T. Edward Nickens
T. Edward Nickens is a contributing editor for Garden & Gun and cohost of The Wild South podcast. He’s also an editor at large for Field & Stream and a contributing editor for Ducks Unlimited. He splits time between Raleigh and Morehead City, North Carolina, with one wife, two dogs, a part-time cat, eleven fly rods, three canoes, two powerboats, and an indeterminate number of duck and goose decoys. Follow @enickens on Instagram.
Sporting
Think the golden age of wild Southern quail hunting is gone forever? Don’t tell that to three South Carolina sportsmen who spent twenty long years transforming an old pine plantation into a wild bird haven
Good Dogs
The formula to Pineland Farm’s success
Sporting Scene
A new shotgun sport that’s the next best thing to live birds
Made in the South
In the South Carolina Lowcountry, a devoted duck hunter carves hollow-bodied decoys loaded with history
Made in the South Awards
From heirloom-quality banjos to alligator-charred furniture to an ingenious twist on the old-fashioned, Southern artisans continue to raise the bar on craftsmanship
Sporting
Deep in Louisiana duck country, a hunting lodge marries a conservation ethic with creature comforts
Made in the South
How Lisa Tomlin turned a childhood obsession with drawing animals into a career as one of the country’s finest gun engravers
Land & Conservation
An innovative plan to restore wild quail populations throughout the South
Collections
Art isn’t the only thing on display at Bob Timberlake’s North Carolina studio. The space is also home to a flotilla of paddling history
In the Garden
On the banks of the Chattahoochee, an inspired oasis rises from the mud
Sporting
How a refugee from Hungary invented a reel that would tame the biggest, baddest fish in the sea
In the Garden
Robert Balentine’s lush mountain oasis aims to preserve the beauty of the Blue Ridge for future generations
