Fishing a Flood
The weather forecast said intermittent drizzle. Temperatures were up and the water down, so I thought it might perk up the fish a bit. I decided to wade wet. Little did I know just how wet. Late in the day, the sky unexpectedly flushed and visibility dropped to less...
Kent Cartridge Expands Non-Toxic Bismuth Loads Perfect for Older Shotguns
When regulations were implemented requiring the use of non-toxic shot for waterfowl hunters during the late 80s and early 90s, hunters were required to use steel shot in all shotguns used for hunting ducks and geese. Hunters who cherished using an older shotgun they...
You’re Invited to the Jim Shockey Classic This December
Play some golf in Myrtle Beach while honoring our military men and women.
Actor Killed By Stupidity
From our latest issue: An excerpt from "Actor Killed by Stupidity." by Jameson Parker Allan Seager once wrote that time makes fiction out of our memories. That would be a fine thing if time made us all heroes, courageous and stoic, solitary and enduring, riding off...
Announcing Our 2018 Guns & Hunting Issue
It’s that time of the year again. Hunters are heading into the woods in pursuit of big, small, and winged game, and it’s also the season when we publish our special Guns & Hunting issue. Dedicated to everything that makes outdoorsmen and women look forward to...
SCI Members Making a Difference
First in the Series Life Member - Olivia Nalos Opre Meet Olivia Nalos Opre, a Wildlife Conservationist & Advocate, International Hunting Consultant, International Wildlife Conservation Council Member, Television Personality, 2014 SCI Diana Award Recipient,...
Wyoming Officials Provide Details of Fatal Grizzly Attack
Casper Star Tribune JACKSON — The grizzly bear that caused tragedy high in the Teton Wilderness never let up from a full-bore charge before hitting the Jackson Hole outfitter she fatally mauled. When the approximately 250-pound sow bruin first came into view, pounding...
Rossi Issues Safety Warning
Several Rossi revolvers could fire if dropped
RMEF Wants Critical LWCF Funding to Continue
Land and Water Conservation Fund supports many outdoor pursuits
2018 Rifle Review
Our 25th annual review of sporting rifles and ammunition that offer the ultimate in accuracy and dependability. Howa HS Precision Rifle The HS Precision Rifle is constructed to fulfill the demands of today’s most uncompromising hunters. The stocks are built one...
Anticosti Anticipation
L’Île-D’Anticosti has many moods. When fog settles in from the Atlantic, it frowns. Yet on each spruce needle it leaves a diamond. As morning sun melts the mist, each droplet sparkles with increasing joi de vivre. You can see it in the deer. With such hesitancy they...
ASA Welcomes Release of First-Ever Government Statistics on Contribution to U.S. Economy
Recreational fishing and boating is the largest contributor of the core outdoor recreation activities.
Hunting is a Bear Necessity
Wildlife research supports black bear hunting in New Jersey
Barnsley Resort and High Adventure Company Create World-Class Shooting Grounds
ADAIRSVILLE, GA - September 2018 – Georgia’s award-winning Barnsley Resort has partnered with John Burrell’s High Adventure Company, America’s leading provider of high-end sporting adventures, to reinvigorate and elevate the shooting experience at Barnsley’s 3,000...
Ruger Mourns Death of Former CEO William B. Ruger, Jr.
Sturm, Ruger & Co., Inc. (NYSE: RGR) mourns the loss of William B. Ruger, Jr., former Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer of Ruger. Mr. Ruger, who was the second CEO of the Company and the son of the Company’s founder, passed away this past weekend....
Kevin’s Southern Game Fair
The purpose of Kevin’s annual Game Fair is to share our love of the outdoors with the community, to benefit the heritage of our city, and support the preservation of the Longleaf Pine Forest and Bobwhite Quail Habitat of Thomasville, GA and surrounding areas. Please...
Pick A Side: Eco-Imperialism Or Wildlife Conservation
Hunters conserve and save wildlife when no one else will or can.
