Sporting Classics Dispatch by Jason Vincent: Eastern Cape, 57 Miles NNW of Port Elizabeth, South Africa May 17, 9:15pm Local Time We were short a man this morning after John Hill had a bad reaction to South Africa’s fermented grapes of the red variety last night....
One winter I had a particularly large pile of oak that needed to be split. Rather than grabbing a sledge, wedges, and an axe, I often found myself perusing websites listing classic American shotguns for sale. My gun cabinet wasn’t full, but there weren’t too many gaps...
The wind tore through me like shattered glass, but I was too excited to care. I was standing on the top of a mountain that had once been stripped for coal and natural gas. Now I looked over thickets of pine and brush, green and gold grasses and verdant shrubs. In the...
Sporting Classics 17th annual Awards of Excellence salute the best of the best—those companies and individuals whose products and services are having a significant and long-lasting impact on our sporting lives. Nominees for the 2019 awards were submitted by our senior...
I will always cherish the days spent along this historic stretch of the south-Georgia coast, where the currents of friendship forever run deep. I was tired. Very tired. Pleasingly, pleasantly tired after another long and gratifying day following the pointers and...
Since 1983, Southeastern Wildlife Exposition (SEWE) has proudly presented the finest in wildlife art and the sporting life. Held in Charleston, South Carolina, SEWE is one of the largest and longest running art event of its kind and has become known as the premier...
December 17th, 2018 Mrs. William Crawford Grant 102 Gold Street, Cloud City, Heaven Dear Grandmother, I apologize. Yes, I know you said never hunt or fish on Sundays. Yes, ma’am you raised me better than that. But I was thinking that you might make an exception just...
Many of my non-duck hunting friends often inquire about what is so special about crawling out of bed way before the sun even thinks of spreading its golden rays, swigging down a couple of quick cups of coffee, then loading the duck boat with decoys, shotguns and all...
Discovering a new dove recipe, with wild hog as a substitute! Well, I sat out the opener of dove season this year. But I’m making plans to head up to Ranger Creek Ranch in Knox County the second weekend. From all accounts, dove numbers were excellent and shooting...
Ryan Bybee is a tough guy to fish with. Well, for me, anyway. It’s not that we don’t have a good time when we’re fishing together, it’s just that we have different ways of fishing. I like to run and gun. Find the active fish, pick off the biters, move, move, move....
