Hello from western Kansas! I'm out here chasing pheasants, quail, and prairie chickens with friends. Upland hunting is an underrated sport especially for fans of a good cardio workout. Also underrated is the compact or "youth" shotgun for folks, like me, who certainly arent young but share the same length of pull as many youngsters. Mossberg's SA-20 Bantam fits me right out of the box with a 12.5-inch LOP. I wish more shotgun manufacturers made compact models, regardless of the "youth" label or not.

I'd also like to welcome our first 2024-2025 Voice of Leadership Panel entry to this edition of The Hunting Wire penned by GunBroker.Com's Allen Forkner who teaches us all about the fine art of online firearms purchases.

I hope your season is going well!

Jay Pinsky
jay@theoutdoorwire.com