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.
New 3-for-$35 Book Bundle!
A new trio of Sporting Classics books at a discounted price, all in celebration of our 35th anniversary.
S&W Buys Crimson Trace
Smith will pay $95 million to acquire the light and laser company.
Corpus Christi Marina is a Showplace for Sport Fish Restoration Grants
Anglers helped fund the marina’s improvements through excise taxes. Now they’re reaping the rewards.
Millennials Less Likely to Support Gun Control than Older Voters
“Let no man despise thy youth, but be thou an example . . .”
Hot Heads
You’re never too experienced an outdoorsman to neglect the signs of heat exhaustion and heat stroke.
Rabbit Fever
“Rabbit Fever is the common name given to a bacterial disease called tularemia. The Rabbit Fever I have, however, is the desire to hunt more species of rabbits in more states.”
Dubarry Announces New Autumn/Winter Line
You’re an affluent hunter. Look the part with these new offerings from Dubarry.
Bentley Creates a Fly Fisherman’s Dream SUV
This 12-cylinder Bentayga has everything you’ll need to hit the water . . . for the low cost of $350,000.
New Lynn Bogue Hunt Book Coming Soon from Sporting Classics
A new coffee-table book celebrating the most prolific and popular sporting artist of the 20th century.
Must-Have Fly Rods, Reels, and Accessories for 2017
IFTD showcased the best new products from leading names in the fly fishing world.
New Rinehart Decoy is (Literally) Turning Heads
Aside from her stunningly realistic looks, the Doloma Doe’s strongest attribute is her natural head turning—and neck turning—abilities.
NRA Partners with Gander Mountain for Customer Savings
The two organizations are joining forces to promote the Second Amendment and firearm safety, and hunters and shooters are benefitting as a result.
The Browns of Browns
Fishing through mining country in Colorado’s Browns Canyon National Monument.
Brite-Strike Partners with Jimmy Houston for New “Line Lights”
The LED devices provide light where there’s “none from the sun.”
The Suicide Duck
A fishing lure that’s almost as good as the real thing.
The Gun Shop
“When you start looking for a specific Parker, you will find everything under the sun that you don’t need . . . but want.”