RMEF Helps Hunters in North Dakota with More Access
What does it take to create the largest hunter access tract in the entire state of North Dakota? First and foremost, it takes willing landowners who allow access to their land and its wildlife values. In this case, it also takes cooperation from conservation groups...
Sako 85 Carbonlight: Shave Weight Without Sacrificing Performance
The last rifle I tested in the ultralight class this year was the Sako 85 Carbonlight in 6.5 Creedmoor. Because I hold Sako in very high regard, I wasn’t surprised to find their Ultralight to be all hits and no misses. When unboxing the Sako, your eyes will...
Time Magazine on Target with Gun Cover
The portrayal of American gun culture by the media is, at best, biased and intentionally misleading. Despite having the Second Amendment clearly enshrined in our Constitution and subsequent affirmation from Supreme Court cases like D.C. vs. Heller, many in the media...
Incredible Photo of Deer Hiding in Plain Sight: Can You Spot It?
That’s some impressive camouflage. Mick Murphy was out with his daughter, Eva, enjoying the Scottish hillside when the eagle-eyed 11-year-old spotted something out in the distance. “I didn’t notice the stag, it was my little girl. I only noticed it when it moved,"...
A Relaxing Weekend at River Bend
Sometimes, you need a "work stoppage." Shut down the damned computer, turn off the phone, and bolt. Spend an afternoon watching dogs hunt 'em up, shooting shotguns at fast flying quail, chukar and pheasant, breathing the cool air of an October afternoon under clear...
Announcing Our 2018 November December Issue
Cover Photo: Days Gone By, by Dana Bellis, depicts a hunter carrying his Winchester Model 94 and dragging a whitetail buck over to his hunting buddy in a 1964 Jeep Wagoneer. For more of his work, visit danabellisart.com Stalk For A Wild Man-Killer They drove John...
Another Timberghost Trophy Buck
Up to my hunt last week at Timberghost Ranch in southeastern Iowa, I considered myself a pretty good judge of whitetail antlers. Not anymore. Sitting in a comfortable stand with my stepson, Scott Morrison, and his guide Brian Field, I noticed a buck off to my left...
DSC Artist of the Year Raj Paul
(Oct. 30, 2018 - DALLAS) - In a first for DSC, sculptor Raj Paul has been selected as the Artist of the Year for the 2019 Convention, Mogambo: Dagga Boy Danger. Raj Paul is a longtime donor and exhibitor with DSC, going back 16 years to the first work done for DSC -...
Jim Casada’s List of 50 Books For Every Sportsman’s Library
Every serious sportsman needs to know the best books to collect and Sporting Classics Daily is going to give it to you for FREE! It's easy. Subscribe to Sporting Classics Daily with your email address below and you will instantly receive a welcome email containing a...
The Giant Bucks of Timberghost Ranch
Sporting Classics Editor Chuck Wechsler took this big buck last week at Timberghost Ranch, a thousand-acre whitetail operation tucked away in the wooded foothills of the Mississippi River in southeastern Iowa. Hunting with his .30-06 Barrett Fieldcraft Rifle, Chuck...
The Black Bear Cometh
“You best come here and look at this!” demanded my cameraman. He stood pointing at the ground immediately in front of our tent. “Something big tore up the ground and chewed on saplings. Whatever it was doesn’t seem to appreciate our presence here! Could be a bear, or...
Catching Rattlers
I was visiting with Uncle Catfish this weekend, trading lies and truths and not caring much which was which. Somehow, we got on the topic of snakes. As tales with age often do, each one was elevated a little over the one before it until Uncle Catfish told one that...
What to do when a bat is inside your home
This article originally appeared at South Carolina Department of Natural Resources. With Halloween coming up, many people decorate their homes with spider webs, skeletons and bats. Plastic bats serve as great decorations, but what should you do if you find yourself...
The Brent Cooke CastArt Studio
Remarkable artistry combines with expressive creativity to make each piece a compelling representation of its inspired animal. Each scene is carefully chosen and all sculptures are limited edition designs hand-crafted at Valley Bronze of Oregon. Call 250.386.5352...
Do Not Hunt Bears
Here we go again. A reader —a refreshingly polite one this time — told RonSpomerOutdoors.com Do Not Hunt Bears. That’s great because I invited everyone’s comments. She was referencing a blog I’d posted titled “Should We Hunt Big Predators?” Here is her heartfelt...
Boone and Crockett Club: A Win for Big Game
MISSOULA, Mont. (October 24, 2018) - The Boone and Crockett Club, the name synonymous with big game hunting and conservation, today applauded Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke's announcement that the lands western big game species depend upon as migration corridors will...
