by Sporting Classics Daily | Apr 6, 2020
The Hunters’ Leadership Forum award recognizes distinguished NRA members who demonstrate exceptional leadership in the field of hunting and wildlife conservation. John Seerey-Lester, a renowned wildlife artist and writer, was recently awarded by the National...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Mar 27, 2020
Four budding bird artists have been selected as T-shirt Art Contest winners in Georgia’s 15th annual Youth Birding Competition. A peregrine falcon drawing by Alston Li, an eighth-grader at SKA Academy of Art and Design in Duluth, led the contest’s record-breaking...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Mar 9, 2020
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW) invites artists to submit their original artwork to the 2020-2021 California Duck Stamp Art Contest. Submissions will be accepted April 27 through May 29. The contest is open to U.S. residents 18 years of age or...
by Michael M. DeWitt, Jr. | Feb 13, 2020
“This is going to be the day! The best Valentine’s Day ever!” I yelled as I entered the room, breaking up the hunting video game marathon in progress. “Look alive, boys, I’ve finally done it: the perfect gift!” The youngest boy shook his head and didn’t even glance...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Jan 14, 2020
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is accepting entries for the 2020 Michigan Junior Duck Stamp Contest administered by the Shiawassee National Wildlife Refuge in Saginaw. Entries must be postmarked by March 15. The USFWS has hosted the contest in Michigan since 1995...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Jan 7, 2020
Georgia’s 15th annual Youth Birding Competition invites resident children and teens to celebrate birds through a T-shirt Art Contest. A winner will be picked from each of these age categories: primary (pre-K–2nd), elementary (third-fifth), middle school (sixth-eighth)...
by John Seerey-Lester | Jan 3, 2020
A gunshot and a scream shatter the still African morning air. A hunter is dead in his tent from a massive head wound; a gun in his hand. A white hunter and his gun-bearers rush to the tent followed by a sobbing woman close behind. It is the start of what will become...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Dec 12, 2019
Acclaimed as one of America’s premier dog and sporting artists, Joseph Sulkowski shares his personal conversation with the outdoor life in a style of Poetic Realism. Influenced and guided by the hands of the Old Masters, he creates fluid brushstrokes that imbue his...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Dec 6, 2019
The soul of Jason Tako’s artwork has its origins in the wetlands and prairie areas of Minnesota. He spent the summers of his youth fishing at the family cabin and winters wandering through the nearby wooded areas and playing on frozen lakes. During his senior year in...
