Nebraska Upland Slam Is Back
Hunters have long known that Nebraska is an upland bird hunter’s paradise — the mixed bag capital of the Great Plains — with diverse upland hunting opportunities, long seasons, great access to public lands, and high hunter satisfaction rates. This year, take advantage...
New Hunting Regs In Florida
The 2019-2020 hunting season is already underway in south Florida’s Zone A and will soon be opening in the other three hunting zones. This season, there are new statewide rule changes that hunters need to understand, especially when it comes to hunting deer. New...
Missouri Has A New Record Brown Trout
The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) confirms Bill Babler of Blue Eye is now the new state-record holder for brown trout after catching a monster 40-pound, 6-ounce fish at Lake Taneycomo Sept. 4 using a pole-and-line. The previous state brown trout record was...
New OHRV And Snowmobile Laws In New Hampshire
Eleven newly enacted laws designed to enhance safety on New Hampshire’s Off Highway Recreational Vehicle (OHRV) and snowmobile trails take effect on September 10, 2019, and enthusiasts should become familiar with these changes before the popular fall and winter riding...
Moose In Grand Forks Relocated West of City
A moose that found its way into Memorial Stadium on the campus of the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks was immobilized Sept. 3 by campus police and officials from the Chahinkapa Zoo in Wahpeton. The adult cow was then moved to a rural area approximately 5.5...
Catching Catfish
Catching lots of hungry catfish, with good friends aboard, makes for a great day on the water. “We’ll spend the night at Jeff and Courtney Blankinship’s Broken Stone Ranch near Grand Saline,” my old friend said over the phone. “Then we’ll get up early the next morning...
Michigan DNR Offers Tips For Successful Deer Season
Hopefully you have been out planning, preparing and refining your strategy all year long for the upcoming season. If you have, give yourself a pat on the back because you’ve earned it. If you’re like the rest of us, we have a few things to think about to get ready for...
Registration Open For Alabama Physically Disabled Hunts
The M. Barnett Lawley Forever Wild Field Trial Area (FWFTA) in Hale County will host a series of deer hunts for hunters with physical disabilities from late November 2019 through January 2020. Registration for the hunts is now open and runs until 5 p.m. on October 13,...
Dump the Pump!
SPONSORED CONTENT Leave your fill source behind with the Seneca Aspen PCP Air Rifle. Multi-pump PCP airgun, Aspen means never running out of air! One of the most innovative options in PCP airguns, the Aspen uses an integrated pump to fill its 3,600 PSI/250 BAR...
Ruark On Safari: Hemingway
An excerpt from Ruark Remembered by Alan Ritchie who served as Ruark’s personal secretary for 12 years. I had a feeling that Hemingway's death affected Bob more than he would have admitted at the time, and, during the remainder of the safari he was puzzling out a...
Prois Releases Long-Awaited Pradlann Field
SPONSORED CONTENT Prois is thrilled to announce the release of its long awaited Pradlann Field Pants for Women. Prois has long noted the complete absence of performance, technical upland pants for women, and set to work on the Pradlann Field Pants. They didn’t...
Georgia Archery Season Opens Sept. 14
Archery hunters in Georgia will get to hit the woods beginning Saturday, Sept. 14 for their chance at bringing home some venison, according to the Georgia Department of Natural Resources’ Wildlife Resources Division (WRD). Last year, 80,000 archery hunters harvested...
Dream Homes: High Alpine Ranch
Sportsmen and women are connected by a desire to experience nature in all of its raw beauty; the cold rush of a babbling stream as trout sip fluttering mayflies, deer peacefully grazing in a green pasture, the sun reddening the sky as it rises up from the mountains at...
Revic PMR 428 Smart Riflescope
SPONSORED CONTENT Distance adds variables. When you’re shooting at a target that’s more than a mile away, obtaining a targeting solution becomes extremely complex. The best way to ensure a satisfying hit is to simplify the process, and that’s exactly what the...
An Artist In Big Game Country: Moose Mishap
This is an excerpt from an article that originally appeared in the August 1910 issue of Outing magazine. This day we were in the heart of moose country with an ideal landscape spread before us, glowing with the golden red of a northern sunset. I worked quickly,...
The Rogue Sow
An excerpt as it appears in Alaska Bears, Stirred and Shaken. Jake guides two German guest hunters after an irritated grizzly. I took two of the younger Germans, my fine Labrador, Max, and an assistant guide, Andy, down the valley to the south. The bear was maybe...
