Sporting

For an Oklahoma farm kid, a pup with a nose for turtles was a boy’s best friend

A modest proposal for the invasive species spreading through the Mississippi River basin

A sporting family cultivates a wildly beautiful retreat in the heart of the Texas prairie

An artist reflects on the dogs that have found their way into his work—and heart

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

A new class of shotguns arrive as more women head to the range

In the world of field-trialing bird dogs, there are pointers and then there are…more pointers. So when an English setter named Shadow Oak Bo won the National Championship, he sent a shock wave through the circuit. Then he did it again

During his thirty years tracking lost souls through the Smokies and beyond McCarter rescued twenty-six people, many of them children. These days he’s still in the mountains, often thinking about those he found—and the few he didn’t

For the painter Eldridge Hardie, his art isn’t just a vocation. It’s a way of life

Expert tracker Dwight McCarter takes us into the Great Smoky Mountains

Explore the Great Smoky Mountains with an expert tracker

Mike Higgins, president of the United States Helice Association, explains what makes helice so unique

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

No matter how hard we try, some dogs just can’t be contained

Go on the hunt for wild quail at Pineland Farm in South Carolina

The formula to Pineland Farm’s success

A new shotgun sport that’s the next best thing to live birds

From the kitchen to the baseball diamond, Calpurnia knew her way around a plate

Instructors at Sandy Moret's Islamorada school share their most memorable moments

A new book traces the history and conservation legacy of the Carolina Lowcountry