by Tom Keer | Nov 26, 2019
“It was over there, in old furniture stores, junk yards and other out of the way places—where they knew nothing about old guns, and cared less, just so they could sell them at most any price—that some of the real prizes turned up, such as the Sharps coffee mill...
by Shawn Wayment DVM | Nov 26, 2019
My sinewy orange-belton setter raced across the prairie searching for that pungent fragrance of sage and sage-chickens. Her massive pelvic limb muscles quivered and bulged as the shadows lengthened and the orange hues slowly faded to gray. As she rounded the corner...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 25, 2019
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by Dr. Lloyd Newberry | Nov 25, 2019
We had just turned the horses into the wind when I noticed Beck, one of Jeff’s A-Team setters, getting birdy. Was it another bunch of meadowlarks or something better? Then, 50 yards in front of us, Beck locked down tight and Bandit, his canine partner from the A-Team,...
by Gary Paulsen | Nov 25, 2019
Much of my childhood in Thief River Falls, Minnesota, was excruciatingly lonely. Family troubles, devastating shyness and a complete lack of social skills ensured a life of solitude. Hunting was not only my opening into a world of wonder; it was my salvation. From the...
by Robert Matthews | Nov 22, 2019
A long time ago, when I was a younger man, anticipation seemed to be the better part of everything. Everything, it seemed, was better, sweeter, more perfect in the planning stage than in the eventual reality. The “other hand” is that with the passing of considerable...
by Roger Pinckney | Nov 21, 2019
Some damn fine mathematics, brothers and sisters, when you can put two rifles together, factor in family and years, subtract both guns and come up with a fine old straight-shooting .22 to boot. But the equation is not for the faint of heart, the weak of mind or the...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 21, 2019
Born in a small town in Georgia, contemporary artist Carrie Penley is an American artist utilizing different forms of media to create unique works of art through neutral color, expressive brush stroke, contrast and often collage material most often of wildlife. She...
by Larry Weishuhn | Nov 20, 2019
Q: I want to learn more about rattling in whitetail bucks. When is the best time of the year, the best time of the day, the best technique and do I need big or small antlers for rattling? I’ve tried rattling many times but have never rattled in a buck. I’ve even...
by Tom Davis | Nov 19, 2019
Literally two days after winning an 82-dog open all-age stake in the summer of 2016, a male black Lab named FC-AFC B Bumble, call name “Stinger,” was barely able to walk. Rushed to the veterinarian by his owner, Oskhosh, Wisconsin, sportsman Fred Kampo (who...
