The Sporting Life

Good Dogs
Sporting South: The Driven Way
For a hunt that combines history, tradition, beauty, and some of the most challenging wing shooting you will ever encounter, cross the pond for a British driven shoot

Land & Conservation
Bluegill Dreams
An artist resumes a childhood obsession with the fish of his youth

Made in the South Awards
2015 Outdoors Category
Jeff Robbins’s throwback vessels are keeping a Southern tradition afloat

Guns
The Story Behind the Longleaf Gun
Making this one-of-a-kind quail gun took an international effort

Sporting
First Look: A Sea Island Sporting Club Reopens
Take a sneak peek at Broadfield Sporting Club & Lodge, carved from the grounds of one of the South’s oldest hunt clubs

Conservation
The Case of the Vanishing Quail
Texas researchers identify a new threat to the bobwhite

Sporting
An Ode to Fall in the Field
“What is it about grown men sitting there in camo, waiting for those little birds to fly over?”

Sporting
Jason Isbell’s Atlanta Braves Obsession
Notes from a lifelong fan

The Southern Agenda
Play the Ponies Like a Pro
Kentuckian Jonathan Fowler manages Keeneland’s crew of “betologists,” who teach novices the basics of wagering. Here are a few of his simple tips

Sporting
Southern Master: The Legend of Lefty
Even at ninety years old he can still outcast you—and then charm you with his trademark smile

Sporting
The South’s Top Gun
If you want to learn the art of British driven shooting––and shotgun shooting in general––there’s no one better to see in the States than Chris Batha. Just don’t let him catch you aiming
Sporting
Inside British Driven Shooting
Shooters from across the country learn from one of the world's best shotgun coaches

Sporting
The Outfitted Angler: New Field-Tested Fly-Fishing Gear
Five new pieces of fly-fishing gear for angling in the South

Books
Advice From a Master Angler
Tales from a master fisherman

Sporting Scene
The Game Goes On
Forget standings and scores. In these parts, college football is about more than winning or losing

Legends
Golf Legend Ben Crenshaw
The golfer reflects on the course that taught him almost everything he knows

Sporting Scene
Sight Fishing for Giants
One of sportfishing’s most storied tournaments returns to Tuna Alley

Good Dogs
Heritage Hunt
Deep in the North Carolina Piedmont, one man has made sure that the storied tradition of taking to the field with a pack of beagles in mad pursuit of rabbits lives on

Sporting
On a Heritage Hunt
Go on a rabbit hunt with a pack of beagles

Sporting Scene
Aiming High
A sporting family cultivates a wildly beautiful retreat in the heart of the Texas prairie