Everybody had now gathered but Steve. When questioned, the other drivers disclaimed all knowledge of his whereabouts or his peculiar behavior. But they knew perfectly of both. For a very long time we have had on the plantation a black man named Steve. For a generation...
It has always seemed to me that any man is a better man for being a hunter. I have said that my hunting has often been solitary; but that was chiefly in the early days. During the last 25 years, I have rarely taken to the woods and fields in the shooting season...
Fall at Brays Island brings with it the much anticipated scene of crisp mornings, rock steady pointers and eager cockers culminating in a burst of bobwhites in every direction. With 3,500 acres of quail courses and woodlands, Brays is every upland bird hunter’s...
To elicit thoughtful reflection … to trigger an emotional response, these are the things McKissick seeks in his art. Of course you can’t always tell a book by its cover — nor a painter by his paintings. Take Randall McKissick, for example. With just a...
This week, Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey proves that birds of a feather do indeed flock together as Chris is joined by friends and neighbors from Brays Island, South Carolina on a group trip to South Africa to enjoy some of the finest wingshooting anywhere on...
Is this the world’s greatest freshwater gamefish? Hop a Cessna Caravan and leave the city of Santa Cruz, Bolivia and its 2.5 million inhabitants and it isn’t long before you’re swallowed by millions of acres of untrammeled jungle. The forested hills and valleys...
John Doyle sees the ocean as one of the last frontiers where man can test his courage. John Doyle once showed me a photo from his boyhood in the mid-’40s. The picture was of him, standing next to a string of five largemouth bass that his father had caught on a...
Where the Sporting Life Lives Brays Island, located in the heart of the South Carolina Lowcountry, is a sporting community with a unique history, dedicated to preservation and a love for life outdoors. SPONSORED CONTENT: Brays Island is a sporting enthusiast’s dream...
Here’s the portfolio; look what’s inside. People are known for doing the one thing at which they are best. That’s what we were telling the artist one afternoon in his studio with the window as big as The Ritz. There are well-known western artists and...
A Springtime Staple: Redfish Filets with Lemon Tabasco Butter Spring is in the air and that means fishing season is in full swing here in the lowcountry. A South Carolina staple, Redfish are an incredibly fun species to catch and also make for delicious table fare....
