Hunting

THE WILD SOUTH
Squirrel Day in Ville Platte
The seat of Louisiana’s Evangeline Parish all but shuts down for the opening of squirrel season, a celebration of Cajun culture and community

Sporting
Call of the Quail
Few things top a great day in the field with good friends, fine bird dogs, and plenty of quail. A photographer captures the beauty and joy of a Southern tradition

Sporting
Nine Standout Lodges for the Southern Quail Hunter
From the pine forests of the Red Hills to the foothills of the Andes, plan your next hunt at these destination properties

Ask G&G
Love Thy Neighbor
Thoughts on rivalry football couples, dove-hunting duds, and classic Southern beach reads

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

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

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

The Southern Agenda
Shoot and Stay in Style
Flush quail at any or all of these five destinations, where the luxurious lodging is almost as memorable as the hunt

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
Crazy for Quail
Think the golden age of wild Southern quail hunting is gone forever? Don’t tell that to three South Carolina sportsmen who spent twenty long years transforming an old pine plantation into a wild bird haven

Good Dogs
Explore a Southern Wild Bird Haven
Go on the hunt for wild quail at Pineland Farm in South Carolina

Good Dogs
Four Principles: Creating a Quail Hunter’s Paradise
The formula to Pineland Farm’s success

Made in the South
Handcrafted Decoy Ducks
In the South Carolina Lowcountry, a devoted duck hunter carves hollow-bodied decoys loaded with history

Food & Drink
For the Love of the Game
When a group of the South’s finest chefs gather for a hunt, the only thing better than the camaraderie is the cooking

Sporting
Rick Bragg on Boys and Coon Dogs
For a group of young boys in the mountains, nothing beat the howl of a legendary coon dog

Openings
Sea Island’s Second Shot
One of the South’s earliest hunt clubs returns

Sporting
A Look at Louisiana’s Honey Brake Lodge
Explore one of the South’s ultimate duck hunting destinations

Food & Drink
A Taste for the Hunt
A boy acquires a profound appreciation for the hunt