“innovations”

A Ballistics Aiming System for muzzleloaders and shotguns.

Introduced last summer, the 220 is the evolution of the 12-gauge Savage 210 bolt gun, which was introduced in the mid-1990s.

For bowhunters shopping for a new compound, 2011 will have the biggest array of smooth-shooting, quiet and fast bows ever offered.

All I want a trail camera to do for me is take a decent picture of critters that walk in front of it. I want to know when they came by, and don’t really care about video. If it tells me the barometric pressure and moon phase that’s cool, but not essential. I want it to be reliable and, after working with cameras for a while, I know I prefer an infrared camera over those with a white flash because the flash will scare the dickens out of any self-respecting mature buck.

Randy Walk, the president of Hoyt, was kind enough to answer some questions about his company’s new carbon bows, and American Hunter magazine Executive Field Editor Frank Miniter was kind enough to share those answers with One-Track Mind.

American Rifleman Managing Editor Aaron Carter shoots the new Browning 725 Over-Under Shotgun at the 2012 Media Day at the Range in Boulder City, Nev.

With practically every new archery product on display at the ATA show, we made it our mission to track down the best new targets for 2012.

Big things are happening in bowhunting right now, and here's a round-up of nine of the most exciting products to hit the market this year.