Prairie Wings
We had just turned the horses into the wind when I noticed Beck, one of Jeff’s A-Team setters, getting birdy. Was it another bunch of meadowlarks or something better? Then, 50 yards in front of us, Beck locked down tight and Bandit, his canine partner from the A-Team,...
Seeing with a Hunter’s Heart
Hunting is paradoxical: Immersing one’s self in a hunt that could end in death is life-affirming.
Henry Edwards Davis: Old School Sporting Scribe
Most turkey hunters who are serious students of the sport and its rich literary heritage will be familiar with the name Henry Edwards Davis. His landmark book, The American Wild Turkey, is widely acclaimed as the definitive treatment of hunting America’s grand bird....
Cumberland Estate’s Historic Revival and the Renaissance Man Behind It
In the 1994 classic, “Shawshank Redemption,” Andy Dufresne, played by Tim Robbins, delivers the film’s memorable manifesto to Ellis “Red” Redding (Morgan Freeman), “Life comes down to a simple choice… get busy living or get busy dying.” For 80-year-old Texas...
Neglected Birds
Responses vary greatly when someone hears the unexpected. There may be a blank stare or emphatic sigh or even a look of mild alarm. There may be the sudden gasp accentuated with a rhetorical, “Really?” This is not so much a question as it is spontaneous disbelief. Or...
Going Up Under The Mountain
When it came to pheasants, Kelly had his own bag of tricks—mothods you’d never find in a dog-training manual.
Brays Island Plantation: Your Sporting Life Awaits
Brays Island Plantation is a unique coastal community dedicated to providing residents and their guests with an array of recreational opportunities suited to their outdoor lifestyle. To this end, Brays Island meticulously maintains an expansive wingshooting program....
Sporting Classics TV Season 7 Episode 14 Trailer
This week, Sporting Classics with Chris Dorsey pairs two waterfowl fanatics as host Chris Dorsey and guitarist Steve Farris enjoy the world’s greatest duck and goose hunting destinations, and we help celebrate a unique real estate transaction in Nebraska. The...