by Michael Altizer | Sep 1, 2020
A mid-summer fly fishing trip turns into an impromptu elk hunt. There before me stood 80 elk or more, the nearest ones no more than 70 yards away. I love hunting elk! And these elk clearly needed hunting. There were four of them—three cows and one young bull, his...
by Luke Clayton | Sep 1, 2020
I made the very best ham I have ever tasted and after reading this week’s column, I have absolutely no doubt you can easily accomplish the same. Don’t get the wrong Idea when you read some of my columns that pertain to outdoor cooking. I’m certainly no chef but I...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Aug 27, 2020
This week on Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey… The eastern wild turkey of North American is one of our nation’s great conservation success stories and hunters played a direct role in this recovery. Today, the ocellated turkey – the iridescent cousin of...
by Michael M. DeWitt, Jr. | Aug 27, 2020
South Carolina has recently passed laws restricting the use of deer urine. Not a day too soon, if you ask me–especially after the nightmare experience that I survived last year. Code Red. Code Blue. Miss Majestic. Doe in Heat. It goes by many brand names. But the...
by Chris Dorsey | Aug 25, 2020
Colorado Initiative Latest Effort to Manage Wildlife Through Public Opinion In 1990, California voters passed Proposition 114 which banned mountain lion hunting in that state and set into motion scores of similar ballot measures across the country, usurping the...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Aug 21, 2020
Eligible disabled hunters hoping to participate in the 2020 gun deer hunt for hunters with disabilities must contact a hunt sponsor to sign up before September 1. As of the June 1 sponsor application deadline, 76 sponsors have enrolled over 70,000 acres of land across...
by Michael M. DeWitt, Jr. | Aug 21, 2020
There are lessons out there that aren’t taught in any public school classroom, lessons that only a good parent can provide. And then there are lessons that only time spent outdoors can teach us. The Ides of August have come and gone, the fellowship of the orange cloth...
by Chuck Wechsler | Aug 20, 2020
Sometimes bad news can bring good luck. On my second afternoon at Timberghost, morning rain clouds had drifted away and a brilliant autumn sun had turned the hardwoods into a particolored palette of red, yellow, maroon and gold. Head guide Mike Willems had just turned...
by Michael Altizer | Aug 18, 2020
The indigenous hunting heritage of the Americas should never be forgotten. Perhaps it’s time we learn anew the lessons we should have learned generations ago—from those who learned them first. “Indigenous Peoples. First Nations. Native Americans. Indians.” There are...
by Larry Chesney | Aug 17, 2020
If you spend a good portion of your summer counting the days until fall deer hunting, here’s some good news. In the South Carolina Lowcountry, rifle season has already started! South Carolina rifle season started August 15. Yes, it’s a tad on the warm side, but not...
