by Al Ippolito | Feb 4, 2020
“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...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Jan 29, 2020
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...
by Ryan Stalvey | Dec 26, 2019
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...
by Larry Weishuhn | Dec 19, 2019
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...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 29, 2019
SPONSORED CONTENT The Woodman’s Pal® is an iconic land management tool with a long and storied history dating back to 1941 when Swiss National Frederick Ehrsam introduced it to the market. Ehrsam, who settled in PA, was an experienced engineer, artist and woodsman who...
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 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 Roger Pinckney | Nov 16, 2019
I threw in with the Swedes about 1972, broke down on my way to Alaska. Ten Mile hill outside St. Paul but my old truck only made nine of them. I called a buddy with a log chain. “Come get me!” He found me a garage on an alley behind a mansion on Summit Avenue, just...
by Michael M. DeWitt, Jr. | Nov 1, 2019
Protect your family from ticks – and Dad! When you venture outdoors with your family, you will likely encounter ticks and other potentially harmful parasites. Ticks and the like tend to climb up your legs to the most vulnerable and intimate of places, secret places...
by Sporting Classics Daily | Nov 1, 2019
According to the Quality Deer Management Association’s 2019 Whitetail Report, approximately 60 percent of Arkansas deer hunters each year check at least one deer. This success rate is the fourth-highest for deer hunters in the nation. Considering more than 350,000...
