Let’s get a few things out of the way. I didn’t grow up around hunting. As a Florida girl raised near the beach, I was around plenty of water, but not a lot of bucks. Actually, not any. And though I’ve lived in the Deep South for the past 20 years, surrounded by neighbors and friends who […]

The Sugar Foot Farm dove shoot begins with a catered lunch. Families packed in pickups, SUVs and luxury sedans arrive shortly before noon, having traveled from every part of the state and beyond to spend September’s first Saturday in Marengo County. It’s a lively crowd of men, women and children of all ages, clad in […]