Garden and Gun: celebration of Southern Lifestyle at its best

[barnetmill]

People in the north often make little of the lifestyle of the south. It does have a lot going for it. There is a magazine that I saw called Garden and Gun. It celebrates people having an attractive house, good cuisine, along with sports related to the chase. The word chase is used in the French meaning: the hunt. In this case some forms of the hunt would be a southern adaptation to what was done in England and others not. They go in for really expensive double guns made overseas in England and other places.

The magazine Garden and Gun is about this style of life. I am just trying to show with the magazine's write up what southern lifestyle can offer and hopefully mentioning it is ok since they in no way conflict to my knowledge with SI.
Garden & Gun magazine is a great place for celebrating the life and style of the real South. This magazine brings its readers the latest in Southern culture with stunning pictures, design tips, and a sensibility that was cultivated in the grand homes and open fields of Dixie. Subscribers to Garden & Gun magazine get to read about the very latest in fashion, jewelry, and Southern art.

Every issue of Garden & Gun magazine is filled with features relevant to the Southern scene. In its pages you'll find profiles of famous modern Cavaliers, tips from decorators who specialize in bringing Dixie style to your home, and details of the latest accessories and trends. Every piece in the magazine is written for a general audience, but with enough depth to appeal to the most serious collector of Southern memorabilia. Its skilled photography beautifully delivers everything from a majestic landscape to the details of latest charm bracelet.

Garden & Gun Magazine's style is bright and exuberant. The magazine revels in the culture, traditions, and heritage of all aspects of the South. Do you wish you had a place to turn for a cultural touchstone, or just to find the right comforter to complement the window dressings?
Below is a southern adaption for upland bird hunting; picture is from the 1940's. One can see the hunting dogs in the cages in the back. The driver is in nicely ironed outfit awaiting the quail hunters.
Josh: Its a plantation buggy for quail hunting. They still use them daily. This pic doesnt look that old to me.
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[CaptBeach]

That picture is relatively recent...I managed an 1800 acre Quail plantation in South Georgia for about 6 years prior to moving to Virginia, the mule driven carriage to haul hunters and dogs is pretty common to this day...we were located in Edison Georgia, SW of Albany in the middle of quail country USA...third ranked county in Georgia for deer management too...I've taken a couple of Pope and Young and Boone and Crockett scoring bucks there on my off days or after work...

I've been enjoying that magazine for a while now...it does indeed celebrate the bon vivant southern lifestyle...

[barnetmill]

That picture is relatively recent...I managed an 1800 acre Quail plantation in South Georgia for about 6 years prior to moving to Virginia, the mule driven carriage to haul hunters and dogs is pretty common to this day...we were located in Edison Georgia, SW of Albany in the middle of quail country USA...third ranked county in Georgia for deer management too...I've taken a couple of Pope and Young and Boone and Crockett scoring bucks there on my off days or after work...

I've been enjoying that magazine for a while now...it does indeed celebrate the bon vivant southern lifestyle... Josh another member of our group the WEBPS identified the rig for what it is since he does forestry work in the area of Dixie, Georgia and he is the breeder of my smaller eyepatched dog. Heather bred the grandparents of my other white dog and also much of the breeding stock that Josh has. The picture was found by Heather W H and she is well known in bulldog and more literate pitbull circles.

[TFA303]

G&G is one of the favorite magazines in our house. The guns in question tend toward the well-heeled Fudd end of things (Perazzis instead of Noveskes), but for a how-to on the Good Life as lived in Dixie, it can't be beat.

[Barker]

My wife actually subscribes to the magazine.

[Randy Harris]

We subscribe to Southern Living, and to Garden and Gun and we all but race to the mailbox to get to see them first. I'm always telling the wife I've got to figure out how to get an article on me in Garden and Gun....:dunno:

[fish78]

Capt Beach beat me to it, but that is south Georgia quail hunting to this day....How do people do it in other places?

[barnetmill]

Capt Beach beat me to it, but that is south Georgia quail hunting to this day....How do people do it in other places? Elsewhere it used to be they walked from the car or truck, but today likely have ATVs. There is some talk of quail populations declining in the country. When I moved to my current property in early 90's I saw at least one huge covey and with one exception nothing since.
The future of the bobwhite quail is at a crossroads, according to a sobering new report out from a 25-state coalition of conservation groups and state wildlife agencies. http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs/field-notes/2011/10/bobwhite-quail-populations-still-decline Last spring a neighbor give me a call and said he heard a quail singing and I too had heard it and just did not connect it for what it was. He not heard or seen quail since the 90's. We did have lots of foxes (Now more coyotes and few foxes), but I think the causes are environmental. With building of housing and the sale of local creek botton (Barnettmill Creek) to smaller tracts the land is not being burned every three years and now there is heavy understory. There has also been a lot of spraying by the mosquito control people. Last summer that killed all of the worms on our catalpa or catawba trees (Used by southerners for fishing). Still plenty of bees and the big game is coming back, deer and bears along with the wild hogs that never went away. No turkey seen yet.

[42Willys]

Capt Beach beat me to it, but that is south Georgia quail hunting to this day....How do people do it in other places?

In MO and KS they walk.

[JoeB40]

Here in Utah a common yard bird is the California Quail. Its very similar to the Gambles. At any rate urban and suburban areas are just lousy with them. In the late spring the little ones hatch: typically they start with 7 to 10, but once the magpies and domestic cats have their fill they will be down to 4-6.

We have a family of 5 young ones plus mom and dad. There is a bachelor that helps out herding and keeping watch. They are tons of fun to have around.

Funny thing; you hardly ever see them when hunting. The numbers are in town.