Savage Accufit Rifles Working Africa
This article originally appeared on RonSpomerOutdoors.com M110 bolt-action Savage rifles with AccuFit stocks are tough, MOA accurate, and inexpensive Savage AccuFit rifles adjust to fit 5′ 2″ Betsy and her 5′ 10″ husband AccuFit rifles are rough-and-tumble durable We...
Duck Numbers Down in 2018
However, USFWS survey says most populations remain above long-term averages. From Ducks Unlimited MEMPHIS, TN – The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) today released its report on 2018 Trends in Duck Breeding Populations, based on surveys conducted in May and early...
Woman Walking Dog Killed by Gator
We’ve all heard of gators snatching dogs and cats that wander to close to their waterholes. In this case, the gator was more interested in the dog owner than the dog. A woman in Hilton Head, a beautiful sea island along the South Carolina coast, was walking her dog...
James “Cowboy” Fernandez Passes
Cowboy was the Oldest World Champion Duck Caller, Inventor and Founder of Sure-Shot Game Calls.
Roaning Western Africa
I had taken a good mature roan, considered by many serious African hunters to be a more interesting animal than the regal sable! Tim Fallon shoved a water bottle in my face and insisted I drink. “How hot do you think it is?” he asked. Before I could respond he...
Blade Show Heads West!
BLADE®, the world’s No. 1 knife media brand, announced today the all-new BLADE Show West in Portland, Oregon—the Knife-Making Capital of the USA. The 3-day show will open its doors at the Oregon Convention Center on Friday Oct. 5, 2018. BLADE Show West is presented...
Summertime Conditioning for Bird Dogs
The temperatures didn't cool off at night, and at 5:00 AM they were a robust 77 degrees. Yesterday's highs were in the high 90's, and the 95% humidity and lack of wind didn't help the cause. Opening Day was in 6-weeks, and while I wanted to run the dogs hard I knew...
Iowa Nonresident Tag Auction to Benefit Scholastic Clay Target Program
Iowa is considered by many to be one of the premier white-tailed deer hunting destinations in the United States. Dreams come true in the Hawkeye State every year as hunters consistently harvest mature, corn-fed bucks that reach well over 200 inches. Getting a tag,...
2018 Shotgun Review
Our 25th annual review of the best new shotguns. Weatherby Orion I Serious upland hunters and sport-shooters have trusted the balanced, dependable Weatherby Orion I over-and-under since its reintroduction in 2015. The sleek, fast-pointing shotgun is as pleasant to...
Women Have Best Shot at Next IGFA World Record.
The IGFA lists more than 7,000 world records and many of these are vulnerable to being broken. It’ll just take dedication, and lots of luck.
Coeur D’Alene Art Auction Totals Over $13.4 Million
RENO, Nev. --- The Coeur d’Alene Art Auction brought a strong total of over $13.4 million during this year’s sale. Multiple lots sold for over $500,000, including the second-highest record at auction for Alfred Jacob Miller (The Thirsty Trapper - $1.7M). Overall, 21...
Regarding the September/October issue of Sporting Classics
Apparently, we have ignited quite the fire storm on social media and Instagram over the upcoming September/October cover featuring Allie Butler and Katie Van Slyke. Contrary to our modus operandi of publishing now and apologizing later, that admittingly has at times...
Tails, You Lose!
“Sometimes I dearly hate whitetails!” My humbled, mumbled comment brought a snicker from my hunting partner, J. Wayne Fears. I was glad it was only a small laugh and my friend had recovered a bit. Only moments before he had been laughing so hard I thought he might...
Water In Desert Places
You can always follow water, whether it still runs free or is merely a latent image left behind in some dry, desert place. From trickles to brooks to streams to torrents, water always runs down to its true source, there to be gathered into the air like so much brood...
Hero Hiker Lugs a 55-lb Lost Dog Six Miles from Mountain
This article originally appeared on buckrail.com. JACKSON HOLE, WYO – Several national news outlets have taken notice of an Idaho Falls woman who heroically carried a large and injured dog six miles back to her car from an 11,000-ft peak in Wyoming. Tia Vargas, 40,...
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Realtree Once Again Sponsors National Hunting and Fishing Day
SPRINGFIELD, MO (August 9, 2018) - Realtree continues its legacy of supporting conservation of wildlife and habitat by renewing its sponsorship of National Hunting and Fishing Day (NHF Day) for 2018. NHF Day brings together sportsmen and women to celebrate the rich...
Sportfishing Industry Applauds Bill to Help Enhance Fish Habitat Conservation
National Fish Habitat Conservation Through Partnerships Act introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives
“Uncle Mark” Cathey: A Rare Breed Of Sportsman
William Marcus Cathey was a son of North Carolina’s Great Smokies and a man who lived what for most of us could only be a dream—a life devoted primarily to hunting and fishing.
St. Croix Rod Biography: Fly Fishing Expert Jen Ripple
Publisher, Jen Ripple, on magazine publishing and testing/fishing the St. Croix Imperial USA Park Falls, WI (August 7, 2018) – Not only is Park Falls, Wisconsin’s St. Croix Rod a family-run company, they’re an even larger global family of passionate angler customers....
Pre-Order Today! The Greatest Deer Hunting Book Ever
Click Here to Pre-Order Now! There’s something about the deer-hunting experience, indefinable yet undeniable, which lends itself to the telling of exciting tales. This book offers abundant examples of the manner in which the quest for whitetails extends beyond the...
Purdey 2018 Autumn / Winter Collection
James Purdey & Sons is pleased to introduce the new collection of clothing and accessories for Autumn / Winter 2018. This year, the design team has concentrated heavily on the technical function of each piece, whilst keeping the traditionally elegant look and feel...
