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Sporting

After devoting more than five decades to helping clients catch the fish of their dreams, Huff reels in the esteemed Izaak Walton Award

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Good Dog

A moment of truth in the field with a spirited, freethinking pup

A collage of polaroids from a trip along the Mississippi River

Travel

For all the romanticism a voyage down the Mississippi evokes, cruising the river and exploring its still-wild pockets for pleasure can be fraught—even life-threatening. The few who do such, however, find rewards beyond measure. And learn that by the waterway’s very nature, no two trips are alike

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Traditions

A trout fisherman discovers it’s not always conventional medicine that brings respite

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Sporting

Honoring the Florida sportsman’s indelible legacy on and off the water

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Sporting

The Louisiana native carries on a Cajun woodworking and painting lineage

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Sporting

A mountain bird can drive you mad

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Sporting

A sunrise in the swamp stirs wings and water

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Sporting

Deep in Florida’s backcountry, a legendary guide reveals a world of silver giants

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Sporting

An invigorating trip to the Bahamas—and more classic sporting pursuits

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Sporting

A sportsman’s journey from the Alabama quail fields to the Canadian wilderness to laying down his gun

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CONSERVATION

We don’t know jack—but with the help of anglers and guides, researchers are aiming for a better understanding of the fish

Arts & Culture

A new chronicle of the sporting life targets a better future

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Travel

For a seasoned group of fish-minded travelers, a bucolic adventure comes with a taste of the royal treatment

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Sporting Scene

Doubling up for gobblers

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The Wild South

The wildturkeyDNA project engages hunters to try and determine why some gobblers don’t look like the others

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Food & Drink

Ducks Unlimited and World Whiskey Society collaborate on a pair of bottles for waterfowl lovers

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Travel

The landmark Memphis retail complex, which turns ten this month, is an unexpected place to enjoy the great indoors

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Sporting

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

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Travel

Itching for a shot at the gray ghost? From Grand Bahama’s renowned East End to the remote Crooked Island, these lodges offer prime fishing grounds along with some of the archipelago’s most beautiful scenery.