The Reluctant Guide for Roosevelt
The fresh-faced young man from New York was eager to hunt mountain goats and was doing his best to persuade the rugged man from Missouri to act as his guide. The Missourian was Jack Willis and the tenderfoot was 28-year-old Theodore Roosevelt, who was with a...
A Tribute to Wildlife Artist Jim Killen
“Life is like a painting. It starts with a dream and a blank canvas and it’s anybody’s guess how it will turn out. Then brushstroke by brushstroke with time and care, something beautiful starts to take shape and you have then created a masterpiece.” Jim Killen The...
The Men Behind the Scenes
Theodore Roosevelt’s historic safari through British East Africa was more than a year in the planning and took nearly a year to complete. It became the most significant expedition ever taken on the Dark Continent. TR’s safari collected more specimens and identified...
2024 January/February Issue
Shake off winter and warm up to the promise of an exciting African safari with the January/February 2024 issue of Sporting Classics. In this issue we go after leopard in Namibia and sit with Jim Corbett in what was likely his most important night vigil. Meet Jim...
Karamojo Crossing
The rains were gone but the rivers were still swollen. He looked on in amazement as the men calmly walked into the river, each man carrying a big elephant tusk across his shoulder. As they neared the middle of the river, they continued to walk until one by one they...
Capturing the Essence of Wildlife: Zoltán Boros
London gunmaker John Rigby & Co. has added distinguished wildlife artist Zoltán Boros to its esteemed art department. Hailing from Subotica, Serbia, Zoltán’s journey into the realm of hunting-themed art began during his secondary school years, fueled by a...
John Seerey-Lester’s Top 20 Paintings
The artist and author selects 20 of his favorite paintings and explains why.
SC Wildlife Art for Sale
These unique wildlife art prints and originals are from the private collection of Chuck Wechsler, editor of Sporting Classics for 35 years. Each piece includes framing as shown and is custom packaged to ensure safe delivery. Click Here to View All African Lions at...