Sports Afield

    (Sports Afield, Hearst, FSP, 1887-1969, 2000)

Sports Afield is a American outdoor magazine. Founded in 1887 by Claude King as a hunting and fishing magazine, it is the oldest published outdoor magazine in North America. The first issue, in January 1888, was eight pages long printed on newspaper stock.
Upon its founding, Sports Afield was subtitled “A Journal for Gentlemen“ and promised, in Claude King’s words, “To be devoted to hunting, fishing, rifle and trap shooting, the breeding of thorough-bred dogs, cycling, and kindred sports…“.
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