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Just when you think a hunt couldn’t possibly get more dangerous and exciting, something really wild comes along.
Copley’s Sporting Sale 2025
On July 10 and 11, Copley Fine Art Auctions, the nation’s premier decoy and sporting art auction house, will hold its twentieth-annual Sporting Sale, coming after the firm’s record-setting $3-million Winter Sale. This major auction, and its accompanying 300-page,...
The Outdoor Writing Life
It is commonplace for long-established writers, late in their careers, to indulge in some type of retrospective look at their decades of literary endeavor. The word “indulge” is used advisedly, because to some degree virtually every such effort involves cosseting of...
Russell Chatham: Moods of the American West
It would be very easy – and so much fun – to write about Russell Chatham as a Rabelaisian voluptuary, the kind of man who woke up every morning in a California-king-sized bed surrounded by empty bottles of Chateau Haut-Brion and empty-minded cheerleaders and with only...
Zane Grey in Print: A Collector’s Guide
There are many facets, some of them controversial or even contradictory, to Zane Grey’s career: oddball youngster with an overbearing father, exceptionally skilled collegiate baseball player, disillusioned dentist, struggling and often depressed young writer trying to...
38th Annual March in Montana
The 38th annual March in Montana sale and show is set to be a centerpiece of Western Art Week in Great Falls, Montana. Join us March 20-22, 2025 at the Great Falls Elks Club for an unforgettable celebration of Western and Native American art, artifacts, and culture....
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...
Ducks, Dogs, and Fish Bolt to $3 Million in Copley’s Winter Sale
On February 21 and 22, Copley’s Winter Sale 2025 realized over $3 million, was over 95% sold by lot, and shot above its high estimate. Bidders participated via phone, absentee bids, the Copley Live app, and two online platforms, Bidsquare and Live Auctioneers. “It was...
Women Writers On African Travel, Sport, And Adventure
Dubbed the “Dark Continent” by Victorian explorers who were fascinated by its geographical mysteries and incredible abundance of game, Africa has been the setting for a massive outpouring of literature of interest to sportsmen. The latter half of the 19th century on...