When Wildness Goes Bold
In any great wildlife painting, viewers do not just feel the spirit of an animal, we’re making contact with the mind’s eye of a brilliant artist. Julie T. Chapman, in her acclaimed multi-media scenes and monochromatic scratchboards, demonstrates how a single image can...
2021 John H. Prescott Marine Animal Rescue Assistance Grants Announced
NOAA Fisheries is awarding 55 grants totaling more than $3.7 million to our partners in the Marine Mammal Stranding Network in 19 states and one tribe. These grants support a core mission of NOAA Fisheries: the conservation and recovery of protected marine species....
11 Brilliant Hemingway Quotes: Hunting & Fishing
From Green Hills of Africa to The Old Man and the Sea
The 6.5 Grendel: A Deer Hunting Surprise
Super Bowl punch from a Pee Wee round.
Cane Pole Magic
A cane pole, whether used from shore or in a boat, is wielded by a simple, graceful motion in which the angler lobs the baited hook. The image is as enduring as it is appealing, something straight from a Norman Rockwell cover on an old Saturday Evening Post. A...
Candid Cameron on Bullying
Remaining calm and ignoring bullies completely is Cameron's way of letting them know a dog’s world trumps hooman worlds (and words). By today’s standards, you should not say anything about my big ears, short bobbed tail, excessive drooling, wild stare, incessant...
Training a Gundog: It Takes More Than One Month!
Rome wasn’t built in a day, and a champion bird dog isn’t ready after just four weeks.
In Defense of Trophy Hunting
Chris Dorsey is joined by “The Honorable Hunter," author Michael Sabbeth, in the latest podcast from Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey. Dorsey Pictures announces a unique podcast as author Michael Sabbeth joins host Chris Dorsey for a lively discussion in defense of...
Candid Cameron Rides the River
Cameron the Weimaraner warns fellow canines to stay safe from the sun this summer to avoid the dreadful sunburned snout! I believe I have written numerous time here on Sporting Classics Daily that I like fishing and going on fishing adventures. I’m not lazy but I...
English Springer Spaniel: The Happy Medium Flusher
When it comes to flushing dog breeds, the English springer spaniel is a near-perfect blend of fun and functionality. If the German shorthair is the “happy medium” of the pointing dog set, the breed that fills this role in the flushing dog division is the springer...
The Ultimate Boneyard: Bahamas Bonefish
Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey visits The Bahamas’ Andros Island for bonefish this week in “The Ultimate Boneyard.” Dorsey Pictures announces that this week’s episode of Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey – the most watched outdoor TV program in the world –...
Krieghoff K-20 Parcours
The Krieghoff K-20 Parcours is as adept on the sporting clays course as it is in the field. SPONSORED CONTENT This well-balanced beauty makes an ideal wingshooting companion to the K-80 everyone loves. The K-20 Parcours’ refined design carries easily regardless of...
Not the Fool Hen Blues
Dusky grouse have a curious way of making a living. They migrate come winter, but not the direction we might think. There is a bird migration underway right now, but it is not what you may think. It’s late August. National Shooting Sports month is coming to a close....
SC Warehouse Sale: 10% Off Storewide
Get 10% off full-price and sale items, from our latest hunting and fishing books to outdoor knives and hats. Use code August21 during checkout to save.* www.sportingclassicsstore.com
Candid Cameron: Dog Days of Summer
This summer season has been a scorcher! Here's how our friend Cameron the Weimaraner cools off during those Dog Days. In much of America the outside temperatures have been true scorchers the past few weeks. The Dog Days of Summer continue to bear down upon us — and...
Beefy Quail and Fried Crappie
Wild game recipes from Sporting Classics’ Jim Casada.
Hunting Free Range Nilgai in South Texas
Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey travels to Texas this week in “Stalking the Blue Bull.” Dorsey Pictures announces that this week’s episode of Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey, the most watched outdoor TV program in the world, heads to south Texas to chase free...
