The Sporting Life

Sporting
The Wild Santee
Once the heart of Carolina rice country and the stomping ground of Archibald Rutledge, the tidal marshes of the Santee Delta constitute a natural treasure. Today, a handful of passionate duck hunters are helping to make sure it all stays that way.

Sporting Scene
Savannah’s Tack Stars
Savannah College of Art and Design’s equestrian team aims for a third national title

Southern Style
Outstanding in the Field
From hand-forged blades to the best new boots, this collection of sporting gear is on point

Sporting Scene
Vincent Hancock: Eyes on the Prize
A shotgun phenom sets his sights on an unprecedented third consecutive Olympic gold

Guns
Sure Shots: Eight Great Gun Shops
Eight of the best shops in the South and beyond for the bird-gun enthusiast

Sporting
The Plantation Broker
There’s no finer quail country than the Red Hills, 300,000 acres of longleaf and wiregrass and home to more than a hundred sprawling plantations. Who’d have thought a real estate broker would become its unofficial steward?

Arts & Culture
Bob Rich, Jr. Q&A: From the Boardroom to Books to Broadway
The business mogul, broadway producer, and philanthropist on his latest adventures

Sporting
Inside the World of the Plantation Broker
When buyers want to own a pristine piece of the Red Hills extraordinary quail country, they talk to Jon Kohler

Sporting
Dispatch From the Road: Bass Fishing in Florida
Join writer Dave Mezz as he travels in search of big bass in the Sunshine State

Sporting
On Being a Turkey
Deep in the Mississippi woods, a hunter reflects on the joys — and pain — of chasing gobblers

Books
Life Lessons from the Man Who Wrote the Book on Golf
Harvey Penick’s sage advice still resonates

Guns
The Rebirth of the Sweet Sixteen
Long a favorite among Southern hunters, a classic shotgun returns to the field

Weekends
Riding High: Five Equestrian Resorts
Beyond luxury accommodations, great food, and first-rate service, these resorts are a Southern equestrian’s dream

Sporting Scene
The Quail Field Primeval
How a North Carolina plantation turned back the clock on bobwhite habitat

Sporting Scene
North Carolina’s George Hi Plantation
Where the quail feel right at home

Arts & Culture
For Sale: Heritage Sporting Art
Hundreds of paintings and sculptures will be up for bid at this week’s Copley Fine Art Auctions’ Winter Sale

Books
Reel Love
A behind-the-scenes look at fly fishing’s most devoted couple

Sporting
Vince Lombardi’s Southern Season
The Super Bowl trophy’s namesake spent his largely forgotten last season trying to turn a scruffy team of Southerners into NFL champions

Sporting Scene
Polo’s Game Changer
A South Carolina phenom is helping break down the sport’s gender boundaries

Good Dogs
Five of the South’s Best Gundog Trainers
Few things can match the sublime pleasure of working with a great dog in the field. But the dogs don’t usually start out great. These trainers are here to help