From his home base in the North Carolina mountains, Ryan Kirby is bringing an unbridled passion for the outdoors to the canvas—and giving the sporting art world a jolt of youthful energy

Long a duck-hunting mecca, North Carolina’s Pine Island stands as one of the few remnants of the untamed Outer Banks. Today, thanks to the National Audubon Society, it’s also a living laboratory for how to protect the coastal South’s uncertain future

Runners-Up: a fire pit from Deus Modern, landing nets by HeartWood Trade, and axes from Richardson Axeworks

After slamming into the Gulf Coast, Michael set its sights on some of the South’s most cherished pine forests

The sport of kings still reigns at Sea Island Resort

On a South Florida fishing excursion, one hungry, hungry grouper bit off more than he could chew

Few things top a great day in the field with good friends, fine bird dogs, and plenty of quail. A photographer captures the beauty and joy of a Southern tradition

Old-world gunsmithing meets modern-day technology in the Italian company’s new SL3 over-under

Step into the field for a photographic ode to good times, great dogs, and the joy of a Southern quail hunt

Anglers capture incredible photos of the massive animal off the coast of South Carolina

The joys and pains of trying to bag a gobbler

Competitors captain skiffs on a grueling circuit around Florida to benefit coastal conservation

A Georgia quail hunter keeps a family legacy alive

Outdoors runner-up Tom Beckbe’s waxed canvas hunting vest has a liner dyed from the clay found along Alabama’s Tombigbee River

Outdoors runner-up Ian Balding’s Paddle Bateau is a cross between a stand-up paddleboard and a creek pirogue

The Outdoors category winner is a portable fire pit-grill combo that can go from football games to backyard barbecues

Head into the field with stylish essentials that blend function and finish

Beretta, Blaser, and Zoli are the latest manufacturers to unveil quality shotguns designed for women

At a grass airstrip in rural North Carolina, novelist and onetime fighter pilot Clyde Edgerton steps back into the cockpit—and back in time—for the flight of his dreams

A Georgia trainer revives the reputation of a historic gundog