By Beau Tallent My first introduction to the world of custom-painted crankbaits came on the front deck of bass boat. On the trolling motor was a local tournament angler who…
by Louis Hammersmith It was an otherwise typical Halloween afternoon last year, when then 19-year-old Dylan Mayer harvested an 80-pound giant Pacific octopus from the Puget Sound in West Seattle.…
By Beau Tallent Most hunters will never set foot on public land. Some feel no need, since they have family land or a good hunting club. Others might not have…
by Bob McNally We hadn’t fished but just a few minutes, and the stout-action rod Scott Gardner was holding bent double. There was no need for Scott to set the…
“On time and under budget.” That’s a motto union workers live by, and this summer, a group of 15 Boots on the Ground union volunteers proved that ethic extends beyond…
by Bill Cooper Teal are early migrators and begin their long journey in early August. Usually by mid-August the diminutive birds begin to show up on ponds and lakes across…
George Straight, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert, Brad Paisley. Besides fame and fortune, what do these country music stars have in common? They all hunt and/or fish. Now the Union Sportsmen’s…
by M.D. Johnson Several years ago, no one knows exactly when, a guy was sitting alone in a dove field. As he sat, he watched doves landing on an…