Hello from the first edition of The Hunting Wire, from my new home in Culpeper, Va. Wendy and I are incredibly grateful to have moved into our forever home on 18 acres of hardwoods in Culpeper County, Va.

As we unpack, one of the first boxes I'm reaching for is my turkey gear. Spring turkey hunting is my wife's favorite type of hunt. We came close to bagging her first Tom last season, and we will finally put it all together this year. She loves her Mossberg Silver Reserve O/U and won't hunt with anything else. Small, fast, and armed with two barrels and two chokes, the O/U shotgun is an underrated tool for even the most savvy turkey hunter.

With The Hunting Wire now a weekly edition, you'll notice a few changes weekly. For example, there's no Voice of Leadership Panel or Keep Talkin column from Chad Belding in this issue. Expect those two tag-team partners to run together next week. This week, we have a new column I dubbed Around the Country. It highlights wildlife news from one of our 50 states, and since I'm the editor, I pulled rank and started with my home state —Virginia.

In the next few weeks, I'll tell you exciting news about another voice I'll add to The Hunting Wire family. Chances are you know them well and probably owe much, if not all, of your shooting and hunting beginnings to them in one form or another. I know I do.

Stay tuned to learn more ...

Jay