SNL, Amy Schumer, and My Great-Great-Grandfather
What Saturday Night Live and gun control activist Amy Schumer meant to be a mockery made me nostalgic instead.
Verizon Sparks Backlash by Dropping Outdoor Channel
Outdoor Sportsman Group Networks, the company behind Outdoor and Sportsman Channel, is urging its viewers to contact Verizon and request the outdoor programming’s return — or drop Verizon altogether.
Beretta’s Round Revolution
Beretta’s new round-action Parallelo … Could this be the first step in the evolution of a classic?
Readers’ Favorites
Quotes from the July/August 2015 issue of Sporting Classics.
Target Rich Environment
The many steelhead streams of Southeast Alaska hold the potential for great action during the spring run.
Gunning at the Biltmore
Guests can get a taste of George Vanderbilt’s legendary hospitality and shotgun sports at the new Biltmore Sporting Clays Club, close to the elegant old mansion.
Sporting Classics’ Annual Shotgun Accessories Review
New shotshells, choke tubes, and other accessories on the market in 2015.
Mossberg Lends Support to Collegiate Waterfowlers
Campus Waterfowl unites collegiate waterfowlers from around the country via social media.
Life and Limb
A bowhunter’s quick thinking and his grandmother’s advice prevented a bad mauling from becoming a terrible death.
Browning Will Introduce Entire Line of Ammunition in 2016
Beginning in 2016, Browning will offer a variety of ammunition types for sportsmen and shooters.
Wild
Just when you think a hunt couldn’t possibly get more dangerous and exciting, something really wild comes along.
Mountain Goat Hunting with the 7mm Rem. Mag.
Nosler’s founder John A. Nosler explains how he adjusted the .300 H&H Magnum to form a 7mm cartridge.
Weatherby Announces Revamped Mark V, New Magnum Cartridge
The overhauled Mark V, the aptly named New Mark V, will include a chambering in 6.5-300 Weatherby Magnum.
Duck Soup and Striper Parmesan
Wild game recipes from Sporting Classics’ Jim Casada.
Gone, Not Forgotten
Dan Nauta didn’t live to see his nine-year-old son’s first buck, but he was there in spirit.
Ten Hilarious Outdoor Quotes
Funny truths and half-truths about hunting and fishing.
The Other Browning Boys
John Browning wasn’t an isolated genius, but rather a single peak among several mountains.
How Math Helped Me Fish
A collegiate summer spent living on pennies and minnows.
What Was He Thinking?
A North Carolina hunter bought a Pennsylvania deer’s shed antlers, stuck them on a Tar Heel deer, and tried to pass it off as a new bowhunting record.
A Tribute to Kings
Duncan Grant, author of Uncle Crawford’s Twenty, takes his uncle on a special Alaskan fishing trip to repay the kindness of his childhood hero.
Hispanic Shooters Listed as Area of Growth by NSSF
Women have eagerly taken to shooting. Hispanics could join the ranks.
Live Video Lets Lower 49ers View Grizzly-Fishing
Streaming footage allows non-Alaskans to experience the salmon runs firsthand.” Multiple cameras record grizzlies as they feed, fight, and play.”
The Year of the Gator
Several record alligators have been taken in 2015, and many of the hunting seasons are just getting started.
Artist Brings Old Hunting Photos Up to Modern Standards
The photos of your cherished sporting memories can be bigger, better, longer lasting.
Broiled Bluefish and Baked Squirrel
Wild game recipes by Sporting Classics’ Jim Casada.
Minnesota to Spend $100 Million on Pheasant Conservation
More birds equals more hunters equals more revenue.
Announcing the Sporting Classics Guns & Hunting 2015 Issue
On newsstands soon!
You Never Really Own a Double Gun
You shoot it, love it, and pass it on to the next generation.
Man Receives Record $1.6 Million Deer Trafficking Fine
Benjamin N. Chason, 61, of Climax, Georgia, was found guilty for his involvement in an Ohio case.
"Conservation" Group Tries to Halt Florida Bear Hunting
Speak Up Wekiva filed a motion to stop the new hunting season scheduled to start in October.
Dogs, Hogs, and Bobwhite Quail
It was an intense and invigorating combination, hunting both wild hogs and bobwhite quail at this classic Florida retreat.
QDMA Gives South Carolina a Robot Deer
A South Carolina QDMA branch’s gift to the state DNR could help thwart poaching.
Who Will Win?
The artwork for the 2016-17 Duck Stamp will be chosen this weekend.
Aggressive, Tourist-Fed Goats Cause Trail Closure
You can’t make this stuff up.
Leopold, Morgan, and More
Famous hunting quotes from the March/April 2015 issue of Sporting Classics.
Loose Balls in Tight Cover
A charging Cape buffalo is no laughing matter.
Bear Beyond Reason
Bears aren’t the only danger on a mountain hunt.
Surviving the Civil War
A soldier’s autobiography shows hunting in the Civil War was a matter of survival, not sport.
The Trout You’ve Never Heard Of (and Almost Never Did)
The trout stole its color from a southern New Mexico summer sunset. Gila trout sport a painter’s pallet of pink and olive, rose, yellow, copper—and a few tones in between. Beneath the black pepper flakes that fleck its side lies a lexis—a language carried...
Elk Everywhere
Wolves and weather may have taken their toll, but elk are still incredibly dense in some locations.
Ray Scott’s Legacy Lakes, Alabama – SOLD!
The Legacy Lake property covers about 200 acres, including 74 acres of intensely managed bass lakes, among them the 55-acre President’s Lake named “the best bass lake in the United States” by Outdoor Life magazine.
Catfish and Venison
Wild game recipes from Sporting Classics’ Jim Casada.
Glock Turns Former Competition Barrels into Knives
The Gaston J. Glock style LP brand used pistol champion Dave Sevigney’s competition and training barrels to form exquisite knives. Glock: 1, 1911: 0.
A Taxidermist Could End Elephant Poaching Forever
A taxidermist’s skill with dead animals could lead to more living ones. National Geographic hired the Michelangelo of taxidermy” to create a fake, GPS-tracked tusk to follow the routes poachers take. If successful, it could lead to more elephants–and, consequently, more elephant hunting opportunities.”
Is It Time to Upgrade Your Fishing Gear?
Whether you have the bare-bones for fishing or the high-end offerings, upgrades can always be had.
The Ducks of Lovelock Cave
Native American hunters wove detailed duck decoys to lure in birds, some of which have been preserved in arid Nevada.
Wild Harvest Wednesday: Gobblers and Catfish
Wild game recipes from Sporting Classics’ Jim Casada.
Dog-Killing Cat
A mountain lion attacked a poodle in a suburban backyard–thirty minutes outside downtown Los Angeles.
Elk Hunter Fends Off Bears with .44
A bowhunter narrowly escaped death after an attack by a sow with cubs. He was bitten but managed to hike to safety.
The Other End of CWD Testing
Live testing for chronic wasting disease is possible and preferable to killing deer.