Sporting

For Jonathan Wilkins, the trips he organizes through his Black Duck Revival in Arkansas aren’t about guarded spots, bragging rights, or limiting out on game. They’re about giving everyone a taste of the hunt

Whether they’re turning yellow, orange, red, or not at all, a tree’s fall leaves are a window into its personality

Long overlooked as a prime upland bird in the South, the timberdoodle is quickly inspiring a new legion of hunters. But that by no means makes this whimsical-looking, erratic-flying,
thick-cover-loving quarry an easy target

Gosh almighty, where did the University of Mississippi’s cheer come from?

If you haven’t yet made the leap to a set of electronic earplugs for hunting, now is the time

A small team monitors a critical nesting habitat for loggerhead sea turtles

Whether you’re angling for an Everglades tarpon expedition, a Mississippi paddle trip, or a shell hunt on the Gulf Coast, let these pros chart a course

Because you never forget the name of your first best friend

Try these tips in the field when you’re having a tough day and just can’t seem to hit a bird

On the back of a determined West Virginian—and private landowners and government agencies
alike—the vaunted and cherished brook trout just might be making a miracle comeback

From California campouts
to Mississippi swims, a loyal dog was always within reach

Amid a boom of invasive iguanas in Florida, a food writer and novice lizard hunter tries her hand at thinning the population

“It was ruthless and the baddest damn storm I’ve ever been through”

What we know—and what we don’t—about this year’s duck season

A simple and satisfying post-hunt recipe from the founder of Black Duck Revival

An ethnobotanist shares some of the surprising ways the Chickasaw used wax myrtle, sassafras, and yaupon holly

Our Wild South columnist shows you the items he always brings along to the dove field

The latest cookbook from the wild foods maestro covers just about everything that swims. Plus: Get his recipe for pickled shrimp

Making a difference for wild quail has never been easier

Handy blades for the woods, water, kitchen, and pocket