by Roger Pinckney | Mar 7, 2023
No time to fart or fumble, on my belly with a beast that had tried to kill a man only the day before. Willard Sumption had a buffalo ranch a little south of Aberdeen in that rolling country east of the Missouri breaks. Willard had one bad eye from the time two of his...
by John Seerey-Lester | Jan 25, 2023
The young naturalist pulled back the tent flap and peered into the inky blackness of the African night. He was certain he’d heard something. As he raised his lamp, his worst fears were confirmed. There, only a few steps away, were the glowing eyes of approaching...
by Joe Coogan | Aug 8, 2022
Following a lion on foot locks you into a high-stakes game of hide-and-seek with Africa’s deadliest predator. Armed with large, bone-crushing teeth and claws that grab like steel hooks, the African lion is one of the most formidable predators on earth. Lions are...
by William Elliott | Aug 1, 2022
Who has not heard of the sea serpent? There was no educated man in the United States, at least, who had not read with wonder, not unmixed with awe, of the visits of this formidable animal to the coasts of New England. Nothing could be better authenticated than the...
by Tom Keer | Dec 8, 2020
Field-hunting geese from a pit blind represents the epitome of waterfowling. Each gust of wind brought the smell of freshly spread cow manure from the cut cornfield below. The maize had been harvested in the fall, and the ducks, geese, turkey and whitetails devoured...
by Tom Davis | Aug 13, 2020
When it comes to gundogs and snakes, know your enemy and be prepared. For many of us, September means the first hunting of the season: doves, teal, prairie grouse. September also means warm if not downright hot weather—and the need to be aware of the health risks...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Aug 7, 2020
The Fourteenth Annual Jackson Hole Art Auction will be held September 19th, 2020, 12:00 p.m. MDT. Lots are on display and available for preview in person at the Jackson Hole offices for a full four weeks prior to the sale. View at your convenience; staff is happy to...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Aug 7, 2020
This week on Sporting Classics TV… Hunting slams aren’t about collecting trophies – they are collections of adventures, forcing hunters to experience all that the sport has to offer and challenging oneself to achieve goals that were once beyond your imagination. This...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Aug 6, 2020
Online registration for Alabama’s youth dove hunts begins August 10. The hunts will begin on September 5. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Division of Wildlife and Freshwater Fisheries (WFF) provides several youth dove hunt...
by John Seerey-Lester | Aug 6, 2020
He caught a glimpse of something white among the herd, its body illuminated by the setting sun–he recognized the animal as an extremely rare white bison. The fall was changing into winter and the buffalo hunters were getting ready for the huge herds to gather on the...
