BullRiding
Despite broken bones and head injuries, Alabama cowboys can't get enough of the 8-second adrenaline rush.
Loyd McIntosh
Loyd McIntosh is a freelance writer and communications professional from Birmingham, Alabama, with more than 20 years of experience in journalism, communications, and marketing. McIntosh currently writes for Portico Magazine, Tailgater Magazine, Hook & Barrel, and Groovy History, among others. Loyd McIntosh is also the associate editor of Industrial Machinery Digest.
Humminbird
Since the mid-1970s a small device manufactured in the picareque town of Eufala has put fish all over the globe on notice - the world's fishermen are coming to get you.
St. Clair Outdoors
The promise of another spring is just around the corner. Time to shake off the fog of winter, as well as the handful of pounds many gained waiting for the wet, cold and gray misery of winter to finally come to an end. Spring is a time to put the remote control down, shut off the cell phone, get outdoors, learn a new skill, and, most
Gone Fishing
Few things in life are as secretive as people who fish often. Seriously, getting a fisherman – or fisherwoman – to give their closely-guarded secrets is like trying to track the whereabouts of Jimmy Hoffa. However, in this issue of Discover St. Clair, a handful of local fishing experts are divulging their secret fishing holes on Logan Martin, Henry Neely and the Coosa River for the first time in recorded history (may be an exaggeration, if only slight one).
A Day at the Rodeo
The sun beats down on a stretch of gravel road and grass near Odenville as two men sit on some wooden bleachers next to a structure they hope will become the best unkept secret in St. Clair County.
The Right to Bear Hugs
In the fall of 2001, Jim Hardy, an avid outdoorsman, was high above the ground perched in a tree stand on his family's farm when the structure gave way. Jim, then a 24-year-old student at Auburn University and in the prime of his life, fell 22 feet to the earth below,
Good Hunting
The Alabama Quail Trail works to preserve native quail habitat and the tradition of quail hunting.
Gun Smoke and Quail Feathers
Many Alabama outdoorsmen remember a time when getting a group of guys together on the weekend for a day of quail hunting was as normal as breathing.
The Ponderosa
Feature story on The Ponderosa, a private hunting lodge owned by a handful of friends from Pell City, Alabama. Published in Discover St. Cla...
Tricky Fishing
Springtime in St. Clair County: fresh air, blue skies, green grass and, of course, fishing — lots and lots of fishing. By the time the ol’ groundhog’s predictions have taken...
Catfish Noodling
The following activities are illegal or prohibited in the State of Alabama: Bear wrestling matches, to chain an alligator to a fire hydrant, to wear a fake mustache that causes...
