by Jake Jacobson | Aug 30, 2019
An excerpt as it appears in Alaska Bears, Stirred and Shaken. Jake guides two German guest hunters after an irritated grizzly. I took two of the younger Germans, my fine Labrador, Max, and an assistant guide, Andy, down the valley to the south. The bear was maybe...
by Laurie Bogart Wiles | Aug 30, 2019
Setting off to distant places to hunt can take you far beyond the sport. There’s the prospect of adventure and new wonders to behold. How people in foreign lands embrace life, prepare their food, savor their wines and sing their songs broaden your personal horizon. I...
by Bryan Plyler | Aug 29, 2019
It was 1998 and my wife’s uncle had received exclusive permission from a farmer’s widow to hunt a hundred or more acres of farmland bordered by swamp and hardwood forest in Duplin County, North Carolina. He’d hunted the land since opening day, and for most of that...
by John Ross | Aug 28, 2019
John Chudzik was a Winchester man, addicted to its famed cornshuckers—Model 97s and Model 12s—but the Belchertown, Massachusetts, resident began to think they were a little on the heavy side and too cumbersome on a clays course. In time, lust crept into his...
by Roger Pinckney | Aug 27, 2019
“You boys got to keep your eyes peeled for those diamondbacks,” Pierre said. He was butchering fish by the light of a Coleman, flounder fresh from the creek. “This time of year, they lookin’ for anything warm. Crawl right in your sleeping bag.” Pierre was fixing to...
by Oliver Kemp | Aug 26, 2019
This is an excerpt from an article that originally appeared in the August 1910 issue of Outing magazine. So often have I heard the tales of hunters being attacked by moose, bears, etc., that with every trip I looked for some similar adventure to befall me. With the...
by Tom Keer | Aug 26, 2019
There are many reasons for sportsmen to place North Dakota on their bucket list. The entire state, or about 90 percent of the territory, is home to large ranches and moderate-sized farms. Agriculture is king in a vast swath of land that stretches from the flat Red...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Aug 23, 2019
A hunter’s best friend has its own special day. National Dog Day was founded in 2004 by pet and family lifestyle expert, Colleen Paige, to celebrate all dogs — mixed breed and pure. Whether it’s a true working dog or your “field & couch”...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Aug 23, 2019
On August 6, 2019, the creator of the “Ferrari of shotguns” was recognized for his worldwide contributions to trapshooting. Born in 1932 in Brescia, Italy, Daniele Perazzi spent his early years oblivious to the world class gunmakers around him. After all, his father...
by Michael Altizer | Aug 22, 2019
Carl Lear loved his father’s fly rod. At eight years old, he couldn’t remember a time when that rod had not been a part of his life, as it would continue to be for the rest of his days. The rod was a deep golden color with matching fly line that was much easier for...
