by Scott Crawford | Sep 16, 2020
Whether you pitch a tent, sleep in a camper or rest in the luxury of a lodge, the evening fire is what draws us together. The ring of fire, the billowing smoke and dancing flames define the place where we gather every evening at hunt camp. Whether you pitch a tent,...
by Tom Davis | Sep 15, 2020
The relevant and meaningful question isn’t “Which breed is best for pheasants?” It’s “Which breed is right for me?” No upland gamebird engenders so much disagreement, disputation and plain, unvarnished discord as the ring-necked pheasant. Other gamebirds are rarely...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Sep 14, 2020
This week on Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey… The R3 initiative – Recruit, Retain and Reactivate – is a national movement in response to a crisis. Hunting participation in America peaked in 1982, when 17 million hunters purchased 28.3 million licenses. In...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Sep 11, 2020
The series, in its second season, averages nearly one million monthly viewers on the Outdoor Channel alone, while also spreading to other networks. Officials from Dorsey Pictures, the world’s largest producer of outdoor adventure programming with series airing...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Sep 10, 2020
This collection of classic and all-too-relatable hunting and fishing cartoons is sure to hit the sportsman’s funny bone. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. This book is a collection of outdoor stories wrapped in the human condition. They were written with an eye...
by Michael Altizer | Sep 9, 2020
Traditional archery has a way of embedding itself irrevocably into one’s psyche, and there are a few folks for whom it goes well beyond shooting or hunting. Grandpa loved to feed his hogs. He would trudge across the narrow tar-and-gravel coal road there in the bottom...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Sep 9, 2020
Give this mouthwatering and simple southern quail recipe a try using just five tasty ingredients. You’ll need: 6 whole quail 1/2 cup butter 1/4 cup olive oil 2 (10 1/2 ounce) cans chicken with rice soup 1/2 cup dry sherry Instructions: In a skillet, brown the...
by Jim Casada | Sep 8, 2020
Arguably the finest of all the myriad bonuses associated with a dove shoot is taking along a youngster not yet old enough to carry a gun. A late friend of mine, Roy Turner, liked to refer to the opening day of dove season as “Christmas in September.” That description...
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...