Preseason Training Tips from the Pros: Part 2
It won’t be long before we’re all back in the woods and on the water. Here are some tips from Eukanuba Pro Trainers to get your dogs prepped! SPONSORED CONTENT Preseason training is a process, and we’re getting close to Opening Day. Here are some tips from...
A New Legend of the Outdoors
Author and television producer, Chris Dorsey, will be inducted into the Legends of the Outdoors National Hall of Fame. Founder of the Legends of the Outdoors National Hall of Fame, Garry Mason, has announced that veteran television producer, personality and author,...
Ten Quotes for the Sportsman’s Soul
Words can never fully express the emotions of hunting and fishing, but these come close.
An Old Man’s Memories of August
This fisherman's fairytale is far from folklore... A true story of giants, fairies, heroism and romance stay alive in an old man's memories. Once upon a time long ago and far, far away, there was a boy. “Wait,” someone will shout. “That sounds like an elementary...
A Fascination With Fly Rodding
From the time I was first able to tag along without completely impeding his fly fishing, Daddy let me accompany him on short after-work outings to nearby trout streams in my native Great Smokies. My father was a dedicated fly fisherman and one of those wise mentors...
Brays Island is “Home Sweet Covey” for Dorsey
Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey celebrates the sporting life in the Lowcountry in this week's new episode. Dorsey Pictures announces that this week’s episode of Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey – the most watched outdoor TV program in the world – celebrates the...
Bob Timberlake’s “Lilly” Available for a Limited Time!
Now is your chance to own a Bob Timberlake sketch and support the educational and research efforts of the Boykin Spaniel Society. Lilly was Bob Timberlake’s first Boykin spaniel, which quickly became a family member and his favorite hunting dog. Unfortunately, she...
11 Lost Hunting and Fishing Photographs from Yesteryear
Unearthed images from the past.
Up Close and Personal
There’s no better show than a gundog chasing a grouse.
A Black-Maned Lion
I realized no matter how long I lived or what future hunts might bring, nothing else would ever compare. Such it is when one takes a lion. It seems customary for those who write about hunting lions to begin by citing influences of others gone before. They will first...
Funny Fish
These fish will test your patience, your tackle and your sanity. Funny Fish, such as skipjack tuna or Spanish macks, are reliably unreliable. These late summer fish are funny as in crazy. The start of summer football two-a-days usually coincides with the arrival of...
Into Africa—The Return of Safari…Now What to Wear?
It’s time to plan and act—embrace Africa and she will sink her claws into you and never let you go. But what on Earth to wear? From South Africa’s Kruger National Park to the Eden of Botswana’s Okavango Delta to the vast plains of the Serengeti, travelers are ditching...
A Salute to Speed in the High Plains of New Mexico
Walther Arms’ Krogh and Osborn chase pronghorn in this week’s episode of Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey Dorsey Pictures announces that this week’s episode of Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey – the most watched outdoor TV program in the world – features a...
Fisheries Professionals, Partners Work Together to Save Salmon from Extreme Heat
Despite the hazardous heat, staff and partners worked together to safely transfer 348,000 spring Chinook and release another 7.15 million juvenile upriver bright fall Chinook salmon so they could make their way out to the Pacific Ocean before river temperature hit the...
M&M World-Renowned Shooting School and Hunting Lodge
M&M Hunting and Sporting Clays' world-renowned shooting school and on-site hunting lodge make for the perfect shooting adventure. SPONSORED CONTENT M&M Hunting and Sporting Clays is owned and operated by three generations of the Matarese family. It is...
A Visit to the Award-Winning Rio Piedra Lodge
Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey Visits Award-Winning Rio Piedra Lodge as Part of SCI’s "Share the Impact" Auction Officials from Dorsey Pictures announce that the encore presentation of this week’s episode of Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey – airing Saturday...
Can Field Trial Dogs Make Good Hunting Dogs?
So you don’t want a field-trial dog. Are you sure?