Shooting Flying At A Legendary Chateau
Setting off to distant places to hunt can take you far beyond the sport. There’s the prospect of adventure and new wonders to behold. How people in foreign lands embrace life, prepare their food, savor their wines and sing their songs broaden your personal horizon. I...
Announcing Our 2019 September/October Issue
Features: Ben Lilly The last mountain man. By Duncan Dobie Where Trout Mingle With Dragons A father-son adventure in Bhutan delivers lasting memories. By Dan Oko Passing It On How do you instill patience and other important virtues in a young boy? By Malcolm Brooks...
The Autumn Sporting Classics Catalog is out!
It's not too early to start thinking about the perfect gift for someone who lives the sporting life.
Friday Is National Toasted Marshmallow Day
National Toasted Marshmallow Day is when we celebrate the tradition of finding just the right stick and toasting the sugary puffs to perfection. The stick has to be just right. Cut it too short, and your hand will burn. Cut one too long that is also too lithe, and...
Good News, Bad News & the Gray Ghost
It was 1998 and my wife’s uncle had received exclusive permission from a farmer’s widow to hunt a hundred or more acres of farmland bordered by swamp and hardwood forest in Duplin County, North Carolina. He’d hunted the land since opening day, and for most of that...
The Vintagers Help Keep Edwardian Shotgunning And Dress Alive
John Chudzik was a Winchester man, addicted to its famed cornshuckers—Model 97s and Model 12s—but the Belchertown, Massachusetts, resident began to think they were a little on the heavy side and too cumbersome on a clays course. In time, lust crept into his...
Branded Rock Canyon Seeks Shooting Program Director
Branded Rock Canyon is seeking a candidate for its recently vacated Shooting Program Director position. The role and responsibilities are described as: Primary— Director (manager) of Precision Shooting Program Instruct – must be capable of instructing smaller private...
An Excerpt From: In The Land Of The Lakota
Mike Jr. was going for a whitetail he’d been after for a couple of years. He was hoping to climb up a certain tree stand close to the buck’s travel corridor. But the shifting wind changed all that. “There was actually one deer in there that was bigger than that one,”...
Boaters Beware: Low-Price “Regular 88” Gas is Bad for Boats
With more ethanol than ever before being served up at the nation’s gas station pumps this Labor Day holiday weekend, Boat Owners Association of The United States (BoatUS) cautions America’s recreational boaters to avoid filling up with “Regular 88” fuel on...
Rattlesnakes Among Friends
“You boys got to keep your eyes peeled for those diamondbacks,” Pierre said. He was butchering fish by the light of a Coleman, flounder fresh from the creek. “This time of year, they lookin’ for anything warm. Crawl right in your sleeping bag.” Pierre was fixing to...
An Artist In Big Game Country: Charged By A Caribou!
This is an excerpt from an article that originally appeared in the August 1910 issue of Outing magazine. So often have I heard the tales of hunters being attacked by moose, bears, etc., that with every trip I looked for some similar adventure to befall me. With the...
Carson Wentz: Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition
There are many reasons for sportsmen to place North Dakota on their bucket list. The entire state, or about 90 percent of the territory, is home to large ranches and moderate-sized farms. Agriculture is king in a vast swath of land that stretches from the flat Red...
August 26 is National Dog Day
A hunter's best friend has its own special day. National Dog Day was founded in 2004 by pet and family lifestyle expert, Colleen Paige, to celebrate all dogs — mixed breed and pure. Whether it's a true working dog or your "field & couch" companion, dogs give...
Daniele Perazzi Inducted into Trapshooting Hall Of Fame
On August 6, 2019, the creator of the “Ferrari of shotguns” was recognized for his worldwide contributions to trapshooting. Born in 1932 in Brescia, Italy, Daniele Perazzi spent his early years oblivious to the world class gunmakers around him. After all, his father...
Chris Dorsey Receives Trailblazer Award: Calls for Organized Support of Sporting Lifestyle
Chris Dorsey, host of Sporting Classics TV and co-founder of Dorsey Pictures, was given the industry’s Ray Scott Trailblazer Award by the Legends of the Outdoors Hall of Fame in recognition of his many contributions to the outdoor industry and wildlife conservation....
A Wolf Creek Chronicle
Carl Lear loved his father’s fly rod. At eight years old, he couldn’t remember a time when that rod had not been a part of his life, as it would continue to be for the rest of his days. The rod was a deep golden color with matching fly line that was much easier for...
Special Price Fly Fishing Class for Sporting Classics Readers
Want to learn how or to be better at fly fishing? Our longtime fly fishing columnist Todd Tanner has been writing about the sport on a national level since his days as a fly fishing guide on the Henry’s Fork, the Madison and the Yellowstone more than 25 years ago. Now...
