T. Edward Nickens

North Carolina

Editor-at-Large at Field & Stream

Contributing Editor at Garden & Gun

editor-at-large for Field & Stream magazine, television host, contributing editor for Audubon magazine

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This Portable Knife Sharpener Is Perfect for in the Field-An

1 week ago | fieldandstream.com | Amanda Oliver |Derrek Sigler |Craig Caudill |T. Edward Nickens

This Portable Knife Sharpener Is Perfect for in the Field—And It’s Only $35 Right Now_We may earn revenue from the products available on this page and participate in affiliate programs. Learn more ›_Every outdoorsman knows the importance of a good knife, whether you’re deep in the woods or out on the water. But even the best hunting knifeor pocket knifeisn’t going to do you much good if it isn’t razor sharp.
Recalling the Wonders of a Handmade Wingbone Call

2 weeks ago | flipboard.com | T. Edward Nickens

1 day agoState supreme court justice Allison Riggs defeated her Republican challenger last year. But a new appeals-court ruling could result in more than 60,000 ballots being thrown out. That election result in Wisconsin certainly gave us a few days of comfort and joy. But less encouraging events are afoot …
Recalling the Wonders of a Handmade Wingbone Call

2 weeks ago | gardenandgun.com | T. Edward Nickens

Sporting Fifty years after receiving a handmade wingbone call, an outdoorsman remembers the legendary biologist Wayne Bailey, who gave voice to eastern wild turkeys You may or may not be impressed that I took third place in the junior division of the 1975 North Carolina wild turkey calling championships.
Heed the Call of Historic Decoys at Havre de Grace

1 month ago | gardenandgun.com | T. Edward Nickens |Gabriela Gomez-Misserian

Where: Havre de Grace, MarylandWhen: year-roundIf you like: arts and culture, history, the sporting lifeWhy you should go: For nearly forty years, this Susquehanna Flats landmark has drawn hunters and folk-art aficionados to the waterfront of historic Havre de Grace, which proclaims itself the Decoy Capital of the World. It can back up the boast.
Fly-Fishing Legend Lefty Kreh Gets His Due Onscreen

1 month ago | flipboard.com | T. Edward Nickens

On January 25, 1945, the Battle of the Bulge ended. But not until a decade after my father’s death did I uncover the fact that he fought in what one …
4 Days of the Craziest Rabbit Huntin

1 month ago | fieldandstream.com | T. Edward Nickens |Phil Bourjaily |Mike Dickerson

The hounds have turned. I hear them in the distance, echoing off the rolling, snow-clad Maine hills. A chorus of barks and yips morphs into a clamor of bawling chops and ringing howls, sharp as breaking glass. And they’re headed my way. I shift in my snowshoes, breathing hard. For a half hour I’d clambered over blowdowns and shouldered through cedar thickets so tightly grown the snowshoes hardly fit through.
Cupped Wings: Riding Around

1 month ago | ducks.org | T. Edward Nickens

If there’s a piece of water with a duck on it, he’s going to stop and take a look. Or back up his truck or turn the quad around or pull over to the side of the road or, just as likely, stop smack-dab in the middle of the blacktop for a gander. Every time. He’s not going to pass a duck up. You can bank on that. If there’s a piece of water without a duck on it, empty and lifeless and sad looking, he’s most likely going to stop as well.
How to Help Hurricane-Ravaged Quail Habitat Bounce Back

1 month ago | gardenandgun.com | T. Edward Nickens |Gabriela Gomez-Misserian

Dwayne Elmore knows how it feels. When Hurricane Michael struck his wife’s fifth-generation South Georgia property in 2018, the storm uprooted the quail woods he had labored over for years. Thousands of soaring pines lay shattered; hardwood stands, ripped apart; wood roads and firebreaks, wrecked—the progress the couple had made managing for bobwhite quail, seemingly blown away by the wind. “It was heartbreaking,” he recalls.
Ramblin’ Man: All Curled Up

2 months ago | ourstate.com | T. Edward Nickens |Rebecca Woltz |Tamiya Anderson |Lynn Wells

Listen as the pages of the magazine come to life in the Storytellers podcast featuring the voices of Our State writers. Each podcast episode features a writer reading their column aloud, allowing each distinct voice to shine. Click below to listen to Eddie read his column aloud. The rhododendrons don’t look all that cheery, and who could blame them? Plenty of folks do the same thing when the temperature drops like an ice-encrusted snowball: Curl up. Feel a bit droopy.
How to Hunt Wild Hogs

2 months ago | fieldandstream.com | Will Brantley |T. Edward Nickens

Feral hogs are the most destructive and costly invasive species in North America. They are also one of the most numerous and widespread, and while it should be said that hunting doesn’t effectively control the species, there are plenty of places where wild hogs are here to stay no matter what—and where hunting is more fun than slapping clowns.