Work Sharp Celebrates Annual Knife Day #WorkSharpStaySharp
ASHLAND, Ore. — Work Sharp Outdoor, the leading manufacturer of knife and tool sharpeners, encourages sportsmen and women to hone their passion – and their knives and tools – in advance of Annual Knife Day, which takes place nationwide August 24. Throughout August,...
Late Summer Walleyes in the Weeds
Dr. Jason Halfen This article originally appeared on suncruisermedia.com Conventional wisdom calls for walleyes to be found in cool, shallow water during spring and fall, and lurking in deeper water during the heat of summer and the dead of winter. However, this...
Magnums Suck For Practice and Training
This article originally appeared on RonSpomerOutdoors.com Magnum rifle cartridges extend reach, minimize wind deflection, and produce lots of kinetic energy. But magnums suck for training. And if you don’t train adequately, magnums suck for hunting, too. Heavy recoil...
Alaska National Forests Threatened
Recreation, fish businesses put at risk in potential Roadless Rule changes in Tongass, Chugach National Forests JUNEAU, AK - Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and State of Alaska announced they would launch a new rulemaking process to partially exempt the...
Losing a Friend
“My wife is driving me to check on some duck bait since I had a few liquor drinks this evening.” The call came at 9:45pm and it was Rhett Bickley, the Game Warden assigned to conduct my background investigation. I was in final selection for a Game Warden spot myself...
A Perfect Summer Hunting Scout!
There’s no better way to spend a few summer days then deer scouting and crappie fishing.
Game and Fish to the rescue… with a lot of help
This article originally appeared on buckrail.com. WYOMING – We love stories like this. How can you not? Currently, the Wyoming Game and Fish Department is catching some flak from those opposed to the hunting of grizzly bears. The agency is sometimes accused of relying...
The Game of Kings
If you probe the dark thickets and brushy hillsides of Zululand, you’ll eventually encounter the ‘great shaggy form’ of a bull nyala. And like legendary hunters and early Zulu kings, you will come to revere this elusive animal as the most beautiful of all African antelope.
Striped Bass Devastating Atlantic Salmon on Miramichi River, New Brunswick
Help Needed as Predatory Bass Population Explodes. Salmon Fishing Camp Owners on the Miramichi to Fisheries Minister: “We need your help and the salmon need your help.”
GYC, Forest Service cap $1 million, 5-year project to keep bears alive and people safe
Companies pay to have bears test product durability.
A Dream Hunt with a Dream Rifle… Perfect Pairing
Our favorite Alaska hunting guide Tia hunts a Dall ram with D’Arcy Echols custom-built 416 Remington — not exactly everyone’s idea of the perfect sheep rifle. How’d it work out?
M&M Now Scheduling for the 2018-19 Season
Bird Shooting, Hunting, Shooting School, Sporting Clays & Lodging.
Montana Resident Charged with 5 Felonies in Poaching Case
Poacher shows off his kills on Facebook. Oops.
Art Lee, Sportsman, Author & Conservationist, Dies at 76
Angling author, sportsman and acclaimed conservationist Art Lee has died. He was 76. The cause of death was a heart attack.
Duxbak Review – They’re Bak
Everyone knows you get what you pay for. With Duxbak it’s no different. State, my WWII veteran grandad, had loads of the stuff. He was a buy once/cry once kind of guy and I imagine it was a big ticket purchase when he bought his Duxbak jacket sometime in the 1960’s or...
School’s Outdoor Scholars Program is Unique
University is committed to showing students how to enjoy and preserve natural resources.
Fly Angling America’s River
The Potomac stretches nearly 400 miles from Pennsylvania to the Chesapeake Bay.
Announcing the Winner of the Kimber Aegis Elite Custom
Congratulations to Matthew Gray for winning our Kimber giveaway contest! Matt, be safe and shoot straight. Send us some photos from the range!! It pays to participate in our giveaways. The pool was relatively small for this contest and we thank everyone who...
Copley Post-Auction Items Available Through Monday
Last chance to buy post-auction antique decoys and sporting art.
Remington Renews as Presenting Sponsor of National Shooting Sports Month
August is NSSF’s National Shooting Sports Month.
Warts!
As he went airborne, I heard grunts, squeals, then felt something brush my left leg.
Brett Favre Hosts New Multi-Part Outdoors Series
As a lifelong outdoorsman wishing to share his reverence of the outdoors, NFL Hall of Fame Quarterback Brett Favre began an organization called 4Outdoors to provide meaningful experiences in the outdoors to people in need. Given his background and interest in the...
E-Scouting with Randy Newberg Episode 4
In this episode of E-Scouting for elk, Randy Newberg talks all about sanctuaries. Sanctuaries, security, and survival are a primary need of elk during much of the hunting season. The onX system is critical for identifying these sanctuaries. Randy explains how you can...
Tim Shinabarger’s One Man Show: Forever Wild
Renown wildlife sculptor Tim Shinabarger has been working for 15 months preparing for his One Man Show “Forever Wild” with Legacy Gallery on September 14th in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.
English Setters, the Endangered Species in England
Thanks in large part to public hunting, the breed is doing well in The States.
Grand Valley Special Access Archery Deer Hunts
GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Bureau of Reclamation are sponsoring six, limited, special access archery hunts in the Grand Valley this fall.The archery hunts will take place at Tilman Bishop State Wildlife Area, Orchard Mesa Wildlife Area...
Fishingenuity
The biological clock never ceases ticking, and all living things die. But that clock can be frozen, and decay ceased indefinitely. The implications to fish conservation are large.
Birds Are Pigs When it Comes to Bugs
Birds don’t really “eat like a bird.”