Sporting

A watercolor painting of a man standing in a stream, fishing

Traditions

A trout fisherman discovers it’s not always conventional medicine that brings respite

A portrait of a man with a fly rod

Sporting

Honoring the Florida sportsman’s indelible legacy on and off the water

A collage of sleeping dogs
50 Slideshow

Good Dog 2025

See fifty of the sleepiest dogs from our 2025 Good Dog Photo Contest

A collage of dogs

Good Dog 2025

See the overall top dog and prize-winning sleeping pups. Plus, all of the adorable runners-up.

A yellow spider in a web

CONSERVATION

The long-legged, brightly colored orb weavers are growing more common across the South. Here’s what to do—and what not to do—when you cross paths with one.

Two hyper realistic duck decoys

Sporting

The Louisiana native carries on a Cajun woodworking and painting lineage

An illustration of a little girl sitting on the back of a truck with buckets of walnuts in an orchard

This Land

A Southern foraging staple cracks open a lifetime of memories

Sporting

Chasing the stars of the Southern field by land, sea, river, swamp, and farm pond

an illustration of a bass

Sporting

Whether you’re a kid on a farm pond or a world-renowned novelist, it’s hard not to fall for these fish

an illustration of quail

Sporting

Generations apart, a shared devotion rises

an illustration of a woman fishing in mountains

Sporting

A quest to hook a king salmon sets a Southern-born angler on a new course

illustration of a turkey

Sporting

A mountain bird can drive you mad

an illustration of a duck

Sporting

A sunrise in the swamp stirs wings and water

an illustration of a man fishing

Sporting

Deep in Florida’s backcountry, a legendary guide reveals a world of silver giants

A male elk bugeling

Conservation

After a multi-decade restoration effort, the charismatic herbivores roam Kentucky, Tennessee, and the Virginias—and fall is the best time to spot them

a spoonbill

Seven Southern

Binoculars up! These destinations celebrate the best in birdwatching when temps (finally) dip

crocodile hatchlings

conservation

A banner year for hatchlings, thanks in large part to an unlikely ally

An illustration of a falcon

Conservation

An unlikely coalition helps the striking raptors soar again

an illustration of a dog with a life buoy jumping into water

Good Dog

A water-loving Aussie plunges into the hearts of an Arkansas family

Birds crowd the cypress trees and branches hanging over the water.

Conservation

The Port Royal Cypress Wetlands and Rookery is a stunning ecological success story