''Gray's Sporting Journal'' is a magazine dedicated to the pursuit of

outdoor recreation Outdoor recreation or outdoor activity refers to recreation done outside, most commonly in natural settings. The activities that encompass outdoor recreation vary depending on the physical environment they are being carried out in. These activitie ...

, with an emphasis on

hunting Hunting is the Human activity, human practice of seeking, pursuing, capturing, and killing wildlife or feral animals. The most common reasons for humans to hunt are to obtain the animal's body for meat and useful animal products (fur/hide (sk ...

and

fishing Fishing is the activity of trying to catch fish. Fish are often caught as wildlife from the natural environment (Freshwater ecosystem, freshwater or Marine ecosystem, marine), but may also be caught from Fish stocking, stocked Body of water, ...

. It is a consciously literary publication, using a "blind reader" to select articles, poems, and stories for publication. The blind reader receives only the text of the submitted work, not the name of the author, thus theoretically preventing publication of works based on fame only.

History and profile

''Gray's Sporting Journal'' was established in 1975. The magazine is published seven times a year. The headquarters is in Augusta, Georgia. It employs

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and always features a work of outdoor art on its cover. ''Gray's'' includes poetry, lengthy works of fiction, fine art, and photo journals in the same issue. The magazine is part of MCC Magazines, LLC, a subsidiary of

Morris Communications Morris Communications, headquartered in Augusta, Georgia, is a privately held media company with diversified holdings that include magazine publishing, outdoor advertising, book publishing and distribution, visitor publications, and online serv ...

, which also owns publications such as '' American Angler'', ''

Fly Tyer Fly tying (also historically referred to in England as dressing flies) is the process of producing an artificial fly used by fly fishing anglers to catch fish. Fly tying is a manual process done by a single individual using hand tools and a vari ...

'', and '' Saltwater Fly Fishing''. The company acquired ''Gray's Sporting Journal'' in 1989. In January 2021 Mike Floyd became the

editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor or chief editor, is a publication's editorial leader who has final responsibility for its operations and policies. The editor-in-chief heads all departments of the organization and is held accoun ...

of ''Gray's Sporting Journal''. Known for its photography as well as its fiction, it has published the work of such writers as '' E. Annie Proulx'', ''

Rick Bass Rick Bass (born March 7, 1958) is an American writer and an environmental activist. He has a Bachelor of Science in Geology with a focus in Wildlife from Utah State University. Right after he graduated, he interned for one year as a Wildlife Bio ...

'', '' Pete Fromm'', ''

Ron Carlson Ron Carlson (born 1947) is an American novelist, short story writer and professor. Life and career Carlson was born in Logan, Utah, and grew up in Salt Lake City. He received a master's degree in English from the University of Utah. He then tau ...

'', and C.B. Bernard.

Regular features

"Shooting," with Terry Wieland, features a different aspect of the shooting sports in each issue. "Gray's Best," a feature published yearly, selects the best outdoor equipment across the range of sports ''Gray's'' covers.

References

External links

Gray's Sporting Journal Online
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