Monte Burke

Arts & Culture
How an Alabama Farmer’s Secret Act of Charity Turned Contagious
Every month for a decade, Hody Childress quietly delivered cash to a local pharmacy for those in need. In the wake of his death, strangers have picked up the tab

Sporting
Fishing for Change
Acclaimed anglers and conservationists Andy Mill and Paul Dixon honored by the Bonefish & Tarpon Trust

Hurricane Ian
A Frantic Race to Survive the Surge of Ian
What happens when you pack up all your valuables to flee a hurricane—and instead drive straight into the eye of the storm? One man’s harrowing account

Sporting
From Rock Bottom to Key West Fishing Phenom
Many consider permit to be the pinnacle of fly fishing. But it took hitting a personal low before Nathaniel Linville could truly begin his quest to become one of the best permit fishermen alive

Conservation
Return of the Native Brook Trout
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

Sporting
A New Fly Rod Worth Wanting
The latest from Orvis, the Helios 3 Blackout, makes the right kind of waves

Sports
The Lone Star State’s Latest Football Phenom
In a state that produces the nation’s most elite high school quarterbacks, all eyes in Texas have been on Quinn Ewers. But the player with the trademark blond mullet and the rocket-launcher arm seems to be one of the few not buying into the hype

Sporting Scene
Rich Smoker’s Dazzling Decoys
How an ace Eastern Shore wood-carver crafts his acclaimed birds

Adventures
On the Hunt for Old-Florida Tarpon
Nobody fishes quite like the guide David Mangum

College Football
The Nick Saban Dynasty
A lifelong Alabama fan and Saban biographer on meaning of the coach’s seventh college football national championship

Arts & Culture
In Memoriam: Winston Groom
Remembering the author of Forrest Gump and many other books and longtime G&G contributor

G&G Interview
Ethan Hawke Takes on a Southern Firebrand
Catching up with the Texas native and four-time Oscar nominee, who portrays abolitionist John Brown in a new miniseries

Sporting
The New Top Dog at Orvis
Simon Perkins, now the third generation to head the family-run company, on his guiding background, expanding participation in the outdoors, and why he never misses a yearly fishing trip to Florida

SOUTHERN HEROES
The Cajun Navy: The Rescuers
Through hell and high water, the Louisiana groups form a river of relief

Land & Conservation
The Everglades’ Wild Hope
The fate of the South’s last frontier teeters on the brink—after decades of losing ground to environmental devastation, the endangered Florida habitat and its legions of supporters may finally be turning the tide

Arts & Culture
Twenty-Five Years of Forrest Gump
Author Winston Groom looks back at the Oscar-winning film adaptation’s debut—and the journey that led him there

Made in the South
How a Storied Family Business Lights Up New Orleans
Bevolo Gas and Electric Lights carries the look of the French Quarter around the world

HURRICANE MICHAEL
A Fishing Guide’s Report on Michael’s Devastation
Panhandle dispatch: A 70-mile run along the Florida coast

Arts & Culture
New Show Spotlights Food and Football in the South
John T. Edge and Wright Thompson explore the modern intersection of the sport and Southern cuisine

Homeplace
A Florida Home on the Bayou
In Santa Rosa Beach, this home blends indoor and outdoor living