The Call of the Surf

The Call of the Surf

There are fish in the surf that will take the angler half off his feet with the violence of their attack and cause him to shout aloud in the excitement of the combat. Game and fish are fast disappearing as our remoter sections become settled, as lakes and bayous are...
Collecting Guns

Collecting Guns

A simple but effective technique has proven workable to many gun collectors. And it’s almost as classic. One of the finer points of gun collecting, if not the finest, is the ability of concealing from your wife: (1) the fact that you have actually purchased a new gun...
Sporting Classics Magazine Celebrates 40 Years

Sporting Classics Magazine Celebrates 40 Years

The upcoming Jan/Feb issue of Sporting Classics magazine will kick off our 40th year of publication and may just be our most “classic” issue yet. There is plenty new in store for Sporting Classics readers, including monthly giveaway opportunities for great...
Coming Soon to Sporting Classics Daily…

Coming Soon to Sporting Classics Daily…

Sporting Classics Daily subscribers will now enjoy weekly classic stories, from our library to yours. Each Sunday, Sporting Classics Daily subscribers will receive an exclusive classic story from our library. From Robert Ruark, to Ernest Hemingway, to Theodore...
Whitetail Hunting in 1810

Whitetail Hunting in 1810

This comes from the final portion of Chapter 6 in Forty-Four Years in the Life of a Hunter (1859) and captures the author’s activities when at the height of his considerable hunting powers.  Shortly after returning to my home, three hunters and myself agreed to go to...