Prois Launches Social Media Campaign #proispicoftheweek
Ever present on social media, Prois has launched a new grassroots marketing campaign called #proispicoftheweek. "We had the idea to have our staff and customers send us their hunting or outdoor photos featuring their successes while wearing their Prois gear. Selecting...
Precocious English Setter Puppy Hunts
First appeared on Ron Spomer Outdoors At the risk of sounding too self absorbed, I’d like to share the tale of Covey, my English setter puppy from Beirlsetters.com, hunting for the first time and getting her first bird — at the tender age of 3.5 months. I don’t...
Lefty Kreh Memorial Conservation Fund Established
Trout Unlimited has partnered with Bonefish & Tarpon Trust to establish the Lefty Kreh Memorial Conservation Fund, in memory of the legendary angler and instructor. "Lefty made us all better fly casters and did so while keeping a smile on our faces," said BTT...
Ruger Awarded Firearms Manufacturer and Innovator of the Year at NASGW
Sturm, Ruger & Company, Inc. (NYSE: RGR) is proud to announce that it has been recognized by the National Association of Sporting Goods Wholesalers (NASGW) as Firearms Manufacturer of the Year for the twelfth consecutive year and as Firearms Innovator of the Year...
Botswana President Welcomes Duke Of Cambridge’s Recognition Of Hunting As Conservation
British royalty is lending its voice to the choir singing the praises of trophy hunting as a conservation solution in Africa where anti-hunting eco-imperialists have dismissed the knowledge and ability of Africans to manage wildlife in their countries. Botswana...
New Hats From Sporting Classics Store
Blaze Cap with Camo Visor Sturdy polyester twill cap, matched with a brushed cotton twill visor for a smooth, soft finish. $19.95 Buy Now Khaki Cap Made with 100% heavy brushed twill cotton, the mid-profile, six-panel design will suit your weekend wardrobe perfectly....
R.I.P., Uno
Uno was not JUST a show beagle. When he entered the show ring he was Muhammed Ali in his prime, taking on and vanquishing all comers. He had Ali's physical attributes – a tremendous athlete – and his winning personality – a beagle “smile” and a happy bark that...
Lady to the Rescue
In 1912, in the southern part of the British Protectorate of East Africa (Kenya), a search party of two was coming to the end of its journey. The men were ER. M. Shelley and Lord Stafford, the Duke of Sutherland. They had left the main safari and gone south to look...
Well-known Knifemaker A.G. Russell Passes Away
Founder of Russell Knives, A.G. Russell III passed away Friday, October 12th. Born in Eudora, Arkansas in 1933, his great-grandfather taught him how to make knives when he was nine. Russell went on to make knives as a hobby and then a profession. His wife Goldie...
Deadline Approaching for Fundraising Project to Protect Threatened Coastal Birds
Coastal bird populations face multiple threats, including habitat loss and degradation, human disturbance, increased predation and sea level rise, and an innovative public-private partnership needs to raise $1.2 million between now and December 14th in order to take...
The Ultimate MSR
One of the coolest things about the Modern Sporting Rifle (MSR), built on the well-known AR-15 platform originally designed by Eugene Stoner, is the fact that the system is largely modular and can be assembled and modified by anyone possessing some basic tools and a...
Enjoy A Few Relaxing Minutes in Grouse Country
Uncle Perk’s Deer Lure
Originally published as one of his “The Lower Forty” columns in Field & Stream, this story is Chapter 29 of The Best of Corey Ford (1975). It is vintage Ford in not only the cast of characters but with wry humor and a disparaging poke at all the folderol...
Pope & Young Announces New World Record Bear
Chatfield, MN – In late September of this year, the Pope and Young Club brought together a Special Panel of Judges in Windsor, Colorado for a potential P&Y World Record Alaskan brown bear. Chris Cammack's enormous bear was shot on the Alaskan Peninsula in May of...
Big Five $1,500 Sweepstakes
African Sporting Creations offers the finest assortment of hand-made, safari-inspired products found anywhere. Whether you choose a set of their award winning African Shooting Sticks, an Arno Bernard knife, a pair of Courteney Cape buffalo boots, a hand-sewn leather...
Florida Man Arrested for Poaching Huge Buck
From Martin County Sheriffs Office Facebook page: Martin County Sheriff's Office tracks down Miami man who illegally killed a potential record class 23-point buck on state property. 54-year old Mario Palacio had no idea our deputies, who are also avid sportsmen, keep...
From Hunting Companion to Unsung Hero
Sporting dogs are prized for their temperament, intelligence and natural ability as hunting partners, but did you know they’re also treasured for those same traits as service companions? Here, the latest Purina Pro Plan Outdoor Wire issue explores the different ways...
