The Sporting Life
Sporting Scene
Why some shooters are ready for a blast from the past
Sporting
Each spring, Birmingham chef Chris Hastings invites a handful of friends and their children to his camp in Alabama for a week of hunting, camaraderie, good food… and a few life lessons
Sporting
Deep in the jungle of the Amazon Basin lies a surprisingly well-appointed lodge, where the only thing that tops the amenities just might be the fishing
Sporting
A trove of classic doubles brings America’s golden age of shotguns to life
Best of the Sporting South
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
Land & Conservation
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
Made in the South Awards: Outdoors
Runners-Up: a fire pit from Deus Modern, landing nets by HeartWood Trade, and axes from Richardson Axeworks
Hurricane Michael
After slamming into the Gulf Coast, Michael set its sights on some of the South’s most cherished pine forests
ADVENTURES
The sport of kings still reigns at Sea Island Resort
Sporting
On a South Florida fishing excursion, one hungry, hungry grouper bit off more than he could chew
Sporting
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
Guns
Old-world gunsmithing meets modern-day technology in the Italian company’s new SL3 over-under
Sporting
Step into the field for a photographic ode to good times, great dogs, and the joy of a Southern quail hunt
Land & Conservation
Anglers capture incredible photos of the massive animal off the coast of South Carolina
Sporting
Competitors captain skiffs on a grueling circuit around Florida to benefit coastal conservation
Made in the South Awards 2017
Outdoors runner-up Tom Beckbe’s waxed canvas hunting vest has a liner dyed from the clay found along Alabama’s Tombigbee River
Made in the South Awards 2017
Outdoors runner-up Ian Balding’s Paddle Bateau is a cross between a stand-up paddleboard and a creek pirogue
Made in the South Awards 2017
The Outdoors category winner is a portable fire pit-grill combo that can go from football games to backyard barbecues