Entries for June 2011

We all know Ted Nugent and his no-nonsense approach to telling the media his thoughts with Nugentisms front and center. Love or hate him, Ted brings something most of us can't to the hunting tradition: new blood. As a rocker he can reach an entirely different crowd that I and other hunting professio...

Does SB 798 mean anything to you? If you enjoy your Second Amendment rights, then you should probably be familiar with it—and take action! I’m not big into shooting airguns (airsoft, BB guns, etc.) these days. Frankly, I’m limited on time, so when I have the chance to go shooting I prefer the real ...

Join me as I show you what you'll see in the fourth episode of "North American Hunter-TV" 2011. I'd also like to share a few links so you can learn more about the products featured in my "NAH-TV" segment, "Field Test with Ainsley Beeman." Thanks for tuning in ...

It’s funny how things sneak up on a fella. As I mentioned before, my truck turning 100,000 miles caught me by surprise, big time. When I’m shooting carp in May, the Minnesota bear application deadline catches me by surprise, generally sending me in panic to the nearest licensing agent at the bottom...

Those who enter my office probably doubt there’s any organization to the stuff on my desk, but they’re wrong.  I know what’s there and where everything is.  In fact, those loose papers are more organized than my computer or “smart phone.” In fact, I was travelling on the Kentucky turkey...

Now that I'm officially committed to labeling myself as an archer, it's time to get serious so I can modify that label to full-fledged, proven bowhunter.  I've slung enough imaginary arrows while daydreaming at my desk, so during lunch yesterday I woke L...

Since I’ve been home from the Argentina hunt, I’ve been busy.  Part of the negotiation with my wife about making that trip was that when I returned all focus would shift to getting the house ready for the siding contractors who will start their work this week. Weekends and week nights since the...