Your Next Must-Have Rifle Accessory
The Spartan Precision Rifle Bipod Is Built For Hunters By Hunters. Let’s face it, as hunters we love gadgets. It’s why our closets are always so cramped, and our garages look like a sporting version of the junkyard on Sanford and Son. We tinker, we modify, we hoard....
Avedon & Colby’s New All-Terrain Field Pants
Deliver Performance and Function Without Sacrificing Quality, Comfort and Style (Black Earth, WI) Avedon & Colby has introduced the ultimate All-Terrain Field Pant. Sewn from a combination of 7 oz. and 10 oz. 100% cotton All-Terrain canvas, the new pants offer all...
Duncan Dobie’s Dawn of American Deer Hunting: Volume II
Order online at www.SportingClassicsStore.com, or call 800-849-1004. Duncan Dobie’s first Dawn of American Deer Hunting has been a best-seller among deer enthusiasts and hunters. Now, Volume II is even bigger and grander. The new book features 240 pages with nearly...
In Pursuit of the Beceite Ibex
Slowly negotiating our way over the side of a dangerously steep, boulder-ridden mountain, we spied a herd of ibex in the distance, feeding on the same slope. With daylight fading on a dangerously rocky slope in the Beceite Mountains of Spain, pessimism ran rampant in...
Degrees of Skunked
The stream we call Humility Creek gives up trout grudgingly on good days. This was not a good day. The water trickled at half its spring flow while fish shivered with closed mouths. Icicles hung from banks where water seeped. I had tried teasing fish with streamers in...
Wildlife Habitat Management Wins in Court
MISSOULA, Mont.—A U.S. District Court judge ruled a habitat management project in west-central Montana designed to benefit wildlife will go forward as planned. The Johnny Crow Project will utilize prescribed burning and the removal of invasive junipers into grasslands...
The Magic Hour
The sun is setting on a brilliant hunting career. Though his big game hunting bag isn’t particularly mixed, it is well stocked. A couple of pronghorn antelope, one empty elk tag. Maybe a hundred deer across a forty-year career, many of which were bagged when...
The Christmas Trout
A well-meaning friend once asked about the most perfect meal I ever had, and I thought for a moment and then responded, “Anything my Mom ever cooked. ” That’s about as far as I could narrow it down. The truth is, there are precious few encounters with Perfection in a...
The Gilded Age of Whitetail Hunting (Early 1900s)
Chapter 2 from Duncan Dobie's Dawn of American Deer Hunting available for purchase here. Order before 12/18 to ensure Christmas delivery. The Gilded Age in America was a 30-year period of rapid growth, expansion and industrialization that took place from the end of...
5 Ways to Weather-Proof Your Dog’s Offseason Training
Weather extremes make it difficult to train and keep your hunting dog sharp during the offseason. Just as you probably don’t want to work in kneedeep snow, heavy rain or brutally hot, humid days, neither does your dog. Professional gun dog trainers Paul McGagh, Clyde...
Sporting Classics Knives
Order your knife set today! Call (800) 849-1004 to order. 2019 Knife of the Year Presentation Michael Presnell, our 2019 Knifemaker of the Year, has handcrafted three distinctive cutting tools. The first is Michael’s rendition of an early Olsen hunting knife carried...
Sporting Classics Brass Big Boy Rifle
Call Wayne at (803) 744-9026 to order your rifle today! Specially priced at $1,395. Made entirely in America of all-American materials, the Henry rifle is an authentic link to our country’s past. From the steamboat to the airplane, there have been countless inventions...
Featured Artist: Shawn McAvoy
The realistic approach that Shawn McAvoy reflects in his sculptures is a testament to his respect for the natural world. With over twenty years of experience, his attention to every detail is precise, depicting his subjects in an exceptional fashion, capturing extreme...
Announcing the Winner of the Queen Lace Crystal Giveaway
Congratulations to Margaret Craig for winning the Queen Lace Crystal giveaway contest! More about Queen Lace Crystal Queen Lace Crystal distinguishes itself from others by using a renaissance technique called Copper-Wheel Engraving. Copper-Wheel engraving is...
Hands-On With The Bergara Premier Mountain Rifle In 6.5 Creedmoor: The Most Accurate Factory Rifle I’ve Fielded
When my first 3-shot group with a brand-new rifle measures a quarter of an inch, it immediately has my undivided attention. Add to this that the rifle in question is billed as a mountain rifle and I quickly go into Planet of the Apes mode…tilting my head as I look at...
Minnesota DNR Adding 2 Extra Weekends in December for Deer Hunters
These hunts are being held to help limit the spread of chronic wasting disease. Dates Friday, Dec. 21, through Sunday, Dec. 23 Friday, Dec. 28, through Sunday, Dec. 30 The hunts will occur in deer permit areas 603, 347 and 348 and portions of deer permit areas 343 and...
