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Sporting Classics Daily: An Interview with Interior Secretary David Bernhardt

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When entering Interior Secretary David Bernhardt’s office in downtown Washington, D.C., I notice a beautiful trophy antler mount hanging above the fireplace. Bernhardt, beaming with pride, tells me the massive antlers belonged to the moose he harvested in Alaska’s Yukon-Charley Rivers National Preserve. It’s rare to encounter individuals, let alone Cabinet Members, who openly talk …

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Sporting Classics Daily: Storytelling is in Our Blood

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In The Storytelling Animal: How Stories Make Us Human, author Jonathan Gottschall writes: “Story is the grease and glue of society: by encouraging us to behave well, story reduces social friction while uniting people around common values. Story homogenizes us; it makes us one.” The earliest evidence of storytelling, especially the outdoor variety, traces back to …

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Sporting Classics Daily: Eva Shockey’s Outdoor Digital Series is a Major Hit

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Eva Shockey should be a familiar name for hunters and non-hunters alike. Originally from Vancouver Island, Canada, Shockey has charted her own hunting course here in the U.S., largely with the help of social media. She’s not simply the daughter of renowned hunter Jim Shockey or his co-host on the Outdoor Channel program, Jim Shockey’s Hunting …

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Sporting Classics Daily: Profile of Jeremiah Doughty of From Field to Plate

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In the age of social media, few outdoor accounts truly stand out and leave one feeling inspired. In an increasingly crowded space, authenticity is quite rare. The rise of outdoor influencers has equally good and bad consequences—with the latter getting more attention. Few influencers adequately capture the essence of hunting and fishing well. However, one …

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Sporting Classics Daily: Hunting is a Bear Necessity

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New Jersey hunters will have fewer opportunities to harvest the elusive black bear (Ursus americanus) this fall. Governor Phil Murphy (D-NJ) signed an executive order on August 20th that would outright ban black bear hunting for the Fall 2018 season. This will specifically prohibit harvesting these apex predators on any public lands that fall under the purview of …

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Sporting Classics Daily: The Reluctant Mushroom Hunter

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I’ve started to contribute to Sporting Classics Daily, the digital edition to Sporting Classics. Here is my first piece: “The Reluctant Mushroom Hunter”. Read an excerpt below: I never thought I would take up mushroom hunting. My parents are seasoned foragers who hunted them in their native Lithuania where it was a national pastime. The …

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