Dispatch: Setting Up for Pheasant Fest
Sporting Classics is in Kansas City, Mo., for the National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic.
P&Y Announces Potential Moose Record
A 194-inch Shiras moose taken in 2015 may surpass a 29-year world record.
Sporting Breed Wins Big at Westminster
A German shorthaired pointer won top honors at the kennel club’s 140th event.
Announcing the March/April 2016 Issue of Sporting Classics
The new issue is on its way to subscribers and hits newsstands March 1.
Man Bids $410,000 for Utah Mule Deer Tag
Would you pay more for a mule deer hunt than most people do for a house?
Sporting Classics is Heading to Pheasant Fest
The National Pheasant Fest & Quail Classic is this weekend in Kansas City.
Photos: Fox on the Fly
Sculptor David H. Turner creates a fox in one hour, with the piece auctioned off at SEWE immediately afterward.
SEWE: Paint & Prose
Sporting Classics returns from an exciting weekend at the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition.
Custom Knives: Not Just for Hunting
Hunting knives may only get used a handful of times each year. Kitchen knives are used every day.
Set Up for SEWE
Sporting Classics is in Charleston, S.C., for the annual Southeastern Wildlife Exposition.
The Classical Art of Camping & Bushcraft
What is it men seek as they travel deep into the woods?
Sporting Classics is Heading to SEWE
We’ll have booths, book signings, and more at this year’s Southeastern Wildlife Exposition.
The Wolves, Pt. 3
“In an opening in the circle of fire, directly in front of him, he saw the she-wolf.”
Bacon Squirrel & Blackened Fish
Bacon Squirrel (or Rabbit) In today’s world, thanks to the abundance of whitetails and the ample supply of meat they provide for the sportsman’s larder, small game seems almost forgotten. Yet for folks of my years, the story was once quite different. Small game...
The Wolves, Pt. 2
“The hunting-cries to right and left and rear drew closer — so close that more than once they sent surges of fear through the toiling dogs.”
The Wolves, Pt. 1
“The dogs clustered together in fear, now and again snarling menacingly as a pair of eyes drew close.”
RNT Calls Gutted by Fire
The call manufacturer was ravaged by a fire so hot it melted the company’s metal building.
Shopping Season
“My desire to spend as much time as possible in the woods has, at times, presented problems for me with the opposite sex.”
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.