by Dr. Peter Brookes | Oct 26, 2026
The tense second before a whopping covey explodes is the most nerve-wracking silence in history — Havilah Babcock, I Don’t Want to Shoot an Elephant (1958) Virginia’s wild northern bobwhite quail population isn’t what it once was, but for Mr. Bob fans, there’s good...
by Dr. Peter Brookes | Aug 14, 2026
Looking for a different kind of bird hunt this fall? If so, a clapper rail hunt—an interesting hybrid of upland and waterfowl hunting—in the coastal waters of Virginia’s Chesapeake Bay may be the answer. Though not as popular as it once was, chasing these shorebirds...
by Dr. Peter Brookes | Jul 20, 2026
Nestled in the verdant, rolling hills of Virginia horse country not far from the nation’s capital is The National Sporting Museum & Library (NSLM), America’s must-see museum for outdoorsmen, especially those interested in upland hunting and sporting and...
