Draped in Spanish Moss – Covey Rise Magazine

Draped in Spanish Moss – Covey Rise Magazine

I have an unparalleled view from my captain’s chair high up on the quail buggy, but I am captivated by the long skeins of Spanish moss draping from a century-old live oak. The combination of a delicate, flowering plant and strapping tree is profound, and when a...
Class in Session – USA Today Hunt & Fish

Class in Session – USA Today Hunt & Fish

When I was a kid, it was easy to learn to hunt and fish. I had a constant supply of adult mentors who showed young kids like me the ropes, rarely bothered by the mistakes we made as we tagged along. Once we learned our lessons, we had a tremendous amount of freedom to...
Yankee Cover Dog – Covey Rise Magazine

Yankee Cover Dog – Covey Rise Magazine

My heart skipped a beat when my wife told me she loved Albert. He was a young, muscular, good-looking tricolor setter of North Carolina quail stock, part of the field-dog rotation at The Webb Farm. Bill Webb owned him, Wade Meacham trained him and Kenny Rabb hunted...
Lolipops and Hatblowers – Sporting Classics

Lolipops and Hatblowers – Sporting Classics

Quail Hunting is a treasured tradition in the Red Hills Somewhere between the morning mist rising from the lake at False Dawn and the skeins of Spanish moss drooping from the cypress trees is a space of air where the quail fly hard. When a covey erupts from the...