My takeaway from SHOT Show back in January: 2012 was the year zombies replaced whitetails as America’s number one game animal. They are everywhere, and the Mayan calendar tells us their time is here.

Is the zombie shooting trend silly? Of course it is, but look at it this way: a lot of people have bought guns in the past four years and zombie shooting gets these new gun owners outside and shooting their new guns. They are having fun, and practicing, becoming better, safer shots and more responsible gun owners in the process. And, there is a lot of high-speed stuff available for the zombie hunter.

Here’s a gift guide for the aspiring or advanced zombie hunter.