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.
THE WILD SOUTH
A surefire planting formula for bringing in the birds come dove season
15th Anniversary
Rick Crawford, a Charleston native, models the future of sustainable business
The Wild South
States are changing regulations this season in the face of a concerning decline in turkey populations
The Wild South
Spring in the South means the shad are in the river—and the stripers won’t be far behind
Conservation
A new study shows that some Florida gamefish—and their prey—are laden with prescription medications
Sporting
Now available to view online, Mighty Waters tells the story of a mighty bond between the civil rights icon and Bimini guide Ansil Saunders
The Wild South
A waterfowler’s dispatch on what this year has brought—and hasn’t brought—for Southern duck hunters
Conservation
Why the revival of a small bonefishing lodge means a lot for the Bahamas
Land & Conservation
An unprecedented group effort seeks to restore what was lost after Hurricane Dorian—one mangrove at a time
The Wild South
A portable camp kitchen, innovative knife, the perfect gun sleeve, standout bibs, and more
The Wild South
A simple, highly adaptable recipe for adding some wild game flavor to your holiday table
Sporting Scene
A North Carolinian readies vintage guns for new days in the field
The Wild South
Tired of getting on your hands and knees in the pickup bed to unload your gear? Here’s a two-minute, ten-dollar lifetime solution
Sporting South
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
The Wild South
If you haven’t yet made the leap to a set of electronic earplugs for hunting, now is the time
The Wild South
Try these tips in the field when you’re having a tough day and just can’t seem to hit a bird




















