Old Flintlock: A Sporting Scribe for the Ages

No writer has sung the South’s sporting song with the same alluring sweetness as Archibald Hamilton Rutledge. Known to family and friends as “Old Flintlock,” he was a proud son of the southern soil with roots that reached deep into the Carolina Lowcountry’s past. His...

Hunting of Old – Lonely Journey Backward

Tony Kinton details the ups and downs, reliefs and frustrations and the total fulfilment of experience that comes with the hunting of old. Obstinacy is considered poor taste. But fracturing protocol and proper behavior were not my intent. Rather, I was simply curious...

When Wildness Goes Bold

In any great wildlife painting, viewers do not just feel the spirit of an animal, we’re making contact with the mind’s eye of a brilliant artist. Julie T. Chapman, in her acclaimed multi-media scenes and monochromatic scratchboards, demonstrates how a single image can...
A Clothing Line Inspired by Nature

A Clothing Line Inspired by Nature

For the Hayes family, going wild led to Madison Creek Outfitters, apparel for people who crave the great outdoors. For Phillip and his son Todd Hayes, what started as a family adventure into the wilds of Wyoming led to a journey down Madison Creek, a stream of...

The Return of the Lion Heart

“Brian Jarvi’s work excites me because he’s young and he commands the same qualities as you see in works by the old masters.” As outdoors people, let us be blunt: It is a troubling, tough and harrowing time to be alive on Planet Earth, but...