On the other hand, the Item 1 I prefaced above, which could serve as a "Chuck Hawks" type reference section:

This is very similar to what we have in the discussion section, so without care, it would get out of hand, or be useless.

I'd envision that the biggest benefit here would be a Sub-forum for "tactics and reference". Yes, I know I said I only wanted ONE, but hear me out, as these are two pretty different animals

In the tactics and reference, these could either be a locked set of posts, where admins (including at the suggestion of users) could start with a single "blog" about a given topic, then ADD users posts that fit that topic. OR, the thread topics could be controlled, but allowing users to respond to the threads to ask questions, add contributions, etc.

These threads could be something like:

"which Foxpro model?", "how to change, add, transfer sounds on a Foxpro caller?", "Handcalls or Electronic?", "Which shotgun load?", "Rifle or shotgun?", "AR vs Bolt action?", "What sounds to use during different times of year?", "What makes a good coyote shotgun?", "what makes a good coyote rifle?", "What bullet/cartridge combo? (we get a lot of these questions, what to use in a .223, what bullet to use in a 30-06, etc)", "how predator set ups are different than big game?", "how to dye traps," "how to make a hole set," "snare vs leg hold," "What scope magnification for predators?", "do it yourself predator gear", etc etc.

The biggest issue here is that these "blog topics" really need one or two or three people that know WTH they're talking about to get the ball rolling on each topic, otherwise it doesn't have the relevancy of someone like Chuck Hawk's page.

Some of those topics are fairly subjective, i.e. "what makes a good rifle/shotgun?", "AR vs. bolt action?" but at least putting the evidence on the table (users opinions at least) might help guide newbies to make up their own mind.

Again, I think this is a different animal than the Equipment Review Forum. This would be more of a tactical reference (and I don't mean "tacticool", I mean "tactics and strategies") to spread some "expert", or at least "experienced" knowledge around to new guys.