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
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...