A New, Better Way to Shoot Prone
Giving new techniques a try at the famous FTW Ranch in Texas.
How to Shoot a Bow and Arrow
Saxton Pope has been dead for nearly a century, but 21st-century archers can still get a personal shooting lesson from the master via his writings.
A Captain’s Guide to Boat Names
When it comes to naming your boat, no one has the right to tell you what to emblazon on the stern. But trust me; from one Captain to another, there are a few names that you might want to avoid. Creating boat names is as tricky as naming a child. Name it after a real...
Fishing Up the Moon: Perks of Night Fishing
Night fishing is a tactile approach, one affected by current flow and wind.
Candid Cameron: You’ve Got Mail
This week, Cameron the Weimaraner gives a special shout-out to his local UPS delivery woman, Anne, and the wonderful packages (and treats) she brings, especially around his birthday. I will be the first to admit it’s exciting to get mail and packages. When mail comes...
Guns and Loads for Handgun Hunting
Hunting with a handgun is challenging, but also great fun. Practice will make you proficient with whatever handgun you choose to use, but here are some tips to get you started. Handgun hunting has long been a passion of mine. As of late, I have been hunting big game...
The Sportsman’s Code of Hunting Ethics
Each of us carries a bit of sport’s future with us every time we set out with a gun or bow, and one critical aspect of ensuring that future is not a bleak one involves ethical behavior. Turkey season here has come and gone. It’s time to recharge my internal batteries,...
“Casting Call” by Chris Dorsey Wins Gold From Non-Fiction Authors Association
Casting Call, Fly fishing the world with history’s largest outdoor television producer, by Chris Dorsey, was awarded a gold medal from the 14,000-member Non-Fiction Authors Association. Amid a field of more than 1,000 entries, the latest book by Chris Dorsey, Casting...
7 Great Hunting Dog Quotes
Odes to man’s most loyal friend in the field.
Outdoors Community Reaches Out to Help Young Cancer Fighter
South Carolina boy CD Bishop fulfills his hunting and fishing dreams thanks to the uplifting support of local outdoor organizations. From tagging black bears to bagging wild boars, a Hampton County, South Carolina boy is fulfilling his outdoor dreams and inspiring...
10 Tips for Catching Coho
Avid coho fishing enthusiasts share their tips for catching coho salmon. By following these 10 tips, you will be reeling in coho in no time. If you’ve got a steelhead rod and a handful of spinners and jigs, chances are you’ve already got the gear you need to go coho...
The MeatEater’s Salmon Gravlax Recipe
Gravlax is easier to make than smoked salmon, and especially when used with the freshest of fish, salmon gravlax tastes cleaner and livelier than smoked salmon. I love smoked salmon as much as the next fisherman, but it's a shame that more anglers don't experiment...
Hunt Smarter with Digital Rifle Scopes
Hunting smarter takes on a new meaning in the age of digital rifle scopes, and the dS Gen. II from Swarovski is second to none. SPONSORED CONTENT At some point in our education or career, many of us have encountered the phrase "work smarter, not harder." The same...
Robert Abbett Adventures in Sporting Art
If there is a moral to being a sporting artist, it is the necessary presence of a practical interaction between the artist and nature. There is no substitute for being there and getting some scratches on your pants, so to speak; soaking up the feel of the place and...
Candid Cameron: Not Another Bath
According to Cameron the Weimaraner, dogs were simply not made to be bathed. Dogs have rules of their own to follow, and bathing isn't one of them. Rule No. 2 in the dog world is if something on the ground smells bad, you pinpoint the offending odor and roll on it....
Keeping the Uplands Alive During the Off-Season
These tips for making the most of your off-season time help get you out of the house and prepare for the upland bird hunting season ahead. Sadly enough, the upland hunting season has been over for some time. We pass the days reliving those memories in the field...
Sheep Hunting Changed My Life
This hunt was unlike anything I had ever done. Sheep hunting has changed my life — not just the hunting, but the community it has given me. This hunt is so special to me. It was unlike anything I’ve ever done. I have such an appreciation for all of the work that went...
The Hunter-Conservation Paradox
Future generations depend on our ability to communicate that the catchall phrase of "hunters are conservationists" is not so black and white. Politically, I consider myself to be a crunchy conservative. I'm a hip home-birthing momma, right-wing nature lover,...
Shoot Quickly to Score
Eight tips for pulling the trigger faster and more accurately.
Mother Daughter Caribou Hunt
In retrospect, a mother daughter caribou hunt is more special than I first appreciated… As an Alaskan Hunting Guide, I am obliged to be a trophy oriented hunter for months. But when guiding season ends, my focus changes. My brain switches from Boone & Crockett to...
Portrait of a Poacher
A team of diligent agencies and individuals worked together for years to secure the long-awaited guilty plea from Oregon's serial poacher. Kathy Spengler needed to paint a picture. Not a paint-by-numbers type portrait, but one that had to be closer to a masterpiece –...
How to Prepare New Shooters and Hunters for the Shooting Range
In Nosler's recent tutorial video, Randy Newberg offers 5 tips to help new shooters feel safe and at ease during their first shooting range experience. In a continued effort to support and engage the growing community of new shooters and hunters, Nosler released an...
“No-Bake” Exploding Clays for Off-Season Fun
Crafting your own exploding sporting clays makes for a fun and simple way for you and your family to make shooting season last all year long. When our clay target exploded in a puff of orange smoke my oldest son turned to me and said, “Hey, wait a minute, what was...
Candid Cameron: Plinking the Pigeons
This Weim Wednesday, Cameron reminds us that it is his job to find birds. That includes the "winged bridge troll" that is the pigeon. As I have noted in my previous writings in this column — I live to hunt. Unfortunately most bird hunting seasons are open September...
