Garden & Gun

Celebrating the best of Southern culture, music, food, style, travel, art, literature, and the sporting life. Plus, lots of good dogs.

GARDEN & GUN

Turtle Stewards • LOOKING AFTER CRITICAL NESTING HABITAT FOR LOGGERHEAD SEA TURTLES

Who’s That Doggie on the Cover? • Plus: Get your pooch in the pages of G&G

CONTRIBUTORS

“For anyone like me who likes a tub bath, here’s a tip: A can of Budweiser floats”

WE ASKED... What is the best Southern sauce? • In our Talk of the South newsletter, readers told us which condiments they can’t live without.

Right on Cue • CNN’S KAITLAN COLLINS NEVER MISSES A BEAT (OR AN ALABAMA GAME)

A New Dawn • LOUISVILLE-BORN FAVORITE MY MORNING JACKET GETS ITS GROOVE BACK

Standout Voice • Adia Victoria’s unflinching blues

Flight Numbers • WHAT WE KNOW—AND WHAT WE DON’TABOUT THIS YEAR’S DUCK SEASON

Alabama Getaway • THE DARING AND DANGERS OF LIVING IN A DRY COUNTY

Swan Dive • THE SECRETS AND SCANDALS BEHIND TRUMAN CAPOTE’S NOTORIOUS FEMALE FRIENDSHIPS

Wild, Wild Wonder • A lauded writer turns to nature once more

Floribama Fleecing • HOW THE SUNSHINE STATE PILFERED THE PANHANDLE

Fort Worth, Texas

North Carolina Oysters for All • RYAN BETHEA WANTS EVERYONE IN THE STATE TO BE ABLE TO GET THEIR HANDS ON FRESH BIVALVES

Peanut Butter… Whiskey? • YEP. AND WE SUGGEST YOU TRY IT

Eggplant Surprise • FALL SQUASH SALSA AMPS UP AN OVERLOOKED INGREDIENT

Silver Supper • SPECKLED TROUT IS FALL FISHING—AND EATING—AT ITS FINEST

Houston on the Plate • VIETNAM AND TEXAS FORM A BEAUTIFUL UNION AT XIN CHÀO

BánhMe • Stellar sandwiches in East Nashville

The Revel Is in the Details • LITTLE THINGS DONE RIGHT ENHANCE A THANKSGIVING TABLESCAPE

Dogtrot Dreams • IN THE HILL COUNTRY, A FAMILY WITH DEEP TEXAS ROOTS RESCUES A CABIN FOR GENERATIONS OF GUESTS TO COME

Feast for the Eyes • THE BLACK FOOD EXPERIENCE SHAPES A NEW ORLEANS ARTIST’S NEW CERAMIC COLLECTION

Me and My Shadow • FROM CALIFORNIA CAMPOUTS TO MISSISSIPPI SWIMS, A LOYAL LAB NEVER STRAYS FAR

Lights in the Valley • A CHILDHOOD SERENITY UNDER THE STARS REAWAKENS AT A NORTH CAROLINA DARK SKY PARK

Country Captain? • OUTDOOR PURSUITS DON’T ALWAYS COME NATURALLY

GARDEN & GUN PRESENTS: THE SPORTING SOUTH • A SEASON’S WORTH of ADVENTURES from the WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINS to GEORGIA’S TIDAL CREEKS

EXPANDING THE FIELD • FOR JONATHAN WILKINS, THE TRIPS HE ORGANIZES THROUGH HIS BLACK DUCK REVIVAL IN ARKANSAS AREN’T ABOUT GUARDED SPOTS, BRAGGING RIGHTS, OR LIMITING OUT ON GAME. THEY’RE ABOUT GIVING EVERYONE A TASTE OF THE HUNT

LIGHT IN THE DARK • FROM THE BOW OF A SKIFF IN THE STILL OF NIGHT, GIG IN HAND, A SON REFLECTS ON FATHERS, FLOUNDER, AND CHOOSING A LIFE OUTDOORS

INTO THE WOODCOCK WOODS • LONG OVERLOOKED AS A PRIME UPLAND BIRD IN THE SOUTH, THE TIMBERDOODLE IS QUICKLY INSPIRING A NEW LEGION OF HUNTERS. BUT THAT BY NO MEANS MAKES THIS WHIMSICAL-LOOKING, ERRATIC-FLYING, THICK-COVER-LOVING QUARRY AN EASY TARGET

RETURN OF THE NATIVE • ON THE BACK OF A DETERMINED WEST VIRGINIANAND PRIVATE LANDOWNERS AND GOVERNMENT AGENCIES ALIKE—THE VAUNTED AND CHERISHED BROOK TROUT JUST MIGHT BE MAKING A MIRACLE COMEBACK

Saddle Stays • THREE HISTORIC SOUTHERN INNS WHERE HORSE LOVERS FEEL RIGHT AT HOME

Hermitage Farm GOSHEN, KENTUCKY • A swank Bluegrass hideaway strikes an artful balance between tradition and modern hospitality

The Swag and Cataloochee Ranch HAYWOOD COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA • A charming inn and a reimagined ranch share stables for adventurous trail rides

Classic Rides • Adventures on...