Entries for January 2012

This “Hunting with Bill Miller” post is going to leave you shaking your head and thinking, Miller needs to see a shrink. He’s crazy! Though I’ve written and said, “I have the best job in the world,” more times than I can count, I’ve decided after nearly 28 years with North American Hunting Club it’s time to move on down the trail ... or at least around the next bend.

It's amazing how far air rifles have come. Watch a video interview with Gamo Outdoor USA to see their latest air-rifle technology.

Only 12 people have ever shot the .950 JDJ as a rifle. Produced by SSK Industries, only three were ever made.

Between my usual SHOT Show meetings, I roamed the aisles, picking up literature and finding new products that could definitely improve your hunting in 2012.

SHOT Show has an entire area dedicated specifically to tactical guns and gear, but a few tactical temptations always manage to slip into the hunting side, too.

I came across Sig Sauer's first-ever hunting rifles—the 556-R and M400—and you have to see them.

If you’ve ever applied for a nonresident Iowa deer tag and been rejected for multiple years running, you’re definitely not alone. But a little-known program operated by the Iowa DNR that allows some “special” deer hunters to move to the front of the line might raise your hackles.

I visited with the lovely Cara Peebles from Otis Technology during the 2012 SHOT Show to see what's new in the world of gun cleaning. Watch the video interview to get the dirt right now.

I spent some time with Ronnie "Cuz" Strickland from Mossy Oak at the 2012 SHOT Show to get a closer look at the Mossy Oak Edition RAM Outdoorsman pickup. Talk about a truck for hunters! Check out the video interview now.

Give me the lowdown on the hunts you have planned for this year. On Friday, Feb. 10, I'll pick the three plans that make me most jealous. I'll contact each of the winners via e-mail and they'll be awarded with a "Wild Game, Wild Country 2012" calendar.

For the February/March 2011 issue of North American Hunter magazine, I sat down to talk hunting with country music star Jason Aldean. Here's what you didn't get to see in print.