Excerpt from “Amid Whirring Wings”
“Bob White” Shrill and clear, from thicket near, A song within the woodland ringing, A treble note from silver throat The siren of the fields is singing— “Bob White! Bob White!” And from the height, an answer sweet Floats gently o’er the rippling wheat— “Bob White!...
RMEF Acquires More Prime Elk Country for Public Access
The Eagle Cap Wilderness is the largest and most popular in Oregon. And thanks to conservation work by the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and it partners, it’s now more accessible for hunters, anglers, hikers and others to use and enjoy. RMEF acquired a 471-acre chunk...
31st Annual George Montgomery/NRA Youth Wildlife Art Contest Winners Announced
FAIRFAX, Va. – The National Rifle Association is pleased to announce the winners of its 31st annual George Montgomery/NRA Youth Wildlife Art Contest. Held in November at NRA Headquarters in Fairfax, Va., the 2018 contest featured 350 entries submitted by young artists...
Alaska Hunt: Ten Essential Tips (Part Two)
This article originally appeared at RonSpomerOutdoors.com In her previous blog on RSO, Alaska hunting guide and bush pilot Tia Shoemaker gave us five great AK hunt tips for a successful hunting experience in her neck of the woods. In this blog she gives us five more....
MidwayUSA Supports DSC as 2019 Diamond Level Corporate Sponsor
(Nov. 30, 2018 - DALLAS) -- With gratitude, DSC, along with Sports Afield, recognizes MidwayUSA as a Diamond level sponsor for the 2019 Convention, Mogambo: Dagga Boy Danger. Because of the endorsement of generous companies such as MidwayUSA, DSC's mission of...
Henry Celebrates a Century of the Cody Stampede Rodeo
A limited edition series of lever action rifles pays tribute to one of America’s longest-running professional rodeos. BAYONNE, NJ – November 29, 2018 – Next year will mark the 100th anniversary of the Cody Stampede Rodeo, one of America’s longest running successful...
Sporting Classics 10 Years Ago – A Woman’s Place
From the November/December 2008 Woman's Place column of Sporting Classics Magazine. Augusts full moon – the “dog days” moon relating to the rising of the Dog star Sirius - has a chorus of coyotes baying at the fringes of mv suburban neighborhood. My aging Shetland...
A “Typical” Duck Hunt
Many of my non-duck hunting friends often inquire about what is so special about crawling out of bed way before the sun even thinks of spreading its golden rays, swigging down a couple of quick cups of coffee, then loading the duck boat with decoys, shotguns and all...
SAUER S100 Rifles Now Shipping in 6.5 PRC
San Antonio, Texas (November 28, 2018) – J. P. Sauer & Sohn, Germany’s oldest gunmaker, is now shipping all versions of its SAUER S100 bolt-action rifle in a 6.5 PRC (Precision Rifle Cartridge) chambering with prices starting at $799. SAUER is the first to offer a...
St. Croix Mojo Ice Rods Pack a Serious Punch
Park Falls, WI (November 27, 2018) – Ice fishing rods have evolved much over the past couple decades. Gone are the wooden jig sticks with primitive line winders. Yes, thanks to the research and development to build better ice rods, even your average ice anglers are...
Alaska Hunt: 5 Essential Tips
This article first appeared on Ron Spomer Outdoors An Alaska hunt is a romantic ideal for many, but the reality is it’s cold, wet, windy and just plain hard sometimes. Most of the time on the Alaska Peninsula. In this two-part article professional guide Tia Shoemaker...
John Seery Lester – World-Renowned Wildlife Artist
With an unmistakable style that captures the essence of the heart and soul of the subject, John Seerey-Lester is now recognized worldwide for his depiction of large mammals and birds of prey. The artist was born in Manchester, England, where he grew up with a sketch...
‘Two-headed’ deer killed in Ballard Co., KY
BALLARD COUNTY, KY (KFVS) - A hunter from Marshall County, Kentucky got two bucks for the price of one when he shot what some are calling a ‘two headed’ deer during opening weekend of firearm season. The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources posted...
Wren & Ivy Duffle Giveaway: A Must Have For Traveling Hunters
Hunters take 99 Elk during Pennsylvania 2018 Season
Bull hunters fare better, but overall elk hunt a success. Nearly 100 lucky participants in Pennsylvania’s 2018 elk hunt have taken home a trophy. Ninety-nine elk were taken by 125 hunters during the regular one-week elk season that ended Nov. 10. And for those...
A Walk on the Wild Side
By two weeks into the season, I’m convinced that every pheasant in South Dakota has handily passed a Survival, Evasion, Resistance, and Escape (SERE) program worthy of any of our elite special operations units. These birds are sneaky smart by nature and, with their...
