AO: What has
been the most
rewarding part
of hosting
NRA All Access?
VAIL: The most rewarding part of
hosting NRA All Access on Outdoor
Channel is knowing that I am a
part of something much bigger than
myself. Hosting Limitless had its great
moments, but it was all about me. I
want to know that there is a bigger
cause that I’m fighting for.
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AO: We heard you can cook a mean
squirrel stew, complete with sauerkraut.
Is that an original recipe?
VAIL: It is my mother’s recipe, actually.
She’s a mean cook—I mean that literally
and figuratively.
AO: Do you often cook your own kills?
What is the best thing about being able to
do so?
VAIL: I always cook my own kills. The
most rewarding thing about doing so is
the feeling of self-sufficiency. No one can
take that away from me.
AO: You chose Chinese, Chemistry, and
Psychology as academic focuses, you taught
yourself opera, and your extensive military
background makes you extremely wellrounded, also. What would you like to learn
next?
VAIL: I am looking at different graduate
programs right now. School is something that
I could never leave—I am an academician by
nature. Medical school is hopefully somewhere
in my future, as well. For the time being, I
would like to start learning mixed martial arts
(MMA) with all of that free time I have (just
kidding, I have none). The sport of fighting has
always fascinated me.