SCI: Viva Las Vegas
Day Two of the SCI Convention.
SCI: Highlights from Opening Day
Next to the opening day of hunting season, the start of the SCI Convention is the best day of a hunter’s year.
SCI Convention Puts Up Big Numbers
The Super Bowl of hunting, fine firearms, and wildlife art kicks off today in fabulous Las Vegas.
Sausage Soup & Cobbler
Wild game recipes from Sporting Classics’ Jim Casada.
Help Jim Shockey Recover His Stolen Guns
“I seldom ask anyone for help, but I am asking now.”
Winter in the Canyon
Where big game goes when it snows.
The Big Five Fight
A cow elephant with a single tusk takes on a Cape buffalo, flinging it into the air with ease.
Extinct Zebras Making Comeback
An extinct subspecies of zebra is returning to life thanks to several scientists, but skeptics question the merits and authenticity of the attempt.
Pete’s Rifles
I was fortunate to have Pete as a friend. He taught me a tremendous amount about rifles and hunting, and also about life.
Two CWP Holders Thwart Robbery in Columbia, SC
Two men with concealed weapon permits stopped two armed robbers from holding up a barbershop, killing one of the criminals.
Dirty Waders Could Pose Threat
Failing to wash your waders could lead to non-native algae entering new waterways.
More Plastic in the Ocean than Fish by 2050?
That’s the startling summary of a new World Economic Forum report. There could be one ton of plastic for every three tons of fish by the year 2025.
White Giraffe Turns Heads in Tanzania
Omo is a 15-month-old leucistic giraffe, meaning many of her cells are incapable of creating pigment.
Cold-Weather Soups
Wild game recipes from Sporting Classics’ Jim Casada.
National Sporting Library & Museum to Unveil Fly Fishing Art Exhibit
Fifteen of Peter Corbin’s paintings will be on display, each highlighting the beauty of a North American fresh or saltwater fly fishing area.
North Carolina Mulling Elk, Alligator Seasons
North Carolina’s Wildlife Resources Commission is proposing two new hunting seasons that could start as early as this fall.
Decoy/Collectibles Auction Set for Feb. 13
The Guyette & Deeter Auction Firm will feature decoys, paintings, and other collectibles at a special event in Charleston, South Carolina.
Ron Spomer Wins Outdoor Media Honor
Sporting Classics’ rifle editor received the prestigious Grits Gresham Award for 2016.
U.S. Hunters are Finally Killing More Mature Bucks than Yearlings
In the 2014-15 season, for the first time on record, hunters killed more 3.5-year-old and older bucks than yearlings.
Follow-Up: They Stole the Sign
An Illinois community’s attention-grabbing Suicidal Deer” sign was stolen last weekend. The thieves took its post out of the ground, too.”
Colorado Says No to Wolf Introductions
Colorado’s Parks and Wildlife Commission voted against reintroducing gray wolves and introducing Mexican wolves into the state.
Miss Prissy’s Bear
“Prissy, there he is!” I turned in the direction Dad was pointing. I was shocked to see the bear only ten yards away, staring right at us.
Artwork: Native Peoples, Native Hunting
Artist George Catlin perfectly captured the thrill of buffalo” hunting.”
"Suicidal Deer" Draw Ire of Illinois Community
Residents of Button Township are fed up with deer-vehicle collisions and have decided to take action.
RMEF Sets Record Membership High
The new number reflects seven years of consecutive membership increases.
Winter Stews: Frogmore and Hungarian Venision
Wild game recipes from Sporting Classics’ Jim Casada.
Sporting Classics is Heading to Houston!
The magazine will be at the annual Houston Safari Club convention, signing up new subscribers and selling copies of two new books!
Eleven of the Greatest Quotes from Gordon MacQuarrie
Some, but by no means all, of the best quotes from America’s first full-time outdoor writer and editor.
Dispatch from Dallas: Art and Africa
Sporting Classics was in Texas last week for the Dallas Safari Club convention, meeting old fans and welcoming new ones.
Mountain Lion Killed With Extra Set of Teeth … In Its Forehead!
Biologists think the teeth may have resulted from its reabsorption of a conjoined twin.
Dispatch from Dallas: Camels, Teddy Roosevelt, and More
Sporting Classics is in Texas this week for the annual Dallas Safari Club convention.
Jim Carmichel is in Dallas Signing Copies of His New Book
The champion of the .280 is in Dallas for the annual Dallas Safari Club convention and is signing copies of his new book at the Sporting Classics booth.
A Classic Camera Disguised as a Gun
True, it doesn’t look like a camera. But looking like a gun isn’t exactly inconspicuous.
Costa Creates New Sunglasses Style Using Plant Resin
The new Rafael style allows Costa to cut manufacturing-process emissions by as much as 40 percent.
Cold-Weather Eats
Wild game recipes from Sporting Classics’ Jim Casada.
Alabama’s Dirty Little Secret
It’s in the soil beneath your feet. Rich, black earth that produces nice bucks, nice bass, and really nice folks.
Train Kills 23 Elk in Montana
The animals were hit east of Helena, leaving a jumbled pile of bodies visible from Highway 12.
Hunting with the Maestro
He had been reading Jim Carmichel’s stories since he was a mere youth. And now they were here together, hunting bobwhite quail with as close a group of friends as he’d ever known.
Uncle Crawford’s Twenty
Every once in a while the stars align. That’s the way it was with the Parker Gun Company. And on this day, that’s the way it was with me.
Four Great American Rifle Cartridges
America may not have invented the rifle cartridge, but it’s went a long way toward perfecting it.
My Greatest Shot: Lob Shot
One of several great shots featured in Sporting Classics’ Guns & Hunting 2015 issue.
Those Coyotes Aren’t Coyotes
Eastern hunters may soon be faced with a super-hybrid of wolves, coyotes, and large breeds of dog.
The Red Gulf
Despite the rumors, there are plenty of red snappers and other gamefish cruising the Gulf of Mexico off Florida’s coast.
Wild Heritage: The Whitetail Institute
After revolutionizing bass fishing, the author revolutionized trophy whitetail hunting.
Announcing the Winner of the Blaser Short-Story Contest!
The winner will receive a Blaser R8 Professional S and a trip to the Blaser, Mauser, and J.P. Sauer factories in Isny, Germany.
Henry Donates Rifles for Cancer Treatments
Henry Repeating Arms has donated 42 special Golden Boy .22s to help raise funds for a two-year-old’s 42 cancer treatments.
The Well-Dressed Sportsman
Whether you want to look sharp or fend off the elements, you’ll find the best of both worlds in our annual review of new apparel, footwear, and accessories.
Beretta: First Blood
Three new tools helped kill and clean three beautiful ducks Saturday on the author’s first hunt using them.
Daring Exploits in Dangerous Lands
The following is a collection of excerpts from Wild Beasts, Birds & Reptiles of the World: The Story of Their Capture.
Announcing the January/February 2016 Issue of Sporting Classics!
The magazine has something gigantic in store for readers beginning in 2016, all in celebration of our 35th year in publication!