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This new installment of our site features a new column by our chief camp cook, Jean Baptiste, called "Greenhorn Guidance." In it Jean Baptiste goes over some of the basics of our hobby. But don't let the title fool you, you don't have to be a greenhorn to get something out of his column. This opening article is on choosing your first long gun and is a fine piece of work.