The Sporting Life
Filed In: Accessories, Attire, Experience, Gear, History, People, The Sporting Life
Northern goose down is the finest insulating material known to man–at least for clothing to keep you alive under the worst conditions. Down is the ultra-fine, almost weightless plumage that......
Filed In: Dog, Hunt, Pheasant, The Sporting Life
Kodiak, an energetic 3-year-old springer spaniel, was the perfect pick to accompany Mark Haglin and his three sons on a pheasant hunt in South Dakota. The owner of Pine Shadows,......
Filed In: Dog, Memories, People, Stories, The Sporting Life
“Lady, whoa.” The German shorthair keened and quivered. She looked at each of us in turn to make sure we were ready. During the end of November, our group had......
Filed In: Bird, Bobwhite, Craft, Dog, On the Hunt, Partridge, Quail
Havilah Babcock, a beloved English professor at the University of South Carolina, has often been described as the unofficial poet laureate of the bobwhite quail. “Call him Bob White, quail,......
Filed In: History, Hunter, Memories, People, Stories, The Sporting Life
One man made the enduring success of Covey Rise magazine possible—Kim N. Price. The avid sportsman and conservationist started the publication for “the serious quail hunter” in 2002. Through the...
Filed In: Craft, Gun, Handmade, hunting, International, Shooting
Nestled beside a fairy-tale lake in northern Italy, Gardone Val Trompia is home to so many fine engravers, it could be the world capital of counterfeiting. Instead, it is to......
Filed In: Experience, People, Stories, The Sporting Life
The American Heritage Dictionary offers a definition of “fog” as: “Condensed water vapor in cloudlike masses lying close to the ground and limited visibility…A state of mental vagueness or bew...
