T. Edward Nickens
A freelance journalist for nearly thirty years, T. Edward Nickens is a judge for Garden & Gun’s Made in the South Awards and a frequent contributor to the magazine, an editor at large for Field & Stream, and a contributing editor for Audubon. 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.
Sporting Scene
The Quail Field Primeval
How a North Carolina plantation turned back the clock on bobwhite habitat
Lodges
Fishing on the Edge
Ten years after Katrina swept it out to sea, a Louisiana outpost is back and better than ever
Adventures
A Visitor’s Guide to Copán
Explore Honduras’ northern mountain region
Travel
The Birdman of Honduras
Lloyd Davidson has always been prone to wanderlust and wild ideas, but even those who know the Tennessee native could never have predicted he’d be the best hope to save the scarlet macaw
Collections
Cutting-Edge Art
Preston Gough’s collection of pedigreed knives is a study in Southern craftsmanship
Good Dogs
Heritage Hunt
Deep in the North Carolina Piedmont, one man has made sure that the storied tradition of taking to the field with a pack of beagles in mad pursuit of rabbits lives on
Made in the South Awards
2014 Style & Design Category
A North Carolina denim outfit specializes in expert craftsmanship and exceptional fit
Sporting South
Best of the Sporting South: Field Guides
A top-notch guide can turn a bad day into a good one and a good day into an unforgettable experience. Hedge your bets with any of these eleven standouts
Made in the South Awards
2014 Home Category
Meg Callahan’s eye-catching quilts combine traditional techniques with modern designs
Made in the South Awards
2014 Drinks Category
Dixon Dedman is resurrecting his family’s distillery one easy-sipping bottle of bourbon at a time
Made in the South Awards
2014 Food Category
A longtime hunter takes inspiration from the duck blind to craft next-level caramels
Sporting
Crazy for Quail
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
Four Principles: Creating a Quail Hunter’s Paradise
The formula to Pineland Farm’s success
Sporting Scene
Helice: Skeet on Steroids
A new shotgun sport that’s the next best thing to live birds
Made in the South
Handcrafted Decoy Ducks
In the South Carolina Lowcountry, a devoted duck hunter carves hollow-bodied decoys loaded with history
Made in the South Awards
2013 Food Category: Overall Winner
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
Made in the South
Swamp Things
A Louisiana craftsman keeps a Cajun tradition afloat
Sporting
For the Love of Ducks
Deep in Louisiana duck country, a hunting lodge marries a conservation ethic with creature comforts
Made in the South
One of the Country’s Finest Gun Engravers
How Lisa Tomlin turned a childhood obsession with drawing animals into a career as one of the country’s finest gun engravers
Land & Conservation
Tall Timbers: In Search of the Wild Flush
An innovative plan to restore wild quail populations throughout the South