Issues
Filed In: Chef + Plate, Food, Toasting the Hunt
Those who know Chef Frank Stitt, whether personally or by way of his brilliant cooking, conjure thoughts about him with a smile. As for me-I smile too and I’m also......
Filed In: Bird, Grouse, Hunt, On the Hunt, The Sporting Life, Woodcock
There is a rough stone wall at the bottom of the Blackmer place in Massachusetts that runs north to south along the forest edge. In New England fashion, it is......
Filed In: Bird, Hunt, On the Hunt, Pheasant, The Sporting Life
For several years, I helped out on a hunting preserve that offered several species of gamebirds, including pheasants. Depending on the time of year, the pens held anywhere from 200......
Filed In: Bourbon, Drink, Toasting the Hunt
What’s new for bourbon this year? This loaded question requires a little background in alcohol marketing and business practices. Beer has seasonal releases as brewers use seasonal ingredients to spi...
Filed In: Bird, Conservation, Dog, Habitat, On the Hunt, People, The Sporting Life
Herbert Stoddard, author of The Bobwhite Quail: its Habits, Preservation, and Increase, wrote in the 1950s: “The bobwhite might probably be called the Fire Bird.” If ever there was a......
Filed In: Dog, On the Hunt, The Sporting Life
Trying to describe the wirehaired pointing griffon (ususally shortened to simply “griffon”) is a flirtation with paradox. The words “soft, cute, calm” come out in the same breath as “desire,...
Filed In: Chef + Plate, Food, Recipe, Restuarant, Toasting the Hunt
From architecture student to lead vocalist/guitar player in a rock band to superstar chef, Savannah, Georgia, native Steven Satterfield has always put his creativity on display. He makes culinary conn...
Filed In: Culture, Experience, Memories, On the Hunt, Stories, The Sporting Life
Again I travel east, over a blue highway passing through big, open grasslands that stretch for miles. To my left, the mixed grass prairie extends north through much of the......
Filed In: Gun, Handmade, History, Shooting, The Sporting Life
The chiming of Big Ben in London signaling the 2014 New Year also marked the beginning of a momentous celebration for all involved with storied gunmaker James Purdey & Sons......
Filed In: Chukar, Dog, Experience, Partridge, Stories, The Sporting Life
We worked dogs for a very long time up a long, gradual slope to a position at the top of a rolling Oregon hill. From that elevated vantage point, I......