Magnum Velocity Bags Shooters, Not Game
It's a fact that magnum velocity and terminal projectile energy don’t matter much. So why do we have all these magnum velocity cartridges? We hunters often like to point out that magnum velocity and terminal projectile energy don’t matter much because the game we take...
Four Incredible American Gun Dog Breeds
American gun dogs are some of the finest in the world. These four represent some of the best and brightest breeds the country has to offer.
Once Bitten, Twice Shy: The Scope Bite
Arguably worse than any snake bite, when the rifle scope bites, it’s only a matter of seconds until the blood and the tears start to flow. There are seven venomous snakes in my home state of Oklahoma – the copperhead, the cottonmouth and five different species of...
Visit the American West…in Nashville
Paderewski Fine Art & The Sportsman’s Gallery Presents The West: Trimmings, Trappings, Feather & Fur Paderewski Fine Art & The Sportsman’s Gallery, Ltd. is pleased to announce the opening of The West: Trimmings, Trappings, Feather & Fur, on view in...
A Dorsey-style Family Vacation in the Amazon
This weekend on Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey, Dorsey and family wrestle with river monsters from the southern hemisphere. Officials from Dorsey Pictures announce that this Saturday’s episode of Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey – the most watched outdoor TV...
Legacies Lost and Found: The Ithaca 20 Gauge
The lost Ithaca 20 gauge of his boyhood would be the only thing he could leave to his daughter to pass on the legacy...or so he thought. Michael wiped the sweat from his brow with an old grease towel from his grandfather’s workbench and slumped to the floor. He had...
White Bass the Most Fished-For Species?
The white bass (sand bass) gets my nod as one of the most popular species to be targeted by the largest number of anglers. Here's why. If a survey was given to fishermen across the south and southeastern states and the question posed, “What do you consider to be the...
Candid Cameron’s Countdown to Hunting Season
This Weim Wednesday, Cameron feels the heat of summer and starts his two-month countdown to bird hunting season – his favorite time of year. Look at the calendar and you will note it is July, so that means one thing — hunting season begins in about two months. Trust...
The Birth of a Fisherman
You never get over the sight of your first bluegill or redbreast. Maybe that's why we always return to the ponds and waters of our youth. It was shaping up to be a day for the Daddy Diary. I was sitting, legs swinging carefree, on the well-worn dock of the family...
Eagles, Bears and Kings on the Alagnak River
In Alaskan backcountry on the Alagnak River, the myth of wilderness in the form of a fierce, wild, strong King Salmon is just a cast away. Alaska. The Alagnak River. July. As from my boat I watched eagles, ospreys and bears hunt along the river, I realized that man...
Traeger Blackened Bass Recipe
Contrary to what many anglers believe, bass can be quite tasty—especially with this recipe!
Man vs. Moose: A Fight to the Death
An infuriated, full-grown bull moose, with eyeballs of most spiteful fury and making mighty lunges straight for you, is absolutely terrifying. It was in the forests of lower Canada, in front of a glowing campfire after a day of fascinating sport with the Salmo...
Homecoming Week for “Sporting Classics With Chris Dorsey”
On this week's episode, Chris Dorsey returns to Wisconsin to hunt ruffed grouse and woodcock with Ruffed Grouse Society. Officials from Dorsey Pictures announce that this week’s episode of Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey – the most watched outdoor TV program in...
Of Stealth and Ruffed Grouse
Cutting out the friendly chatter on a grouse hunt helps bag more birds, but what about hunter camaraderie?
Keeping the Legend Alive: Sir John Seerey-Lester
Suzie Seerey-Lester sits down with our Sporting Classics editors and shares insights about Sir John Seerey-Lester you won't find anywhere else. Renowned wildlife artist Sir John Seerey-Lester, "The Godfather of Wildlife Art," is known for his immersive paintings...
Candid Cameron Goes Glamping
Cameron the Weimaraner has spent the offseason "glamping" in a cozy travel trailer that will make a great mobile hunting lodge come fall! I, Cameron the Weimaraner, have written numerous times here about my love of all things outdoors to include: hunting, fishing,...