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The article discusses quail hunting, and in particular quail hunting at the Willowin Plantation in Lax, Georgia. Owned by the family of William O. Wingate IV, Willowin strictly limits the number of hunters who can participate. The author describes elements that make for good quail hunting, and details his two-day Willowin hunting expedition.

The article reports that Sea Island Co., a resort in Sea Island, Georgia, will sell itself to investment funds Oaktree Capital Management and Avenue Capital Group for $197.5 million, and then seek bankruptcy protection. The resort found itself unable to service hundreds of millions of dollars in debt contracted for by chief executive Bill Jones III to finance a renovation and expansion during 2006-2007.

The article reports that housing prices in the U.S. are under pressure from low-priced sales of homes by holders of subprime-mortgage bonds. Such sales often occur at prices below what banks seek for their own foreclosed properties. Professor Anthony Sanders of George Mason University observes that the large inventories of homes being sold by bondholders will push prices down further. Atlanta, Georgia has been particularly hard hit.

Reports on the financial problems of the Science and Technology Museum of Atlanta, as of February, 2001. Perceived factors contributing to the Georgia museum's problems, including budget problems, minimal government support and unfulfilled pledges from technology companies; Efforts of museum director Lewis Massey to cut costs, including lobbying the state legislature for emergency help; Fundraising.

Reports on the plan of civil-rights groups in Georgia to launch an economic boycott if the state does not remove the Confederate battle emblem from its flag.

Reports that the Web site posting of a theory about who lynched Leo Frank has forced people in Marietta, Georgia to reexamine the 1915 tragedy. How a mob abducted and lynched the Jewish man; Trial for killing a 13-year-old girl and his subsequent release from prison; Why the trial and lynching were pivotal events in United States race and religious relations; Details of anti-Jewish sentiment and creation of Anti-Defamation League.

Discusses the difficulty that spectators encounter trying to get a ticket to the Masters golf tournament in Augusta, Georgia. Amount of money that some people are willing to spend on a ticket; Why the Masters has maintained its exclusive image; Number of badges that Augusta National Golf Club mints each year.

Reports on the struggle of the Atlanta Falcons football team to get to the 1999 Super Bowl. How original owner Rankin Smith was thought to have managed the team poorly; Efforts of his son Taylor Smith to convince his father to hire Dan Reeves to coach the team; Rankin Smith's death in 1997; Successes the team has had since Reeves took over coaching duties; History of how Rankin Smith came to establish the Atlanta team.

Focuses on a pig named Snoop, owned by Pat Brantley. The Coca-Cola Co. product that the pig likes; Brantley's hopes for Snoop to be in a commercial; The lack of interest shown by Coke officials in Snoop's trick of spitting out other products; Description of the pig; Snoop's first drink of Coke; The pig living behind Pat's Bait & Tackle, on the Altamaha River in Jesup, Georgia; The reaction of PepsiCo Inc. officials to Snoop.

Profiles Mark O. Barton, an investor who murdered his wife, two children, nine people in the business district of Atlanta, Georgia, and then himself in July 1999. Amount of money Barton lost trading at All-Tech Investment Group Inc. and Momentum Securities Inc.; Background of Barton; His reputation as being aggressive; Allegations made against him regarding the death of his first wife.

Reports that Strategic Income Fund of Atlanta, Georgia, has charged hedge-fund manager E. Thomas Jung and LIT Clearing Services Inc. of defrauding the investment fund. Worth of the fund's claims; Details on the allegations.

Reports on a lawsuit against Gold Club, a strip club in Atlanta, Georgia. Charges of racketeering, obstruction of justice, wire fraud and conspiracy to commit prostitution against club owner Steven Kaplan and six other defendants; Discussion of Atlanta's adult entertainment offerings; Media attention to the trial because of celebrities who are reported to have gone to the club.