Sporting

THE WILD SOUTH



A yellow spider in a web

CONSERVATION

The long-legged, brightly colored orb weavers are growing more common across the South. Here’s what to do—and what not to do—when you cross paths with one.

An illustration of a little girl sitting on the back of a truck with buckets of walnuts in an orchard

This Land

A Southern foraging staple cracks open a lifetime of memories

an illustration of quail

Sporting

Generations apart, a shared devotion rises

A male elk bugeling

Conservation

After a multi-decade restoration effort, the charismatic herbivores roam Kentucky, Tennessee, and the Virginias—and fall is the best time to spot them

a spoonbill

Seven Southern

Binoculars up! These destinations celebrate the best in birdwatching when temps (finally) dip

crocodile hatchlings

conservation

A banner year for hatchlings, thanks in large part to an unlikely ally

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