Dan’s 12 Quail Hunting Tips

Dan’s 12 Quail Hunting Tips

These practical quail hunting tips are excerpted from the article “Dan,” by Bud Temple that originally appeared in the June 2019 issue of Sporting Classics magazine. I had frequently stopped at the little crossroads restaurant 16 miles north of my home in Wabash,...
The Origins of Purina

The Origins of Purina

After graduating from Washington University, William H. Danforth grew tired with his job as a brick salesman. It was 1894, a time nearing the turn of the 20th century, and excitement was in the air. Businessmen scrapped tradition and quickly gravitated to new and...
Solving the Feral Hog Problem One Bite at a Time

Solving the Feral Hog Problem One Bite at a Time

In 1540, Spanish explorer Hernando De Soto imported the first wild pigs to the Americas.  As the swine escaped, De Soto’s gift became a real-life trojan horse and today there are an estimated 5-7 million feral hogs in North America with about half living in Texas. ...
Response to Restrictions on Use of Deer Lures

Response to Restrictions on Use of Deer Lures

States like MN and PA have implemented bans on the use of urine-based scents in CWD management zones.  These are products that have been widely used by hunters for many decades to help them be more successful in the field.  These bans take away a great tradition and...
Sporting Classics TV Episode 5 Teaser

Sporting Classics TV Episode 5 Teaser

In this week’s episode of Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey we’re drifting through the high plains of Eastern New Mexico to hunt the fastest game species on our continent: Pronghorn. Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey airs on Outdoor Channel Saturdays...
Operation Eastbound Dispatch 3

Operation Eastbound Dispatch 3

Operation Eastbound. 7/31 3:15 p.m. An accident on Interstate 20 has us delayed by about three hours, and that might have been fortuitous because it meant we entered Mississippi during the day and one of the first things I smelled was fresh cut grass. This was not...
An App to Navigate the Digital Wilderness

An App to Navigate the Digital Wilderness

In the age of social media censorship of hunting and shooting sports content, outdoor enthusiasts feel alienated online. As platforms like Facebook and Instagram increasingly rely on automation and algorithms that flag innocuous hunting and firearms content, users...