The Wild South
Upgrade Your Ears
If you haven’t yet made the leap to a set of electronic earplugs for hunting, now is the time
Land & Conservation
See a Rare Litter of Eastern Diamondback Rattlesnakes
With “big old eyes and a button for a rattle,” these baby snakes offer hope for a struggling species
Sporting South
An Arkansas Hunting Lodge That’s Changing the Game
For Jonathan Wilkins, the trips he organizes through his Black Duck Revival in Arkansas aren’t about guarded spots, bragging rights, or limiting out on game. They’re about giving everyone a taste of the hunt
Land & Conservation
Why Do Leaves Change Color?
Whether they’re turning yellow, orange, red, or not at all, a tree’s fall leaves are a window into its personality
Sporting South
Into the Woodcock Woods
Long overlooked as a prime upland bird in the South, the timberdoodle is quickly inspiring a new legion of hunters. But that by no means makes this whimsical-looking, erratic-flying,
thick-cover-loving quarry an easy target
Editor's Letter
From the Editor: Looking After Loggerheads
A small team monitors a critical nesting habitat for loggerhead sea turtles
Conservation
Return of the Native Brook Trout
On the back of a determined West Virginian—and private landowners and government agencies
alike—the vaunted and cherished brook trout just might be making a miracle comeback
