Pa’tridge Fever
The proper hunting man experiences a special reverence for grouse country.
A Walk in the Park
Sometimes that’s all you get on the ruffed grouse opener. Sometimes . . .
A Woman in White
By all the laws of nature, George Blackwell should have quietly died of hypothermia in that very spot. But nature doesn’t always apply her laws with an even hand… At about the midpoint of his 67th season, George Blackwell looked at the world around him and...
Misses (and Worse)
The following is Chapter 1 from Jim Spencer’s latest book A Life Well Misspent. With a keen eye for detail and a deep connection to the natural world, Spencer invites you to walk in his footsteps, feel the thrill (and disappointments) of the hunt, the serenity of...
Where the Clouds Are Birds
I think I know what Otis Redding had on his mind when he crooned “Sittin’ on the dock of a bay.” Only there’s no dock here. There’s no bay either, but I’m sitting on a high bluff overlooking the Parana River in Argentina, takin’ the rest of the day off. Mi amigos...
Sporting Classics TV Season 7 Episode 7 Trailer
This week, Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey features upland hunting at the spectacular Cumberland Estate – a Virginia property which has been meticulously restored. If there is heaven on Earth for quail hunters, this could be it. The series airs on...
Keeping the Uplands Alive During the Off-Season
These tips for making the most of your off-season time help get you out of the house and prepare for the upland bird hunting season ahead. Sadly enough, the upland hunting season has been over for some time. We pass the days reliving those memories in the field...
Sporting Classics TV Season 7 Episode 5 Trailer
This week, Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey pairs two waterfowl fanatics as host Chris Dorsey and guitarist Steve Farris enjoy the world’s greatest duck and goose hunting destinations, and we help celebrate a unique real estate transaction in Nebraska. The...
Sporting Classics TV Season 7 Episode 4 Trailer
This week, Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey returns to the Iberian peninsula for an unforgettable wingshooting and big game combo as Chris Dorsey and friends enjoy driven partridge and Ibex hunting. The episode is a celebration of the fantastic hunting culture in...
Carving Out a Duck Hunt
Tom Modin doesn’t see himself as much of an artist, but his hand-carved, hand-painted decoys say otherwise.