Well, I've got bad news, and then I've got worse news. Yesterday I shot straight ... today I just shot a lot.

I had heard rumors of the caliber of critters—both hooved and pawed—that call the desolate Sandhills of Nebraska home, but as I drove into camp the first evening and looked into the setting sun, I couldn't help but consider that The Maker forgot this landscape when he was planting trees.

It’s a simple question, really—and one that should theoretically evoke the definitive answer of “yes!” Do squirrels poop?

Anyone who has ever dirtied their boots in the hunting woods knows that a riflescope of equal proportions was the next logical move, and Bushnell did just that with the Legend Ultra HD riflescope line.

It took me 3 days, but I finally wrestled UA’s Koby Fulks into submission and got him to spill all his secrets about Under Armour’s new scent control line, which features a dual technology that captures human odor and has an antimicrobial “secret” infused into every layer, from socks to hats.

There wasn’t a single firearms manufacturer that disappointed me at SHOT Show this year, but when asked what truly blew my mind, the Mossberg FLEX system falls first from my lips every time. It’s like Legos for carnivores.

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is setting a very conservative gray wolf harvest quota of 400 animals, scheduled to begin in late November 2012.

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.

What do you want to see from SHOT Show 2012? 

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.