Announcing the Winner of the REC TEC Giveaway
Congratulations to Irv Stark, winner of Sporting Classics recent REC TEC Trailblazer RT-340 Wood Pellet Grill Giveaway. The Trailblazer features REC TEC’s Wi-Pellet WiFi Technology and two built-in meat probes that plug directly into the Trailblazer for precise...
Iowa’s Pheasant Population is Second Highest in a Decade
BOONE – State wildlife experts are predicting Iowa’s pheasant hunters can expect to find more birds this fall when they head to the fields. That forecast is based on a recently completed statewide population survey of pheasants, quail, partridge, cottontail rabbits...
Try to Kill Me Once, Shame On You. Try to Kill me Twice…
When your crossbow fails, try and try again.
Invading Greystone Castle
We discovered a wealth of gamebirds and grand bucks! “Pheasant, behind!” shouted Cody Mohler. I turned, shouldering my 20-gauge Ruger Red Label. But before I could get on the long-tailed rooster another flushed, this one much closer to where I had my shotgun pointed....
7 Tips for Staying Safe in Bear Country
Below is a news release from the Beaverhead-Deer Lodge National Forest in southwest Montana. Archery hunters are, by design, good at sneaking up on bears unobserved. They also provide bears with an attractive food source in the form of gut piles and carcasses. Follow...
Just Right For Ringnecks
The author kicks off the pheasant season with Krieghoff’s new K-20 Parcours.
Hunters Must Expect to See Bears
With Montana's bow hunting and upland game bird seasons opening Sept. 1, remember that slow moving, quiet or game-calling, scented and camouflaged hunters will soon be sharing the landscape with the state's even stealthier bears that may be stalking similar prey. It...
Off Grid Ranch Promises Wild Life
So… we might be nuts. We’re buying an off grid ranch. Well, my wife and I already know we’re nuts, so this latest move just confirms it. At the age when most Baby Boomers are cashing Social Security checks, wintering in Arizona, and trying to remember what it was...
Steyr Arms Launches Its Big Buck Down! Giveaway Program
BESSEMER, Ala. (Sept. 7, 2018) — Steyr Arms is celebrating the fall deer season with a month-long Big Buck Down! Giveaway program that will award an amazing prize package every 10 days in September. Each prize package will be highlighted by either a Steyr or Merkel...
Senate Unanimously Passes Sagebrush Habitat Bill
Salt Lake City, Utah: The U.S. Senate passed Senator Orrin Hatch and Senator Martin Heinrich’s Sage-Grouse and Mule Deer Habitat Conservation and Restoration Act by unanimous consent yesterday. The legislation, S. 1417, will help expedite important habitat restoration...
The Greatest Deer Hunting Book Ever Now Available!
There’s something about the deer-hunting experience, indefinable yet undeniable, which lends itself to the telling of exciting tales. The Greatest Deer Hunting Book Ever offers abundant examples of the manner in which the quest for whitetails extends beyond the field...
Enjoy A Few Minutes of Puppy Love
Thanks to Rick Snipes of Snipes Ranch for sharing this video of his pups and trainer Raul Lujan as they go for a little morning romp. This should brighten your day!
Essential Africa Safari Gear
Having now made some 15 safaris to five different African countries, I feel confident in defining the essential safari gear a hunter really needs for a plains game safari. Rifles, optics, cartridges, bullets, packs, slings, boots, clothes, shooting sticks. It’s less...
Washington Judge Blocks Kill Order On Wolves to Save Cattle
SPOKANE, Wash. — A judge in Washington has issued an emergency order blocking the state from killing members of a wolf pack that have been preying on cattle. The Department of Fish and Wildlife had announced Monday morning that it would immediately begin efforts to...
An Afternoon at Hudson Farm Club
You’re invited to an afternoon at Hudson Farm! Meet Lou Pasqua, SEWE’s 2019 Featured Artist. Saturday, September 22nd, Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) invites you to an exclusive event at the private Hudson Farm Club in Andover, New Jersey. Spend an afternoon...
