by lkuep | Nov 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
by Jon Kohler The woods were still as I climbed into my stand that morning, the air not quite cold enough to make my breath show…but I was hoping. Somewhere down the slough, a barred owl threw out one last haunting question before daylight. I settled in, waiting for...
by lkuep | Nov 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
by Jon Kohler Have you ever still-hunted a live-oak hammock, eased a skiff across the flats at sunset, or waited in the dark for wood ducks to squeal in? Was it so beautiful you could almost feel it? Sharing those moments with friends and loved ones is one of life’s...
by lkuep | Oct 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
by Jon Kohler, JD Some of America’s finest architects have left their mark on the South, but few people understand the relationship between land and architecture as deeply as my friend Bill Thomas. A fourth-generation James Islander and graduate of The Citadel – where...
by lkuep | Sep 4, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Spark Some people chase trophies. I’ve spent my life chasing hunting dogs. From Taylor County’s flatwoods to the storied plantations of the South and the windswept trial grounds up north, there’s nothing quite like watching a dog do exactly what God designed it to...
by lkuep | Jul 3, 2025 | Uncategorized
by Jon Kohler Biases doesn’t always align. For generations, fortunes were spent to de-velop rural land into something “produc-tive.” But in a twist of modern irony, it’s often those who undo that development – those who restore the wild – that see land’s true value...