Forever Wild More ducks, fewer people in the ACE Basin
On December 8, the ACE Basin Project celebrated its 30th anniversary at Willtown Bluff Plantation, on a breathtaking bluff overlooking...
Ford Walpole
Jan 8, 2020
A convergence of characters at the hunting club
The late Bubba Chaplin, old-school barber and devoted sportsman, once contrasted still-hunting for deer and deer hunting with dogs thusly:...
Ford Walpole
Dec 5, 2019


Father and daughters hunting in Salley
When Alice and Rhett Smith’s daughters were little, they were fond of raising a familiar question before preparing for announced road...
Ford Walpole
Nov 6, 2019


With a spring in his step: Gilbert in the dove field
Michael Coyle grew up duck hunting, a passion he continued to master while a student of occupational therapy at Gannon University on Lake...
Ford Walpole
Oct 2, 2019


A special season for late-summer Lowcountry whitetails
South Carolina’s lengthy season for white-tailed deer allows hunters many opportunities for recreation in the woods. The state’s...
Ford Walpole
Sep 9, 2019


Fantastic fishing on the Folly Beach Pier
The Folly Beach Fishing Pier is a mecca for a diverse group of Lowcountry pier fisherman. The pier is 1,045 feet long and, at the end...
Ford Walpole
Aug 1, 2019


Happy campers at Camp Wildwood of South Carolina
Shortly after I became a commissioner for the Charleston Soil & Water Conservation District, Debbie Eckard, the district manager, asked...
Ford Walpole
Jul 3, 2019


Peace like a river
When you grow up on a Lowcountry sea island, the salt water flows through your veins and pluff mud eternally stuck between your toes and...
Ford Walpole
Jun 7, 2019
Tempting turkeys with Tom Boozer
“I just love to hunt them rascals!” Tom Boozer declares of his passion for turkey hunting. He recalls harvesting his first turkey in 1978...
Ford Walpole
Apr 3, 2019


At the Roundhouse with Uncle Thomas and the boys
For the February 2 Federal Youth Day, a group of old friends flocked to the Santee Delta for a weekend for which ducks provided a...
Ford Walpole
Mar 6, 2019

