Down the Writer’s Rabbit Hole
What is writing, if not the sharing and resharing of life itself? It’s done. Finished. Written and designed; printed, bound and finally shipping out to a host of readers, both old and new...this latest book that’s been growing from my head and heart and fingertips...
A Creel Full of Fine Angling Reads
The richest of the various veins of sporting literature almost certainly is that devoted to angling in general and particularly fly fishing. It has a long, venerable history, dating all the way back to Dame Juliana Berners late 15th century work,...
Why Do Women Hunt?
In her book Why Women Hunt, K.J. Houtman features stories of some of the women who are contributing to the growing percentage of women in America who hunt. If you’ve ever had the notion to take a woman hunting, you’re onto something pretty special. As K.J. Houtman...
A Book to Stir the Sporting Spirit
A piece of artwork speaks to the soul in a fashion even the most exquisite photographs cannot accomplish. Sulkowski’s paintings do that for me. The visual aspects of life astream and afield have long captured the fancy of discerning sportsmen. Witness, for example,...
Must-Have Cookbooks for the Sportsman
An eclectic compilation of favorite game and fish cookbooks from one avid disciple of wild edibles. In recent years, Steven Rinella has used the catchy moniker “Meat Eater” as a pathway to a popular television show, a means of conveying an important conservation...
Field-to-Fork Recipes with Rachel Carrie
In her new cookbook, Game & Gatherings, Rachel Carrie advocates a field-to-table lifestyle through her savory, delectable game recipes. Rachel Carrie is a passionate woman – passionate about educating people about the importance of hunting as it relates to...
Coming Soon to Sporting Classics Daily…
Sporting Classics Daily subscribers will now enjoy weekly classic stories, from our library to yours. Each Sunday, Sporting Classics Daily subscribers will receive an exclusive classic story from our library. From Robert Ruark, to Ernest Hemingway, to Theodore...
Must-Read Mysteries for the Sportsman Reader
Keith McCafferty headlines a list of talented mystery writers whose protagonists are gun- or rod-toting sleuths caught up in murder and mayhem. Reading has always been an integral and important part of my life. Mine was a blessed boyhood, one where I grew up in a home...
Like an Honest Dog: A Tim Flanigan Book Review
Like an honest dog, it’ll be the standard by which you compare all other upland hunting books. It’s the highest level of praise for a handler to call a dog "honest." By that handlers mean every time the dog points there is a bird under his nose. Honest dogs work hard,...
Reading Season
This has been a big season for books. You’ve undoubtedly caught wind by now of the Sporting Classics book on famed outdoor illustrator (and Hemingway pal) Lynn Bogue Hunt, Lynn Bogue Hunt: Artist, Angler, Hunter. It just so happens that I scribbled the text for it,...