Sporting Classics TV Episode 8 Teaser
This week’s episode of Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey includes General Walter Boomer, Emmy-winning actor Gerald McRaney, Walther Arms’ Cody Osborn, and host Chris Dorsey at the famed Brays Island Plantation to experience the outdoor lifestyle at its finest....
Incredible Double Rifles
This year, the Guns & Hunting issue of Sporting Classics magazine will include information about an incredible collection of double rifles that hit the market earlier this year. The collection of almost 100 guns is remarkable because they are all British,...
The New Guy Can Shoot! Pre-Season Range Day With The Sporting Classics Team
Dispatch 08/19/2019 1405hrs What better way to size up the new guy than with a trip to the top-secret shooting range where I test rifles? Sporting Classics CFO, Wayne Nanny has been on me for a few months to set up his new Montana Rifles' 30-06 with a set of Talley...
Eukanuba Celebrates 50th Birthday
The year was 1969, and headlines were ablaze with Neil Armstrong’s moonwalk, Woodstock and, alas, bell-bottomed trousers. Meanwhile, Paul Iams...
Palm Swells, “Tacticool” and Field Gun Performance
Lately, I’ve been seeing more and more “palm swells” on guns intended for field use. Whatever their merits or demerits on a target gun, they are mostly a hindrance to quick, reactive use on game, which seldom waits for you to call “pull” and seldom takes a certain,...
Sporting Classics TV Episode 7 Teaser
This week’s episode features Sporting Classics author and contributor Ron Spomer. Ron and his wife Betsy recently purchased a ranch in southern Idaho, and Ron spends his first hunting season patterning the giant mule deer that migrate through this new property. Find...
Pointing Lab: The Do-It-All Dog?
As a card-carrying traditionalist, I’ve always been more than a little skeptical about the pointing Lab. Why fix something that ain’t broke, you know? Then I met hunting and fishing guide John Klus of Lake Waubesa, Wisconsin. Klus is the owner of Oscar, a...
Improved Cylinder or Screw-In Chokes?
I generally regard screw-in choke tubes to be one of the greatest inventions since sliced bread. They lend a degree of versatility to shotguns that we could only dream of “back in the day.” I usually shun them on classic side-bys, but that’s probably just for...
Slow is Smooth. Smooth is Fast.
A while back, I was quail hunting with a young friend who was struggling mightily with the little brown bullets. We were finding plenty of bobwhites in the piney woods of South Georgia, but my pal just couldn’t seem to get the hang of it. It wasn’t that he was a bad...
“Dogs” From the Sporting Classics E-Book, “Passages”
These great quotes about dogs are excerpted from the Sporting Classics e-book, Passages. You can download the book FREE and enjoy content like this every day by signing up for the Sporting Classics Daily e-newsletter. “At this spot are deposited the remains of those...
CZ 550 Safari Magnum 458 Lott Photo Gallery
The Working Man’s Dangerous Game Gun
John Hill was frozen in his tracks. He got busted trying to sneak across a narrow opening to the spot where I was carefully setting up my shot on a very old and very large Cape buffalo bull. The two were now in a staring contest and John stood statue-still with his...
Alabama Sets First Sandhill Crane Season in Century
“They fall out of the sky like a lawn chair,” my co-worker told me after he returned from his first sandhill crane hunt. “What do you do with a crane?” I asked. “They’re called the ‘ribeye of the sky,’” he replied, and that was all I needed to know. I was up for...
Florida—Red Tide Status
The red tide organism, Karenia brevis, was observed at background concentrations in Southwest Florida and Northwest Florida over the past week. Additional details are provided below. In Southwest Florida over the past week, K. brevis was observed at background...
Take Someone Fishing
About a decade ago, my wife Angela and I took advantage of the cool fall temperatures that were delivered on an East wind to scour the beaches for striped bass. There was a cleanliness in the air, the kind only found along the coast. The wind had pushed offshore fish...
Access Ammo With Ammo Caddy
The Ammo Caddy from Versacarry is a cartridge carrier that easily attaches to the buttstock of a rifle, belt or any surface in seconds and makes reloading quick and easy. It holds five rifle cartridges in the leather sleeve that attaches in seconds to your rifle or...
Dan’s 12 Quail Hunting Tips
These practical quail hunting tips are excerpted from the article “Dan,” by Bud Temple that originally appeared in the June 2019 issue of Sporting Classics magazine. I had frequently stopped at the little crossroads restaurant 16 miles north of my home in Wabash,...