Sporting Artisans - Your Source For Outdoor Art, Wildlife Art & Dog Art

It all started in a little Chicago suburb called Sleepy Hollow, where our founder & principal designer, Steve Mayer, spent his youth. He was raised by a mother who was the town's favorite over-the-top second grade teacher, and the perfectly contrasting Harley riding, fly rod toting, dangerfield-esque art teacher for a father. Both parents showed him the value of living life to its fullest, whi...  [Read More]

Gone Fishin' bowtie is the perfect fishing tie for the eternal sportsman.

Bird Dog Bay has solved the age-old problem of tying and maintaining good bow tie with six mother-of-pearl buttons instead of a hardware slide. This way you can tie your bow tie once and simply unbutton the back so you can apply the bow easily at a later time. This also enables both the guy with the smaller 15” neck and the larger 18.5” neck to size these bows with ease.

Bows are adjustable from 15" to 19.5” and have a width of 2.5”. All bows are to-tie, not pre-tied.

All bows are cut on the bias so Steve Mayer's illustrations run straight across the bow, instead of a straight cut where they would run on a 45-degree angle.  The bows are 100% silk, hand-printed and hand-made.

Colors: Olive