{"id":14256,"date":"2026-01-09T17:54:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T22:54:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/feathersandwhiskey.com\/?page_id=14256"},"modified":"2026-02-09T12:00:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T17:00:10","slug":"winter-2026","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/feathersandwhiskey.com\/?page_id=14256","title":{"rendered":"Winter 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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To Southern WINTER, With STEEL AND FEATHER!<\/h5>

Winter has a way of slowing the world down. The days grow shorter, the air turns sharp, and the land settles into a quiet hush. Frost clings to the fields at first light, fires burn a little longer, and every sound feels more deliberate.<\/p>

In the South, winter isn\u2019t about retreat\u2014it\u2019s about leaning closer to tradition, to the outdoors, and to one another.<\/p>

This issue is rooted in heritage and reflection. We mark the 100th anniversary of the Whalehead Club, tell the story of a boy\u2019s first mallards in a South Carolina marsh, and follow a senior dog who still hunts with the heart of a pup. From Southern traditions to a century of the .270 Winchester\u2014carried from Alaska\u2019s wild country to the whitetail woods of home\u2014these stories honor the moments that shape us.<\/p>

So set down the phone, pour a glass of something warm, and step into the season. Winter reminds us that adventure is still waiting, often closer than we think, and that the best stories aren’t just told\u2014they’re lived, one golden evening at a time.<\/p>

Welcome to Feathers & Whiskey.<\/p>

Wildly Refined<\/strong><\/p>

Michael Maynor\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>

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To Southern WINTER, With STEEL AND FEATHER! Winter has a way of slowing the world down. The days grow shorter, the air turns sharp, and the land settles into a quiet hush. Frost clings to the fields at first light, fires burn a little longer, and every sound feels more deliberate. In the South, winter isn\u2019t about retreat\u2014it\u2019s about leaning closer to tradition, to the outdoors, and to one another. This issue is rooted in heritage and reflection. We mark the 100th anniversary of the Whalehead Club, tell the story of a boy\u2019s first mallards in a South Carolina marsh, and follow a senior dog who still hunts with the heart of a pup. From Southern traditions to a century of the .270 Winchester\u2014carried from Alaska\u2019s wild country to the whitetail woods of home\u2014these stories honor the moments that shape us. So set down the phone, pour a glass of something warm, and step into the season. Winter reminds us that adventure is still waiting, often closer than we think, and that the best stories aren’t just told\u2014they’re lived, one golden evening at a time. Welcome to Feathers & Whiskey. Wildly Refined Michael Maynor\u00a0 Editor-in-Chief Latest Blog Posts Read Issue Online Purchase Print<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-14256","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/feathersandwhiskey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14256","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/feathersandwhiskey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/feathersandwhiskey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feathersandwhiskey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/feathersandwhiskey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=14256"}],"version-history":[{"count":37,"href":"https:\/\/feathersandwhiskey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14256\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14583,"href":"https:\/\/feathersandwhiskey.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/14256\/revisions\/14583"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/feathersandwhiskey.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=14256"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}