Mother Daughter Caribou Hunt
In retrospect, a mother daughter caribou hunt is more special than I first appreciated… As an Alaskan Hunting Guide, I am obliged to be a trophy oriented hunter for months. But when guiding season ends, my focus changes. My brain switches from Boone & Crockett to...
Portrait of a Poacher
A team of diligent agencies and individuals worked together for years to secure the long-awaited guilty plea from Oregon's serial poacher. Kathy Spengler needed to paint a picture. Not a paint-by-numbers type portrait, but one that had to be closer to a masterpiece –...
Candid Cameron: Plinking the Pigeons
This Weim Wednesday, Cameron reminds us that it is his job to find birds. That includes the "winged bridge troll" that is the pigeon. As I have noted in my previous writings in this column — I live to hunt. Unfortunately most bird hunting seasons are open September...
UPDATE: Voting Extended for Your Favorite Outdoor Charities to Receive Sporting Classics Donation
To celebrate our 40th anniversary, we're giving back. Vote now on the 6 outdoor charities you'd like to receive a donation from Sporting Classics! Dear Readers, The July-August 2021 issue of Sporting Classics magazine is our actual 40th anniversary issue. How does a...
Philly Cheesesteak Stuffed Backstrap Recipe
If backstrap recipes had a playoff, this would make the finals.
The Ethics of E-Collar Training
To shock or not to shock: It’s an important question.
A Little Tick Bite Can Lead to Big Problems
The summer is a particularly nasty season for tick attacks. Here is the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s “Symptoms of Tickborne Illness.”
Shining the Spotlight on Spring Deer Management
Casting a bright spotlight on deer in the dark serves as a remarkable tool used in deer management in Iowa, and may prove useful elsewhere. Shining or jacklighting white-tailed deer is a known poaching technique. A bright spotlight cast on deer in the dark of the...
Candid Cameron: Fine Shotguns
Cameron the Weimaraner claims he looks best in photos with only the finest of shotguns. After all, he has standards to uphold. It’s a fact: I like bird hunting, and I also like fine shotguns. They are the ultimate firearm with exquisite engraving, gold inlay, select...
Golden Retriever: The Original Party Animal
Make no mistake – as eager as the golden retriever is to sniff out a good time, it’s even more eager to sniff out a skulking rooster. A while back, someone sent me a link to one of the damnedest video clips I’ve ever seen. There’s a wounded rooster pheasant sort of...