Dispatch: Jim Casada’s Hall of Fame Induction
Casada was the first to receive induction into the Fly Fishing Museum of the Southern Appalachians’ Communications category.
More Simple Tricks to Up Your Average on Doves
More sage advice from Sporting Classics’ shotguns columnist.
What Hunting Means to Me
Some of hunting’s greatest wordsmiths reflect on the sport’s many benefits.
Can You Bear It?
Many companies claim their products are bear-proof, but can they actually handle the pressure? Learn about the bears that torture test products outside Yellowstone National Park.
Jim Casada to be Inducted into Fly Fishing Hall of Fame
SCD will be in North Carolina this weekend for the momentous occasion.
Get Out the #GUNVOTE
It’s not too late to support the Second Amendment. Not yet . . .
Dove Hunting in the Deerfield
Sporting Classics heads to St. George, South Carolina, for an exciting dove hunt at Deerfield Plantation.
Trout Troubles
Lake trout are eating cutthroats out of house and home in Yellowstone.
Announcing the New 2016 Guns & Hunting Issue!
The latest and greatest issue of our 35 years in publication!
Every Road Has a Few Puddles
Some people just can’t see the beauty in catching/preparing your own meal.
The Great Buffalo Con Job
“The Cape buffalo has a well-earned reputation for being able to absorb a magazine full of thumb-sized bullets and still have enough meanness left to grind his adversary into the ground.”
Treed by a Moose, Pt. 2
A young man’s life hangs in the balance as he hangs from a tree branch.
Wolf Attacks On the Rise in Wisconsin
Nearly 30 bear dogs have been killed so far in 2016. With the hunting season opening today, that number could skyrocket in the remaining months of the year.
Treed by a Moose
A man, a bear, and a moose walk into the woods . . . Sounds like the start of a joke, but it’s no laughing matter!
A Day with Egyptian Quail
In the shadows of the pyramids, the author and his odd group enjoy excellent hunting for a migratory species of quail.
Henry, NRA Partner for Historic Shooting Event
The 1,000 Man Shoot will support the Second Amendment, youth shooting sports, and firearm safety programs.
Comment Period Reopened for Yellowstone Griz Delisting
You have until October 7 to make your voice heard.
Could Whitetails Go Extinct?
Think CWD is nothing to worry about? New research shows that some deer populations could be extirpated within 50 years.
SEWE Announces 2017 Featured Artist
The Southeastern Wildlife Exposition has named Ezra Tucker as its 35th Featured Artist.
Quest for the Best
Sporting Classics’ 23rd annual review showcases the latest lineup of sporting rifles and ammo, each reflecting the manufacturers’ pursuit for the ultimate in accuracy and dependability.
Fallow Deer Collides with Triathlon Competitor
The cyclist’s helmet was cracked, but he was able to complete the race.
Police Shoot Mountain Lion to Free Family
The people were trapped in their car as the cougar lurked right outside.
A Whale of a Fail
The winner of this year’s White Marlin Open allegedly failed a polygraph test, but he refuses to return the $2.8 million in prize money he received.
Lightning Kills 323 Norwegian Reindeer
A single bolt hit the herd, making it the unofficial world record for deaths from a lightning storm.
Parasite Closes Yellowstone Fishing at Peak of Season
Nearly 200 miles of the river have been closed to prevent its spread, but the park itself and its water remains open.
Two Simple Tricks to Up Your Average on Doves
Do these and you’ll eliminate three-fourths of your misses.
A Tame White Goat
“Its favorite abode was the roof of the cabin, at one corner of which, where the projecting ends of the logs were uneven, it speedily found a kind of ladder, up which it would climb until the roof was reached.”
Casting in Bear Country
Fishing near Yellowstone means big fish and even bigger bears.
12-Year-Old Girl Wins Fly-Casting World Title
Maxine McCormick is now the youngest gold medal winner in the history of world sporting events.
Angler Wins $2.8 Million in White Marlin Tournament
A Florida man won first, second, and third place for a single fish.
Cross-Country Fly Fishing, Pt. 2
Feel good and look good while fly fishing in these waders, boots, and shirts.
Archery Update: Ellison Wins Bronze
Brady Ellison defeated a Dutch archer to make it to the podium.
Eric Clapton Lands a Huge Salmon On Fly Tackle
We don’t lie, we don’t lie, we don’t lie . . .
Kim Rhode Medals in Her Sixth Olympic Games
She is one of only six athletes to have accomplished this feat, as well as the first woman.
Photos: The Real McKoy
Grainger McKoy’s true-to-life carvings seem like they could fly away at any moment.
USFWS: Duck Numbers Holding Steady
Waterfowlers are on track for a good year as duck numbers remain high.
Announcing the New Sept/Oct 2016 Issue!
Enjoy 240 pages of tigers, moose, Cape buffalo, wolves, and more!
All-American Archery
Three Americans win silver in the team event . . . then face off against each other in the individual shoots.
Olympic Trap Shooter Wins Bronze in Rio Event
This is the second bronze medal for American Corey Cogdell-Unrein.
Craigslist Reunites Fisherman with Lost Prosthetic Leg
Two canoers helped a Wisconsin man get back on his, er, feet.
Cross-Country Fly Fishing, Pt. 1
The most important adventures demand only the finest gear.
After the Wild Sheep in Altai and Mongolia
“I made out a suspicious-looking brown speck, then another, then a third, till I could count 40 of them some two miles below us. On more careful inspection we found them to be all rams, lying on the plateau in open ground.”
Olympic Shooter Nabs First Gold Medal of Rio Games
Nineteen-year-old American Virginia Thrasher received the first gold medal of this year’s Olympic Games, topping the podium for her ten-meter air rifle win.
Running the Hunt
Getting in shape for elk country? Make your workout pull double duty by using it to scout new terrain.
There Are No Trees
Shooting a woodcock is as much about what you ignore as what you focus on.
Marvelous Creations
“Yep. That’s right. Bird dogs didn’t just happen, you know. They were invented.”
Bait & Switch
The author’s deep, dark fly fishing secret will make purists cringe.
Ruger Announces Match Campaign to Benefit the NRA
Ruger will match up to $5 million to help the NRA protect the 2nd Amendment in this important election year.
Hunting the Land
“Perhaps we grew used to not seeing many deer. Perhaps we were old men who did not care about the killing anymore. What could have been the reason why we kept going back?”
USFWS Expanding Hunting, Fishing Opportunities on Wildlife Refuges
The changes will affect more than a dozen refuges across nine states.