Join NASCAR drivers Ryan Newman and Martin Truex as they Escape to Elk Country
Kent Bismuth Waterfowl loads bring your classic shotguns back to the duck blind…with a wallop!
It is always a good sign when ducks are buzzing the decoys before the sun shows up. For my birthday this year, I could not think of a better place to be than hunkered down underneath flooded timber waiting on the birds to arrive. It has been a wet year in Central...
Wolf De-Listing Bill A Win For Hunters
The U.S. House of Representatives today approved a bill that returns wolf management to states and is a step toward fixing flaws in the Endangered Species Act – something Safari Club International, on behalf of all hunters, has championed for years. H.R. 6784, the...
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Honors Veterans
RIDGEFIELD, Washington — From an ADA-accessible blind at Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge, Sal Trujillo watched as the first rays of sun peeked above the surrounding hills. Flocks of mallards, pintails and tundra swans soon filled the sky. Trujillo and 10 other...
Handguns for Christmas: Wisconsin Company Buys Firearms for Every Employee
HORTONVILLE, Wis. — A company that produces novelty glassware embedded with a bullet as if it had been shot has decided to give every employee a handgun as a Christmas present. Giving employees their choice of revolver as a gift is part of an effort to promote...
Travel Gear Review: Wren & Ivy’s Duffle Solves A Big Problem For Traveling Hunters
I travel…a lot. I’ve always been a function over form person when choosing luggage and gun cases but with the Wren & Ivy Wellington Lodge Duffel you’ll get both with a major bonus. My evaluation for this cut-down review will focus on function, features and form....
Montblanc and Purdey at Griffin & Howe
Saturday, December 15th Book Now Montblanc and Purdey have the pleasure of inviting you to celebrate the Great Masters collaboration and to share their passion for fine craftsmanship. 12:00 PM Lite bites served at the Pro Shop. 1:00 PM Cannon Fire followed by 100...
A Purple Heart Hunt
At first glance, it was a scene no different than one that is repeated many times each year throughout the Midwest: Six or so hunters in line working their way through the corn or milo while other hunters block at the end of the field. The shout of “rooster!” is heard...
A Simple Way to Love a Dove
Discovering a new dove recipe, with wild hog as a substitute! Well, I sat out the opener of dove season this year. But I’m making plans to head up to Ranger Creek Ranch in Knox County the second weekend. From all accounts, dove numbers were excellent and shooting...
Whitetail Hunting in 1810
This comes from the final portion of Chapter 6 in Forty-Four Years in the Life of a Hunter (1859) and captures the author’s activities when at the height of his considerable hunting powers. Shortly after returning to my home, three hunters and myself agreed to go to...
SCI Shows New Face To The World
Today SCI launched a new website as part of its campaign to tell the hunter's story to the world. In an era when social media storms spring up, instantly criticizing hunting, SCI is putting a new face forward to let the whole world know that hunters are good people...
Almost a Lion Story
I had just settled down to pen a story about a man-eating lion stalking a hunter through darkest Africa. The hunter was in turn tracking a wounded water buffalo and the dense vegetation was going to bring all three into close contact at the watering hole. Clearly,...
Ecollar Ban in the UK: There are no shortcuts for a well-trained dog.
There is a trickling effect of foreign ecollar legislation to American organizations. On August 27, 2018, Michael Gove, the British Environment Secretary, announced the intention to ban electric training collars for dogs in England. Gove follows the lead of other...
New Junior Division Unveiled As B.A.S.S. Announces College And High School Slates For 2019
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Just when it seemed B.A.S.S. couldn’t possibly provide more competitive opportunities for anglers, the organization announced today that it will be adding a Junior Bassmaster Division to its annual slate of events in the Mossy Oak Fishing Bassmaster...
The Best Books to Gift this Holiday Season
During this 2018 holiday season gift a book to that special someone or update your own library with these must-read books. Order online or call (800) 849-1004. Free shipping on all orders $100 or more.
And the Winner is . . .
This week the Sporting Classics team selected one name from the more than 1,000 entries we received for the Sig Sauer Scope Giveaway and we are happy to announce Gene Brent as the winner. Thank you to all who entered. We appreciate your ongoing support of us here...
Yellowbills at Dawn
When upland bird hunters think of Argentina, they dream of no-limit dove hunts. Waterfowlers on the other hand dream of South American duck and twenty five-bird limits -- limits not seen in the United States since Nash Buckingham was a young man. I’d read Mr. Buck’s...
This Evening, Watch the Live Beretta SL3 Broadcast
Tune in on November 8th, 2018 at 7:00 PM ESTWatch live as the newest Beretta product is unveiled. You can even ask the Beretta team questions about the new SL3. Click the link below to register and watch the eventBeretta SL3 Launch LIVE Broadcast