New for 2012, Rocky is introducing text-friendly hunting gloves. The fingers are made of a conductive material that works like a charm. I tried the gloves at SHOT Show, and they're the real deal.

The "North American Hunter-TV" crew and I have been hitting the SHOT Show floor hard the past 24 hours, seeking out the coolest new hunting gear for 2012! There are so many amazing new products to share, but I think you'll enjoy a few highlights from Day No. 1 in the videos below. Winchester is taking hog hunting to the extreme with some sweet new ammo, and you need to see Remington's latest rendition of their Model 700.

You’ve never seen topnotch turkey calling until you’ve witnessed brothers Phil and Lee Edmonds performing their backyard turkey rap.

This morning at the SHOT (Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade) Show at the Sands Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada, Nikon and the "North American Hunter-TV" teamed up to announce the winners in the “Tell Us Your E-S-T Hunting Story” contest.

Recently, I had the opportunity to tour the Leupold & Stevens factory in Beaverton, Oregon. Can you say "Impressive" with a capital "I"?

I hope this blog finds each of you starting off on the right foot for 2012, and looking forward to all it has in store!

What do you want to see from SHOT Show 2012? 

My deer season has officially come to an end in Iowa. I tried and tried some more, but could not pull out a Tebow win like America’s most interesting quarterback recently did against the intimidating Steelers. I guess all the Tebowing was used up in that game, despite my own requests to the Big Man.

You’re busy, so I’ll be brief: In this weekly blog I have one goal—to entertain you for a minute or two with killer video footage.

Well, my feet are screaming, I'm slightly chafed and it's not at all my style to be offering so many courtesy smiles while some clueless fool holds up isle traffic so he can snap a cell photo to send home to Mama. But day No. 2 of the ATA show is officially rocking.