Tyee and the Salmon of 30+ Pounds
Tyee is the Indian name for a salmon of 30 pounds or more. No one has come very close to the mark. It seemed to make sense. From the time of the early Indians, Barkley Sounders have called a 15-pound or better chinook salmon a "smiley." Maybe the smiles would come...
Eleven Timely and Timeless Sculptors
No art form can touch all people with the same force, but it would be hard to imagine a medium with more universal appeal than the bronze statue. It can be sculpted into a delicate hummingbird resting on a tabletop, heaped and hewn into a life-size grizzly guarding a...
The River Collector
It was not a conscious choice, but it seems that I have been building a collection. It is a collection of trout rivers. The collection was started almost 50 years ago, the summer our family rented a cedar shingle cottage on a small Michigan lake. Lily pads filled its...
EcoTour Adventures 2023 Digiscoping Workshop
Swarovski Optik’s Clay Taylor will be leading EcoTour Adventures' 2023 Digiscoping Workshop at Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks. EcoTour Adventures, along with Swarovski Optik, is partnering up with digiscoping phone case manufacturer Ollin for a six-day...
Where the Wind Blows Free
"I told him I'd bury him in the meadow and not tell anyone. We shook hands on it, and I can't go back on my word to him, I just can't. If I get sent to jail, I'll go." “Ellie, make note of the date, time, people present and that this is an informal hearing with no...
Sporting Classics at SEWE 2023
Sporting Classics will be in attendance at the 2023 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition. Come by and say, "Hello!" The 2023 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) is just around the corner. This Friday-Sunday (17th-19th) is the largest gathering of wildlife art and...
Ice Fishing is Just Insane
The oddest thing I have discovered about hoomans is that when lakes freeze over in the winter and rivers are choked down with thick ice — they want to go fishing. Really? It’s cold, there’s ice everywhere and you had all summer to fish. Why go now? The other morning...
SEWE 2023 Raffles
Go ahead and reserve your raffle tickets! SEWE has some excellent prizes in store — and Sporting Classics is spotlighting a few of them! ***Images link to corresponding page*** SEWE 2023 is kicking off! Get everything in order for your trip and see us there!...
CSF Welcomes New Board Members
Last week, the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) Board of Directors (Board) welcomed new members to the Board rounding out a full slate of individuals representing various industries who all share in the mission of working with the Foundation’s leadership and...
Southeastern Wildlife Exposition 2023
Sporting Classics will be in attendance at the 2023 Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) this coming February - here's what you need to get started! Whether you are looking for SEWE's Brochure, FAQ's, Raffles, Tickets or Hotels, you can begin — or continue — to...