Monday, August 11, 2025

Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey Visits Stunning Cumberland Estate

This week, Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey features world class quail hunting at Cumberland Estate - a Virginia property which has been meticulously restored. The spectacular location is the passion project of Texas conservationist and former Army Captain John Poindexter and was featured in a recent article in Forbes. The series airs on prime-time on Thursday at 10pm ET, with additional airings every Monday at 8am, Wednesday at 2pm, Thursday at 6pm and Friday at 2 am (all times ET) on Outdoor Channel.

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 44-year-old premium outdoor magazine that showcases the history, art and romance of the outdoors. Dorsey Pictures has created 20 series for Outdoor Channel over nearly three decades, more than any other content creator. Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey is sponsored by Winchester Ammunition, Winchester Repeating Arms, SecureIt Gun Storage, Walther Arms, Pulsar, Safari Club International, EOTECH, Negrini Cases, Madison Creek Outfitters, and Q, LLC.

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 a biologist and 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.