Sporting

Bringing up children in the outdoors, and G&G‘s new podcast

When an Austin businessman and endurance racer entered the grueling Texas Water Safari, he expected the sleepless nights and alligators. Then came the hallucinations.

Episode 8: Nathaniel Hitt
The biologist and brook trout expert discusses his research focused on the much-loved freshwater fish

Episode 7: Andrew Zimmern
The popular TV personality, chef, writer, and outdoorsman talks about his approach to finding, and preparing, the food he makes for himself and for others

Episode 6: Alvin Dedeaux
The Austin-based guide discusses fishing the rivers and lakes of Texas, the humble beginnings of what’s now an annual event focused on cleaning up the lower Colorado River; the unexpected origins of his eponymous Dedeaux Popper; and his former life as frontman of a funk band

The beloved Western North Carolina event unites generations of riders and spectators with a tradition steeped in family and community

Ep. 5: Dave and Eddie on Raising Kids in the Outdoors
The hosts have a candid discussion about sharing their outdoor passions with the next generation—what they’ve done right, what they wish they’d done, and what they’ve learned along the way

Episode 4: Tom Rosenbauer
The face of Orvis fishing joins Dave and Eddie to discuss his nearly half-century career with the company, his innovations in fly fishing—and his wife’s reaction to his spur-of-the-moment tattoo

A homegrown Smoky Mountains event caters to the cult of the cane makers, restorers, and collectors

Episode 3: Mike Chamberlain
Dave and Eddie talk turkey with one of the world’s foremost experts on the birds—including how to protect their populations

Episode 2: Hilary Hutcheson
Dave and Eddie interview the fishing guide and brand ambassador about her environmental work, raising outdoors-focused kids, angling in the South, noodling for catfish, and more. Listen now

A few strategies for keeping the peace—and having a successful day—when sharing the water with other anglers

Episode 1: Flip Pallot
Cohosts Dave DiBenedetto and Eddie Nickens interview the legendary fisherman on the first episode of G&G’s new podcast. Listen now

Pork chops, bathing suits, not-so-dead possums: Readers describe the strange and surprising items their pets retrieved

Top-notch gear for the mom who loves the boat, beach, woods, blind, and, of course, you

The angler, author, and instructor on her greatest catch and how to cast 161 feet

The South Carolina–based chef and outdoorsman brings an inspiring approach to wild game and fish. Get his recipe for coriander-cured venison loin

With a hatchet, a knife, paintbrushes, and a deep reverence for nature and American folk art, Mark McNair turns out some of the finest decoys ever to float the Atlantic coast

“Once you get a couple of these things, you start appreciating the history and the beauty and the engineering”

The Gainesville conservationist captured roaming Florida panthers, rainbows over tree islands, and basking alligators in the name of saving the “river of grass”