2018 Ammo Review
Our 25th annual review of sporting ammunition that offer the ultimate in accuracy and dependability. Norma USA Tipstrike has set a new benchmark in terminal ballistics—the devastating effect that a bullet has on medium to big game. Precision engineered for optimal...
Bighorn Sheep Just One Feature of the 30th Big Game Awards
MISSOULA, Mont. (October 9, 2018) - The Wonders of Wildlife National Museum & Aquarium in Springfield, Missouri, will be the site for the Boone and Crockett Club's 30th Big Game Awards exhibit and celebration in August of 2019. Today the Club is projecting that...
Elhew Says Farewell
“To All of Our Friends in the Sporting Dog Community…” It is with great sadness — but with the unshakeable conviction that we are doing the right and necessary thing — that we announce our decision to close Elhew Kennels and retire the Elhew “brand.” The Elhew prefix...
A Special Dove Hunt with Old Friends
During the past 56 years, give or take a year or two, I’ve hunted dove from the prairie of North Dakota to the brush country of Mexico. I’ve enjoyed some red-hot shoots and some hunts where just ‘being there’ was the reward. I’ve hunted with countless fine people and...
Never a Stranger
A new fly shop opened in town, so on the first available Saturday morning, one too hot to fish, I visited to meet the owner, talk fish, and pick up some fly-tying groceries. As I entered, I paused momentarily to let my eyes adjust from the glare outside. A large black...
A Visit to Florence, Post-Florence
After one week, folks here still feel the sting of a terrible storm and a tragic shooting.
Michigan Hybrid Sunfish Record Broken
STEVENSVILLE, MI - Southwestern Michigan has produced a new state record, breaking the old record set 30 years ago. Joel Heeringa of St. Joseph caught the hybrid sunfish in Lake Anne in Grand Mere State Park in Berrien County on July 9th. The record fish, which...
Excerpt from Blood Red Mackinaw by Ryan Stalvey
Inch by inch, the afternoon sun steadily dissolves, casting an orange and pink haze over the sparsely populated landscape of rural Pennsylvania. From the front window of a seedy boarding house, Curt Sloan peers through the unclean glass panes, then disappears back...
Judicial Review Shouldn’t Trump Wildlife Management
Taking a deeper dive into the Yellowstone Grizzly dispute. A federal judge in Montana recently ruled to reimpose Endangered Species Act (ESA) protections on grizzly bears (Ursus arctos horribilis) in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem (GYE). This motion comes after...
Illegal Poaching Puts Giraffes At Risk In Africa
Giraffes are among wildlife species adversely affected by increased illegal poaching in Botswana. This follows the banning of legal hunting there several years ago. The information was included recently during a presentation to the International Wildlife Conservation...
Excerpt from “Incoming” by Robert Parvin Williams
In the last light of the safari’s final day, Ian Batchelor and I followed blood and hoof prints into a thicket. The buffalo could not be much further: both shots had hit well, and we had already trailed him nearly half a mile. William, the tracker, crouched low just...
Kevin’s and James Purdey & Son’s 3rd Annual Game Fair
Preserving the Outdoor Lifestyle November 8-11, Greenwood Plantation Campus Thomasville, Georgia— Announcing, Kevin’s and James Purdey & Son’s 3rd Annual Game Fair, an authentic sporting lifestyle event on historic Greenwood Plantation Campus benefiting...
Roosevelt Fire: The Two Hunters Who Were Nearly Burned Alive
This article originally appeared on BuckRail.com SUBLETTE COUNTY, WYO – When Steve Knezovich and his son Dakota first saw what would become the baddest wildfire in the nation right now it was torching a few trees, no more than three acres. They noticed a wisp of smoke...
Introducing the Autumn Catalog from Sporting Classics
Introducing the Autumn Catalog from Sporting Classics! In it, you’ll find the latest items from our Sporting Classics Store, our new Knife of the Year, our new deer hunting book, and much more. Click HERE to view!
Big Win For Hunters: CA Governor Vetoes Anti-Hunting Proposal
California Gov. Edmund G. (Jerry) Brown Jr. vetoed a bill that would have prevented hunters from possessing and in some cases importing the named African species in the bill, including parts and products, lawfully harvested in Africa. "Safari Club International...
RMEF, SAF Oppose Yellowstone Grizzly Ruling
MISSOULA, Mont.—The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation and Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation disagree with a judge’s decision to vacate the delisting of the Greater Yellowstone grizzly population by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The ruling places the population back on...
The New Big Bore Air Gun: Nothing Like the Old Pellet Gun We Grew Up With
These powerful weapons are great for deer and hogs—even cape buffalo! In recent years, there has been a push to allow the use of big bore air rifles for hunting big game. Many states have already adopted regulations to allow big bores and many more are currently...