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Raising Quail
If you’ve enjoyed quail or a quail egg in a high-end restaurant, chances are it came from Manchester Farms in Columbia, South Carolina. The family-owned operation got its start when…
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Handmade Tradition
The annual Safari Club International show in Las Vegas is set in the convention halls of the Mandalay Bay Hotel. The floor setup is a scene of barely organized chaos—booths…
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Aphorisms and Pearls
Brief bits of wisdom, aphorisms, and proverbs are sometimes called pearls because they are precious and valuable. (These are the kinds of pearls you wouldn’t want to give to the…
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An Outdoors Experience
Trying to write a profile of artist Bob Timberlake is like trying to hunt your favorite 1,000-acre bird habitat in half an hour. Your mind can wrap around the breadth…
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Holiday Pairings
When it comes to wine, there are two general rules for pairing vino with the main dish: Red wines go with red meat; and white wines with fish. While the…
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Speaking French
It takes a real love of the game for a thirty-pound dog to retrieve a fifteen-pound goose through corn stubble or snow,” says gun-dog trainer Jake Bartells, describing his French…
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The Quality of Light
Whether he’s rendering the nuances of a hunting covert or conveying the barely restrained energy of a dog on point, Bob Bertram believes it’s all about what happens when light…
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Homegrown in the Kitchen
Chef Joseph Lenn grew up with a love of home-cooked meals served at the tables of his mom and granny in the foothills of East Tennessee’s Great Smoky Mountains. He’s…
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A Bit of the Bubbly
When we think of a celebration, what’s the first beverage we envision? Champagne. We toast to the bride and groom with Champagne, World Series winners spritz one another with the…
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In Pursuit of Perfection
Simon Clode welcomes me into his office at the Westley Richards & Company factory in Birmingham, England, the heartland of British manufacturing. We have spoken over the phone, but haven’t…
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The Road Continues: Bird Camp
Bird Camp is an eagerly anticipated annual pilgrimage, now in its ninth year. The players have remained the same, except for Brian Fay (the Counselor), who dropped out after the…
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Classically British
Founded by John Barbour in 1894, the renowned British apparel manufacturer Barbour originally supplied oilskins and other garments to protect the growing community of sailors, fishermen, and dockworkers in northeast…
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