Dan Cornell with golden tilefish Before I get going I have to make a confession. Fair or not, being a life long southern boy when I get behind cars with New Jersey plates I wonder why anybody would …

If my timing is correct (which it usually isn’t), I’ll be chilling up in the North Carolina mountains with my wife Karen when this issue comes out. As hot as it has been here this summer the idea …

Sea Turtle Patrol Hilton Head Island monitors Hilton Head Island beaches for sea turtle nesting and hatching activity annually, May through October, to promote the existence of this endangered …

My father would sail to work in the summer. If you missed my column in the last issue, I talked about what it was like growing up here in the Lowcountry way before development changed everything. So …

Unlike today, shrimping in the 60’s was big business. Photo taken at Toomer’s docks. Since I am new at being old, I guess reminiscing becomes more frequent in ones so called “Golden Years.” …

It seems to me that a solution to the alligator problem when it comes to golf is to keep players away from the banks of the lagoons, since the alligators are not going to stay away from the banks of …

Though I can’t explain it, the first few days of summer always makes me think back to the time when my folks picked up all five kids and moved us to the Lowcountry. The year was 1961 and if my mind …

All manner of birds, mammals and reptiles appreciate a backyard that has achieved certified wildlife habitat status. When friends come to visit our home and see our wildlife-friendly habitat, they …

It’s that time of year again when alligators begin to mate; they become most aggressive during the mating and nesting season.   The human population of the Lowcountry seems to dramatically …

Collins and sister Grace with his prize-winning marlin at the Sea Pines Billfish Tournament, circa 1975. My angling life began at a very early age, when my dad put a cane pole in my hand and a can of …

It’s great to use poo bags and pick up after your dog, but don’t leave it on the ground. Dispose of it properly. JOHN RIOLO Some time ago, I wrote about feral cats and the problem they pose to …

Mike Cody with a vibrant-colored mahi. I intended to write my column before heading to my sister Grace’s home in Florida but, being the world’s biggest procrastinator, I didn’t.   I had …

Dan Cornell with one of many huge red snapper caught on our first day out this spring. Before I get going here, I need to come clean about the pitfalls of being an outdoor writer. As any of you that …

If you are sitting around twiddling your thumbs trying to figure out something to do with your spare time, then you must be from another planet.   It’s April, folks! This is turkey hunting time, …

Madison the Cat lived a short life, but it was full of love. Since the beginning of human history, we humans have anthropomorphized non-human animals. That is, we often attribute human …

My niece, Ali, and a sheepshead, with a smaller mouth. COLLINS DOUGHTIE Nature has fascinated me since childhood, almost to a fault. Instead of looking straight ahead I find looking right, left, down …

In a yard left natural, birds and wildlife tend to visit often. Spring comes early to the Lowcountry and it is time to think about getting our yards and gardens ready, reviving our old plants and …

Boat prep doesn’t require much effort if you keep up with it. Keep your tools, fluids and line in stock to save time cleaning. Almost daily I get calls from angler friends of mine who are going …

Brightly colored toucans are common in backyards across Costa Rica. COLLINS DOUGHTIE Waking to a steaming cup of Costa Rican coffee and sitting on an outside deck, I drink in the calls of my …

Paving a path through a natural area changes the dynamic, but that very path will encourage more people to wander through the woods. Recently I came across a real estate ad for one of our many gated …