Every year for the last 20 years I’ve done a Christmas List for the outdoorsman article. If your giftee (is that even a word?) is new to the outdoor world or you are and don’t know what to buy the new love in your life don’t panic. Outdoorsmen love their gear and gizmos. And manufacturers crank out thousands of new items each year to accommodate those cravings.

Truth be known, us outdoorsmen are slow to change. Is it because of nostalgia? Family tradition? Sure, with some gizmos we’re all in but with a lot of gear we’re slowww to change. Years ago I read an article in which the author beseeched the readers to embrace the AR into their hunting world. He said something to the effect of “Come on guys after WWII the soldiers came home and wanted to hunt with the rifles they’d used overseas and were comfortable with. Our boys used an M16 in Vietnam and are wanting to use it to hunt. And dang guys, Vietnam was back in the 60’s. It’s not a new rifle. It’s going on 50 years old”. Maybe we are slow to change.

Truth be known, us outdoorsmen are slow to change. Is it because of nostalgia? Family tradition? Sure, with some gizmos we’re all in but with a lot of gear we’re slowww to change. Years ago I read an article in which the author beseeched the readers to embrace the AR into their hunting world. He said something to the effect of “Come on guys after WWII the soldiers came home and wanted to hunt with the rifles they’d used overseas and were comfortable with. Our boys used an M16 in Vietnam and are wanting to use it to hunt. And dang guys, Vietnam was back in the 60’s. It’s not a new rifle. It’s going on 50 years old”. Maybe we are slow to change.