by Ron Schara | Sep 4, 2020
At Elkhorn Outfitters, there’s a hunting guide, With a full face beard, And a horse to ride. He isn’t short, And he isn’t slim. But today he’s known As Trapper Jim. It happened one night In a hunting shack High in the mountains, A range known as Black....
by Sporting Classics Daily | Sep 4, 2020
Rutledge was wonderfully quotable. Here are a few memorable examples of what anyone who reads his work can expect: “Establishing oneself in a dog’s confidence is the foundation of training.” –Hunter’s Choice “Every puppy begins by conceiving his master to be a god; it...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Sep 2, 2020
When I prepare for a hunt, I spend time visualizing how it will happen. So, for months leading up to last spring, I pictured a big grizzly calmly feeding at 35 yards and a well-placed arrow striking him from an unidentifiable source. Just how a bear hunt should play...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Sep 2, 2020
It’s not too far of a stretch to say binoculars are a hunter’s best friend. SPONSORED CONTENT Other than the rifle and ammunition, no other piece of gear has as big of an impact on a hunt’s success. And when you figure in the amount of time you spend on glass compared...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Sep 1, 2020
The New York Department of Environmental Conservation’s Bureau of Wildlife seeks photographs from the public to use in various DEC materials. This includes reports, social media, posters and the New York DEC website. New York’s wildlife is as busy as ever...
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 Sporting Classics Daily | Aug 25, 2020
Iowa’s 16-day statewide teal-only hunting season begins September 1 and all indicators are pointing towards hunters having a good year in Iowa. “We likely had good production on our marshes this spring. Currently wetland conditions vary across the state with many...
