Have many of you been following the statements, and the removal of all Jim Zumbo’s writtings, Sponsorships, and shows based on what he said regarding so called “black” (AR15, military style rifles). After writing this, he was thrown under the bus, and is pretty much being removed from everything he has done with the shooting/hunting sports.
Here it is for those of you who have not seen it.
Assault Rifles For Hunters?
As I write this, I’m hunting coyotes in southeastern Wyoming with Eddie Stevenson, PR Manager for Remington Arms, Greg Dennison, who is senior research engineer for Remington, and several writers. We’re testing Remington’s brand new .17 cal Spitfire bullet on coyotes.
I must be living in a vacuum. The guides on our hunt tell me that the use of AR and AK rifles have a rapidly growing following among hunters, especially prairie dog hunters. I had no clue. Only once in my life have I ever seen anyone using one of these firearms.
I call them “assault” rifles, which may upset some people. Excuse me, maybe I’m a traditionalist, but I see no place for these weapons among our hunting fraternity. I’ll go so far as to call them “terrorist” rifles. They tell me that some companies are producing assault rifles that are “tackdrivers.”
Sorry, folks, in my humble opinion, these things have no place in hunting. We don’t need to be lumped into the group of people who terrorize the world with them, which is an obvious concern. I’ve always been comfortable with the statement that hunters don’t use assault rifles. We’ve always been proud of our “sporting firearms.”
This really has me concerned. As hunters, we don’t need the image of walking around the woods carrying one of these weapons. To most of the public, an assault rifle is a terrifying thing. Let’s divorce ourselves from them. I say game departments should ban them from the praries and woods.
Just interested in some other thoughts 
I always enjoyed Jim Zumbo’s shows and articles. I think he just had a week moment and forgot he was in the lime light and wrote what was on his mind. It is too bad when someone of his stature is jumped all over by the public for sharing his opinions, it happens all the time to celebrities. I don’t agree with him but, it doesn’t make me think any less of his skills as an avid outdoors man and writer.
Personally, I agree with Jim Zumbo. It is my right to do so. I personally think those guns do not belong in the hunting world. That is my opinion. However, if they are legal to do so, a person has every right to use one if they wish too. That is their choice to do so. I look at hunting as a challenge and going 1 on 1 with natures critters. To me there is not much sport in dropping 40-50 shells at a animal X distance. His sponsors need to do what they see fit as the public is a strong $ contributor to any company.