by Sporting Classics Daily | Dec 6, 2019
The soul of Jason Tako’s artwork has its origins in the wetlands and prairie areas of Minnesota. He spent the summers of his youth fishing at the family cabin and winters wandering through the nearby wooded areas and playing on frozen lakes. During his senior year in...
by Michael Altizer | Dec 5, 2019
Starry Orion was my only friend on that dark and cheerless night, poised high over my shoulder as I navigated alone through the thick, moonless swamp. The seven stars that defined his bow were hidden in the dense black canopy of palm and oak and longleaf pine that...
by Ron Spomer | Dec 3, 2019
A first world problem worth solving is balancing cutting-edge technology with the atavistic simplicity and joy of hunting. A few of us achieve this with longbows and homemade arrows, some with flintlock rifles and round balls, more with 19th century lever-action...
by Jameson Parker | Dec 3, 2019
My first hunting dog was a Chesapeake Bay retriever. That might seem a poor choice of first-time hunting dog, Chesapeakes being notoriously idiosyncratic—if you use that word to express their penchant for independent thinking. Other words would be eccentric, singular,...
by Nick Muckerman | Dec 2, 2019
As with any type of hunting, circumstances can change abruptly when hunting mountain lion with hounds. There is either a track to run, or there is not, and this changes instantaneously. We had put ten miles behind us in a hike in Idaho’s snow-covered backcountry...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Dec 2, 2019
Spot the toxic algae Don’t let your dog drink or swim in water if: It’s slimy or looks like foam, scum or mats on the surface of the water. The color is weird. Harmful algal blooms can be blue, bright green, brown or red and may look like paint floating on...
by Roger Pinckney | Nov 29, 2019
We had a voodoo sheriff when I was coming up. He and Pappy were best friends. Ed McTeer turned to the black arts to extract confessions and make himself bullet-proof. It served him well one night when a desperado cut loose in some dim-lit island juke joint, five shots...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 29, 2019
“Being a painter, I have chosen to a live a life close to the wild places,” says Daniel Porter. “As an artist, you simply cannot over immerse yourself in the inspirational subject matter that constantly occupies the forefront of your mind. I value...
by Archibald Rutledge | Nov 28, 2019
Toward the close of a glorious day in late September, I had gone down to the river from home to roam the wilderness of a neighboring plantation. The noble house that once stood on the bluff overlooking the lower reaches of the Santee was burned more than a century...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 27, 2019
When shopping for a discerning sportsman or woman this holiday season, be sure to check out Sporting Classics’ online store where we offer quality items that fit any budget. Though mostly known for our outstanding selection of sporting books and knives, Sporting...