UPDATE: Voting Extended for Your Favorite Outdoor Charities to Receive Sporting Classics Donation
To celebrate our 40th anniversary, we're giving back. Vote now on the 6 outdoor charities you'd like to receive a donation from Sporting Classics! Dear Readers, The July-August 2021 issue of Sporting Classics magazine is our actual 40th anniversary issue. How does a...
Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Backstrap Recipe
If backstrap recipes had a playoff, this would make the finals.
The Call for More Gun Control Will Accelerate the Sale of Guns
Nearly 6 million Americans have purchased firearms since inauguration day. When it comes to protecting themselves and their families, they're not waiting for a government solution. For America’s 150 million gun owners, much of our law enforcement community and many...
The Ethics of E-Collar Training
To shock or not to shock: It’s an important question.
A Little Tick Bite Can Lead to Big Problems
The summer is a particularly nasty season for tick attacks. Here is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “Symptoms of Tickborne Illness.”
Shining the Spotlight on Spring Deer Management
Casting a bright spotlight on deer in the dark serves as a remarkable tool used in deer management in Iowa, and may prove useful elsewhere. Shining or jacklighting white-tailed deer is a known poaching technique. A bright spotlight cast on deer in the dark of the...
Morphy’s Exceptional Firearms and Militaria Auction This Week
Morphy’s announces April 27-30 Exceptional Firearms & Militaria Auction with scores of rare and important productions seldom available to collectors. Expertly curated to the highest standard, the selection awaiting bidders at Morphy’s April 27-30 Extraordinary...
Candid Cameron: Fine Shotguns
Cameron the Weimaraner claims he looks best in photos with only the finest of shotguns. After all, he has standards to uphold. It’s a fact: I like bird hunting, and I also like fine shotguns. They are the ultimate firearm with exquisite engraving, gold inlay, select...
Hybrid Striped Bass Fight Hard But Taste Delicious
Fishing with longtime striper and hybrid guide Chip Hamilton on South Carolina’s Lake Hartwell, we were primed to get our fishing strings stretched by these powerful fish. Getting three outdoor writers on the same boat, and all in accord on the singular objective of...
The Fine Art of Fishing Lies
A fine fishing liar is a master in his field and a sage dispenser of a special kind of wisdom well worth hearing and heeding. Robert Ruark, arguably the finest outdoor writer this country has ever produced and certainly a lifelong favorite of mine, had firm opinions...
The Art of the Shotgun
A selection of superbly engraved shotguns from the collection of Robert M. Lee.
Five Reasons to Own a .300 RUM
The .300 Remington Ultra Magnum is a monster. But it’s attracting a lot of attention and gaining a lot of fans. Why?
10 Tips for Organizing Your Sporting Library
Excellent advice for the avid reader.
Golden Retriever: The Original Party Animal
Make no mistake – as eager as the golden retriever is to sniff out a good time, it’s even more eager to sniff out a skulking rooster. A while back, someone sent me a link to one of the damnedest video clips I’ve ever seen. There’s a wounded rooster pheasant sort of...
Candid Cameron: Unleash the Inner Wolf
Cameron the Weimaraner laments about the dreaded restraint caused by the leash that hinders him from being his wild wolf-like self. I must admit I love roaming free. No leash. Just going unchecked as I sniff about, eat bad stuff and garbage and explore the world. Oh,...
How Coleman Became an Outdoors Icon
And why it’s been synonymous with camping equipment for more than a century.
We’ll Do It Tomorrow
It was a hard life lesson this fisherman learned when forced to break his promise to fish another day, for tomorrows are never guaranteed. The peaches, pinks, and purples of the sunset were mirrored in the wet sand of receding waves. It would be light enough this...
What Makes a Good Steelhead Rod?
It takes an incredibly special rod to handle ocean-going rainbow trout.
Coconut Curry Fish Fillet Packets
Keep your freshwater fish fillets flavorful and moist by using foil pouches and a sauce to protect them from overcooking or other harm. Grilling freshwater fish fillets over a fire can be tricky. A lot of the species have small fillets with lean flesh and delicate...
Alexander Hamilton’s Pistols Up for Auction – Possible World Record
Up for auction this May, a pair of Founding Father Alexander Hamilton's war pistols may set a world record as the highest priced firearms ever publicly sold. A pair of pistols belonging to Founding Father Alexander Hamilton will be offered May 14th, 2021 by Rock...
Designing Your Own Trophy Room
It’s not as simple as sticking heads on a wall. Tom Julian explains how to create this most personal of rooms.
Candid Cameron Goes Bar Hopping
Cameron the Weimaraner is perplexed by the "hooman" behavior displayed at bar crawls, but he still holds the title as Life of the Party. On a normal day, when the sun sinks, I quickly hop on the couch and spread out to relax. Mike sometimes has to sit in the floor....
Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey Films with Sea Run Luxury Fly Cases
The upcoming season of the hit outdoor series will showcase fly-fishing adventures around the world with gear of the highest quality. Dorsey Pictures announced that an extensive, international series of field tests using the new Sea Run fly fishing cases were part of...
Where the Sporting Life Lives
Brays Island, located in the heart of the South Carolina Lowcountry, is a sporting community with a unique history, dedicated to preservation and a love for life outdoors. SPONSORED CONTENT Brays Island is a sporting enthusiast’s dream come true—with an array of...
Long-Range Rifle on a Budget
Three cartridges that will make long-range shooting a breeze.
That Dog’ll Hunt: Best Bird Dog Names
The best bird dog names are easy to both whisper and wail. That’s why bird dog names are usually only a single syllable long. Naming a dog is serious business. Naming a bird dog, more serious still. There are so many subtleties to consider when christening a canine...