KUIU Founder Jason Hairston Passes Tragically at 47
The editors of Sporting Classics were shocked to learn of Jason Hairston’s death on September 5. Our deepest and heartfelt condolences go out to his family, his close friends and staff at Kuiu.
Sporting Brakes
From the latest 2018 September/October issue of Sporting Classics Magazine, on newsstands now! Not a subscriber? Click Here! Going off-grid just got a bit more luxurious with this go anywhere base camp. When the grim reaper finally figures out that I gave him a fake...
Sportsmen and Women Contribute Over $93 Billion to Fuel the Nation’s Economy
September 4, 2018 (Washington, DC) - With countless places to roam and enjoy the great outdoors, Americans are taking advantage of these opportunities, and as they go, spending significant dollars. New economic reports by Southwick Associates reveals more than 53...
Recovering America’s Wildlife Act
In partnership with the coalition of organizations, businesses and fish and wildlife agencies that make up the Alliance for America’s Wildlife, Backcountry Hunters & Anglers is working to advance legislation that would direct $1.3 billion in much needed funding to...
Three Myths About Deepwater Catch and Release
Improving the odds for deepwater fish survival.
Old World Mouflon
It was a lone mouflon ram. And what a ram he was!
Could Those LED Lights on the Boat Be Causing Your VHF Radio or AIS to go on the Fritz?
U.S. Coast Guard issues Marine Safety Alert on potential interference problem ALEXANDRIA, Va. With their low battery draw, cooler operation and sturdy construction, LED lights have been popular with recreational boaters. The lights may also be causing poor VHF radio...
In Memory of Senator John McCain, Former CSC Member
On August 25, Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus (CSC) Member the Honorable John McCain passed away at the age of 81. As a proud member of the CSC and representative of Arizona, Senator McCain supported multiple bills to help protect and advance hunting, angling and the...
The Unheard Voice
These videos are making a splash on social media, and carrying the message of sustainable use to the general public.
Purina Commits $1 Million to Ducks Unlimited
Partnership will protect and improve 1,600 acres of wetlands and grasslands.
Hunting Lessons
Mountain bluebirds. Scruffy muleys shedding gray for brown. Standing ovations. Colder than I expected; seeing my breath, rubbing nipped ears, stretching complaining toes. End of April. Weather in the Rockies is quixotic, if nothing else. “Don’t like the weather? Wait...
Bored Beagles
Beagles are far too energetic to stay shut up indoors, but summer heat often requires exceptions to be made.
Why Africa’s Glory Days Could be Just Ahead
Wild Heritage by Pete Fisher
Weatherby, Inc. Sponsors Wyoming Women’s Antelope Hunt
LARAMIE, WY-2018 marks a new chapter for Weatherby, Inc. as the company will be relocating to Sheridan, Wyoming. Already, Weatherby is engaging with the community by committing to a Hunter-level sponsorship for the 2018 Wyoming Women's Antelope Hunt at the Ranch at...
Texas Hog Hunting 101
A decade or so ago, from the close of deer season until the onset of warm weather in late spring, hunters from across the country would pour into the Lone Star State. They were coming to take advantage of the awesome wild hog hunting that takes place from the dense...
Ramblings
The good gents from the Mother Country had come to hunt deer. But little did they realize, one of them was about to encounter the most fearsome creature in Florida.
Kimber’s Mountain Ascent Rifle Review
Earlier this year the folks a Kimber asked what rifle I was interested in shooting. I’d just returned from putting in some serious miles in the mountains of South Africa and was looking to shave some weight from my gear before going back for another round. I figured...
Holts Auction 20th September Lot Number 1450
AN EXCEPTIONAL AMERICAN CIVIL WAR THEMED 12-BORE SELF-OPENING PINLESS SIDELOCK EJECTOR ENGRAVED BY ALAN PORTSMOUTH The rib gold-inlaid ‘HENRY ATKIN’ and engraved ‘LONDON. ENGLAND.’ with Confederate style gold line frogging design at the breech end, the tubes carved at...

















































