Sporting

THE WILD SOUTH



Sporting

Presented by Orvis and Blade and Bow, a new traveling event celebrates the centuries-old tradition of decoy carving in the South

An illustration of a hand holding a wingbone call with a quilt-like display of wildlife around it

Sporting

Fifty years after receiving a handmade wingbone call, an outdoorsman remembers the legendary biologist Wayne Bailey, who gave voice to eastern wild turkeys

A Chuck-will's-widow on a branch

Land & Conservation

These two nightjars—mainstays of the Southern soundscape—are easily confused

A child observing a crayfish mound

Land & Conservation

The mounds may look insignificant, but they’re the craftsmanship of local crustaceans called lawn lobsters

A monarch caterpillar on a milkweed flower.

Home & Garden

Don’t be intimidated by tales of finicky seeds in the fridge. Here’s everything Southerners need to know to get milkweed in the ground and support the monarch migration.

A woman digs in the dirt

Land & Conservation

This volcanic depression in the middle of nowhere is the only place in the world you can find—and keep—the precious gemstone

Good Dogs

  • Good Dog

    Celebrating a Brittany who was a delight in the field and a demon in the house

  • Good Dog

    How a deaf bird dog made a breakthrough in international relations


  • Good Dog

    From the kitchen to the baseball diamond, Calpurnia knew her way around a plate

  • Good Dog

    An exuberant stray named Troy proves that sometimes the last thing you want is just the thing you need

  • Good Dog

    How a bookish Labrador became a college-town hero

  • Good Dog

    A neurotic dog finds its soul among the waves

  • Good Dog

    Hard truths and tough decisions on a day gone to the dogs

  • Good Dog

    How a soulful pug named James Brown helped a writer regain his stride