Immortal Dogs: The Sporting Art of J.M. Tracy

Immortal Dogs: The Sporting Art of J.M. Tracy

Before there was an Eldridge Hardie, a Tom Quinn or a Bob Abbett; before there was a William Harnden Foster or a Percival Rosseau; even before there was an Edmund Osthaus or a Gustav Muss-Arnolt, there was John Martin Tracy. And J.M. Tracy, to use the name he signed...
A Good Dog Always Knows

A Good Dog Always Knows

Ain’t nothing to writing Papa Hemingway said, you just sit at the typewriter and bleed. I sat at the keyboard and cried for Zebo, damn near about shorted it out with my salty tears.   It’s a twisted tale, as good tales are. Me and Miss Biscuits built a house on...
America’s Greatest Gun Writers and Their Books

America’s Greatest Gun Writers and Their Books

Gun writers are not a uniquely American phenomenon, but there’s little argument that collectively those who have been citizens of this country rank in a class by themselves. Sure, there have been some fine European scribes, especially British ones, who have written on...
Teller of Tranquil Tales: Colonel Harold P. Sheldon

Teller of Tranquil Tales: Colonel Harold P. Sheldon

We rejoice through Sheldon’s reminders in knowledge that so long as sportsmen can dream of field and stream there will be tales to enchant and endure.  As this column is being written, we find ourselves in a situation where ample doses of serenity, common sense and...
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Premier Firearms & Antique Sporting Advertising

SPONSORED CONTENT My wife constantly asks, “Has anything cool shown up at the gallery lately?” and the answer is always “Yes!” She oversees a hospital lab so it’s not like factory .410 Winchester Model 21’s (pictured above) or complete Winchester Cartridge Boards...
A Legacy of Decoys: Cameron McIntyre

A Legacy of Decoys: Cameron McIntyre

One of the first duck hunters I met when I moved to the coast of Georgia in 1968 was a game warden named Dick McIntyre. He lived just a hop and a jump across the Savannah River in Beaufort, South Carolina. And no, I didn’t meet him because I was guilty of some game...
A Joyous Process: Joseph Sulkowski

A Joyous Process: Joseph Sulkowski

In his vivid sporting scenes and in his nostalgic still-lifes of well-worn guns and fishing tackle, classically trained artist Joseph Sulkowski continually imparts his notion that a painting “should look like a lot of fun.”

Rare/Classic Hunting Books for Sale

Rare/Classic Hunting Books for Sale

Here’s a chance to add treasures in a variety of fields—classic reprints, sumptuous books on renowned sporting artists, choice old-time angling titles and more. There are items for every budget and many interests. All of the listings that follow are one of a kind...