person's I.R.S. identification number, if such person is an entity
  (c) Such person's relationship to the issuer (e.g., officer, director, 10%
      stockholder, or member of immediate family of any of the foregoing)
  (d) Such person's address, including zip code

3.(a) Title of the class of securities to be sold
  (b) Name and address of each broker through whom the securities are intended
      to be sold
  (c) Number of shares or other units to be sold (if debt securities, give the
      aggregate face amount)
  (d) Aggregate market value of the securities to be sold as of a specified date
      within 10 days prior to the filing of this notice
  (e) Number of shares or other units of the class outstanding, or if debit
      securities the face amount thereof outstanding, as shown by the most
      recent report or statement published by the issuer
  (f) Approximate date on which the securities are to be sold
  (g) Name of each securities exchange, if any, on which the securities are
      intended to be sold

POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED
 IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY
                            VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER.



                         TABLE I - SECURITIES TO BE SOLD

    FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION OF THE
SECURITIES TO BE SOLD AND WITH RESPECT TO THE PAYMENT OF ALL OR ANY PART OF THE
                PURCHASE PRICE OR OTHER CONSIDERATION THEREFOR:



                                               Name of Person
                                               from Whom Acquired
Title of   Date You  Nature of                 (If gift, also give date   Amount of             Date of
the Class  Acquired  Acquisition Transaction   donor acquired)            Securities Acquired   Payment     Nature of Payment
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Common     10/21/03  Exercise of Stock Option  Winnebago Industries, Inc.    1,982              10/21/03       Cash
Stock,     10/21/03  Exercise of Stock Option  Winnebago Industries, Inc.      996              10/21/03       Cash
$.50 par   10/21/03  Exercise of Stock Option  Winnebago Industries, Inc.      300              10/21/03       Cash
value
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INSTRUCTIONS:

If the securities were purchased and full payment therefore was not made in cash
at the time of purchase, explain in the table or in a note thereto the nature of
the consideration given. If the consideration consisted of any note or other
obligation, or if payment was made in installments describe the arrangement and
state when the note or other obligation was discharged in full or the last
installment paid.

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              TABLE II - SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST 3 MONTHS

FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO ALL SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER SOLD DURING
THE PAST 3 MONTHS BY THE PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD.



                                                                               Amount of     Gross
Name and Address of Seller         Title of Securities Sold    Date of Sale    Securities    Proceeds
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     Robert L. Gossett                  Common Stock              8/5/03          1,004      $45,643.80
     2713 Campus Lane
     Albert Lea, MN 56007
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REMARKS:

INSTRUCTIONS:

See the definition of "person" in paragraph (a) of Rule 144. Information is to
be given not only as to the person for whose account the securities are to be
sold but also as to sales by all persons whose sales are required by paragraph
(e) of Rule 144 to be aggregated with sales for the account of the person filing
this notice.

ATTENTION:

THE PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES TO WHICH THIS NOTICE RELATES ARE TO
SOLD HEREBY REPRESENTS BY SIGNING THIS NOTICE THAT HE DOES NOT KNOW ANY MATERIAL
ADVERSE INFORMATION IN REGARD TO THE CURRENT AND PROSPECTIVE OPERATIONS OF THE
ISSUER OF THE SECURITIES TO BE SOLD WHICH HAVE NOT BEEN PUBLICLY DISCLOSED.

                                        /s/ Raymond M. Beebe, Secretary,
                                            Winnebago Industries, Inc.
      October 21, 2003                      under Power of Attorney
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      (DATE OF NOTICE)                                 (SIGNATURE)

  THE NOTICE SHALL BE SIGNED BY THE PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE
      TO BE SOLD. AT LEAST ONE COPY OF THE NOTICE SHALL BE MANUALLY SIGNED.
     ANY COPIES NOT MANUALLY SIGNED SHALL BEAR TYPED OR PRINTED SIGNATURES.

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