The Hunters’ Leadership Forum award recognizes distinguished NRA members who demonstrate exceptional leadership in the field of hunting and wildlife conservation. John Seerey-Lester, a renowned wildlife artist and writer, was recently awarded by the National...
Emma M. McCracken has recently joined the Sporting Classics team as its new Assistant Editor – Digital and will oversee production of Sporting Classics Daily e-newsletter, along with other aspects of Sporting Classics’ digital channels. McCracken is an MA of English...
On the floor, on either side of my fireplace, lie two buffalo skulls. They are white and weathered, the horns cracked and bleached by the snows and frosts and the rains and heats of many winters and summers. Often, late at night, when the house is quiet, I sit before...
Although it makes me appear a bit long-in-the-tooth, I’ve been actively participating in the firearms market for nearly 40 years. In point of fact, I clearly remember attending my first gun show in March 1982 and being captivated by the process. I jumped right in,...
Another warm winter left Alabama’s duck hunters frustrated, but those who were lucky enough to score permits for the first sandhill crane season in the state in 103 years were elated. Although not all of the 400 crane permit holders were able to harvest one of the...
My moose-hunting guide was a lethargic person whom Providence had fashioned—in mind and temperament—as a cook in a lumber camp. I remember him without malice and without enthusiasm. He manifested eagerness only on unimportant occasions and only when sitting. He was...
“Alright cub scout, close your eyes and hold out your hand.” I heard cabinet hinges squeak open and Frank rustling through some clutter above his reloading bench. It was evening in late July and we were in his garage. The overhead doors were open, and a drop of sweat...
Passages is an unprecedented compilation of the best quotations from hunting, fishing and conservation books, magazine articles and poetry and it’s yours free for subscribing. All of these excerpts, which run the gamut from poignant and insightful to delightful...
In 1954, nearly a million hunters took to the northern woods for the opening day of the Pennsylvania deer season. Each of them with hopes of bagging a big buck. All, that is, but one. Inch by inch, the afternoon sun steadily dissolves, casting an orange and pink haze...
Q: I’ve watched some slow-motion videos of deer being shot, and the shock waves that ripple out from the point of impact makes me think there is more to the actual killing effect than meets the eye. I know that if you slam a water valve open or closed you can cause...
