The world’s most watched outdoor television series returns for its sixth season on Outdoor Channel on Monday, July 1st. The series will air every Monday at 12:30 pm, Tuesday 7:30 am, Thursday 2:30 pm, and Sundays at 4:30 and 10:30 am (all times ET) through the end of 2024.
Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey is a joint venture between Dorsey Pictures, the largest producer of outdoor lifestyle programming in history and Sporting Classics magazine, the award-winning 40-year-old premium outdoor magazine that showcases the history, art and romance of the outdoors. The series is produced by Dorsey Pictures, the Denver-based production company which has created 20 series for Outdoor Channel, more than any other content creator.
Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey is sponsored by Winchester Ammunition, Winchester Repeating Arms, Sightmark Optics, Walther Arms, Umarex Airguns, Safari Club International, Negrini Cases, Drake Waterfowl, SecureIt Gun Storage and Madison Creek Outfitters. The 2024 season includes adventures in Greenland, New Zealand, Tanzania, Puerto Rico, Saskatchewan, Texas, Massachusetts and South Carolina. And highlights spectacular adventures for wild game, from bobwhite quail to Cape buffalo.
Season 6 Episode 1 Trailer
This week, Chris Dorsey and Steve Hicks return to Tanzania in pursuit of massive Cape buffalo, and are joined by an experienced big game hunter who is baptized into the world of dangerous game. Catch the season premiere Monday July 1st at 12:30 pm, Tuesday 7:30 am, Thursday 2:30 pm, and Sundays at 4:30 and 10:30 am (all times ET) on Outdoor Channel.
“Sporting Classics TV has become the home of the finest hunting and fishing adventures and expeditions on the planet,” says host and executive producer Chris Dorsey, “I am always honored to share these memories with my friends and guests on camera, and with all of our fans and followers at home.
Chris Dorsey has been called the ‘brand-father’ of outdoor television having helped create and launch almost 60 series in the outdoor genre and an equal number of series in mainstream television, including for such networks as ABC, Discovery Channel, History Channel, HGTV, Travel, DIY, ESPN, WGN America, National Geographic, Nat Geo Wild, Destination America, Oxygen, and all the outdoor networks. Dorsey formerly served as editor in chief of Sports Afield and Ducks Unlimited magazines, is the author of 12 books, and is a regular contributor to Forbes. His work also has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, National Geographic, Newsweek, and The Robb Report. He’s among the world’s most widely traveled hunters having taken the 29 big game species of North America, the deadly seven species of Africa, the spiral horns of Africa and the wild turkey world slam. He’s a member of the Outdoor Legends Hall of Fame and is a recipient of the Ray Scott Trailblazer Award as well as the Curt Gowdy Memorial Award. Dorsey has also served in board and advisory positions of numerous conservation and sporting advocacy organizations.