Behind the High Fence
I hadn’t stepped inside a high fence since 1980. That’s when I had the chance to hunt Blue Mountain Forest, aka Corbin Park, in New Hampshire. The boars, whitetails and elk inside the enclosure had close to 27,000 acres of totally wild terrain. I actually went up...
Bipartisan Congressional Sportsmen’s Caucus Leaders Introduce Bill to Modernize the Pittman-Robertson Act
January 31, 2019 (Washington, DC) - Congressional Sportsmen's Caucus (CSC) Co-Chair Congressman Austin Scott (GA), along with fellow CSC leaders Representatives Marc Veasey (TX), Debbie Dingell (MI), and Richard Hudson (NC), introduced the Modernizing the...
The Starry Place Between the Antlers
The Starry Place Between the Antlers: Columbia Celebrates James Dickey www.jamesdickeyweekend.com/ Thursday, March 7 On the big stage at Trustus: THE INTERVIEW recreates the last unpublished James Dickey interview followed by the screening of the James Dickey classic,...
DU Recognizes 2019 World Wetlands Day
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Cities around the world will be celebrating World Wetlands Day (WWD) on Saturday, Feb. 2, and Ducks Unlimited (DU) is adding its voice to raise awareness of this important day. Since 1937, DU has conserved more than 14 million acres of wetlands and...
ALERT: National Wildlife Federation needs help to protect Boundary Waters
Moose depend on healthy lakes and wetlands for survival, like the vast and unspoiled Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness and Superior National Forest in Minnesota. Just over two years ago, wildlife supporters helped block the opening of a massive sulfide ore mine in...
Whiskey Mountain Bighorn Sheep Collaboration Gets Underway
JACKSON HOLE, WYO – The Wyoming Game and Fish Department in partnership with the Wyoming Wild Sheep Foundation, the National Bighorn Sheep Interpretive Center, and the University of Wyoming’s Ruckleshaus Institute is announcing a public engagement process to explore...
Live from 2019 SHOT Show
Co-Founder of TRACT Optics, Jon Lacorte, (left) accepts the Optics Award of Excellence from Sporting Classics Senior Editor Ron Spomer. Senior Editor Doug Painter, (right) presents Steve Lovell of Garmin the Sporting Lifestyle Award of Excellence. CEO of Steyr Arms...
Mississippi Woman Bags 2 Deer With 1 Shot at 101 Years Old
MORGANTOWN, Miss. — A 101-year-old hunter in Mississippi is still at it, and even dropped two deer with one shot. Veteran hunter Bertha Vickers made the twofer during her first successful hunt at age 101, the Clarion Ledger reported . Getting two in one a few days...
Tahr-iffic Spring Break New Zealand Hunt!
First appeared in Ron Spomer Outdoors. A New Zealand hunt for Himalayan tahr, red stags, and chamois is the perfect spring break because March is early autumn in the southern hemisphere. Mountain tahr are easily accessible in snow-free zones. Red stags are roaring,...
Live From DSC: SC Awards of Excellence
2019 Handguns Awards of Excellence: Kimber 2019 Company of the Year: Hornady 2019 Hunting Lodge of the Year: Branded Rock Canyon 2019 Sporting Properties: LandLeader