Happy new year, yall!

Perhaps you’ve made your resolutions—to catch a 10 pound bass this year, or hike up Mt. Rainier, or whatever—but I propose that we should all emulate our blogging buddy, Ben Obrien, and resolve to introduce someone to the outdoors in 2011. We can live it, love it and join up with hot, butt-kickin’ country artists like Gretchen Wilson all we want, but until we actually get new blood interested in the outdoor lifestyle that we love, our ranks and our way of life is in trouble. So buy a city-slicker buddy a fishing license this year, or bite the bullet and drag your girlfriend’s brother on a spring camping trip with you, or take the nephew target shooting at a public range—just do your part in ensuring that our type thrive in this great big beautiful place that is NRA Country USA.