The Sporting Life

Sporting
Puppy Prescription: Introducing a Bird Dog to Noises and Water
Baby steps and keeping it fun are keys to trainer Stephen Faust’s approach

Sporting
Retriever Training at the Clays Course
Trainer Jeremy Criscoe’s regimen for tuning up a retriever’s self-control

Sporting
The Importance of “Whoa” for Bird Dogs
Why nailing this command is critical for a pointer

Sporting
A Trainer’s Tips for a Young Dog’s First Dove Hunt
Patience and a little change in mindset can make all the difference for a pup learning its way around a dove field

Sporting
From Rock Bottom to Key West Fishing Phenom
Many consider permit to be the pinnacle of fly fishing. But it took hitting a personal low before Nathaniel Linville could truly begin his quest to become one of the best permit fishermen alive

Sporting South
An Arkansas Hunting Lodge That’s Changing the Game
For Jonathan Wilkins, the trips he organizes through his Black Duck Revival in Arkansas aren’t about guarded spots, bragging rights, or limiting out on game. They’re about giving everyone a taste of the hunt

Sporting South
Into the Woodcock Woods
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

Conservation
Return of the Native Brook Trout
On the back of a determined West Virginian—and private landowners and government agencies
alike—the vaunted and cherished brook trout just might be making a miracle comeback

Sporting
A Coastal Plain Quail Retreat
From hardscrabble roots, a onetime farmer creates his quail woods dreams in North Carolina, where good dogs and great friends make memories that stretch beyond the field

Sporting
Cameron McIntyre’s One-of-a-Kind Decoys
The Virginia artist carries on the legacy of the master carvers of old. He lives much like them, too

Sporting
Deconstructed Dove-Fig-Prosciutto Poppers
An improved take on the popper—complete with a maple-Sriracha drizzle

Sporting Scene
How Bull Rider Zeke Mitchell is Bucking Convention
Tracking the Texan’s unorthodox rise to the top

Sporting Scene
Last of the Chesapeake Skipjacks
Meet the dedicated Maryland watermen keeping the last of these traditional boats afloat

Adventures
Walker’s Cay: An Island Reborn
A beloved Bahamian fishing escape rises from ruin

Sporting
An Unexpected Encounter in the Field
The land and wildlife manager at Palmetto Bluff goes on a turkey hunt—and gets the surprise of his life
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Sporting
Pro Advice for Southern Sportsmen
From fly fishing to bird-dog training, these are the tips top sportsmen live by

Adventures
Eight Elite Sporting Schools
Find the best places to steady your aim, dial in your cast, fly a falcon, or craft an heirloom-quality bamboo rod

Sporting
Where Waterfowling Is a Family Affair
At a historic duck camp on the Chesapeake Bay, a family has made it its mission to introduce new hunters to waterfowling, while instilling a conservation ethic that will carry the next generation

The Wild SOuth
A Club for the Do-It-All Bird Dog
Interest in bird hunting is on the rise—and so is the North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association

Our Kind of Place
Inside a Hallowed Shotgun Hideaway
If you want to see some of the finest shotguns in the country, first you have to ask