Original Article: Union Sportsmen’s Journal, Fall/Winter 2020 Issue – Behind the Lens: Professional Advice on Filming Your Hunt, By Kate Nation How Do You Film A Hunt? I have been involved in the…
Original Article – Moose Hunt Three Years in the Making By Bob Barteck, IAFF Local 425 Alumni “I can’t believe I am standing here,” USA member Mike Jackson remembers thinking. The landscape, topography,…
Find this full article by Kip Adams, Quality Deer Management Association (now recognized as The National Deer Association) – In Our Fall 2019 Issue of the Union Sportsmen’s Journal Harvesting…
If you added a new member to your pack and are looking for tips for training your hunting dog our very own Forrest Parker has some world-class advice for you.…
The 7 Best States to Hunt Deer Traveling the nation putting on shoots, dinner events & attending union conferences, we get asked a lot – what states are the best for deer hunting? …
Original by M. D. Johnson 04/18/2013 – Updated on 09/13/2021 Keeping your decoys clean & maintained will pull more birds into your set. Real decoys need to stay real. Regardless…
Appeared in 2016 summer issue of Union Sportsmen’s Journal. By Jess Levens. As technology advances and cost barriers shrink, photography has become a popular hobby for people in all walks…
M. D. Johnson Here is a trick for finding ruffed and blue grouse. In mountainous areas like Washington’s Cascade Range or Colorado’s Rockies, ruffed and blue grouse can be found…
Peter B. Mathiesen Anglers argue about the best knots to catch fish from one pound to 100. Although choice is important, I’ll take a well-tied improved clinch knot 90 percent of…
M. D. Johnson Leave the gang at home, work the cover and shoot a rooster. Hunting roosters solo? Take your time, and analyze the cover first. Try to work birds…
M. D. Johnson Try your hand at calling raccoons. Though primarily a target for trappers and houndsmen, raccoons can be suckers for mouth-operated or electronic calling. Avian sounds are most…
M. D. Johnson Small ponds are great spots for mid-day puddle ducks. Small farm ponds are great mid-day loafing spots for puddle ducks, particularly if hunting pressure is heavy. A…
M. D. Johnson Take a shotgun on your next predator hunt. Shotguns make excellent choices for predator hunters, particularly those hunting in teams. One member carries a flat-shooting centerfire for…
M. D. Johnson Take a partner on your next squirrel hunt. Team up with a partner to make fox squirrels show themselves. With an unseen bushytail flattened against a trunk,…
M. D. Johnson A first-aid kit for your hunting dog takes up little room, and can literally mean… A first-aid kit for your hunting dog takes up little room, and…
M. D. Johnson Waterfowl a little too strong for your taste buds? Waterfowl a little too strong for your taste buds? Soak your duck or goose breast fillets in a…
M. D. Johnson A single feather from an old gobbler’s tail fan makes a fantastic predator decoy. A single feather from an old gobbler’s tail fan makes a fantastic predator…
Submitted By: The Outdoor Wire Brush up on these turkey hunting safety tips to help ensure a safe and hopefully successful day in the woods. Successful hunting trips require a…
M. D. Johnson Red fox and grey fox both in your area, but one fetching a higher price than the other at the fur buyer’s shed? Red fox and grey…
M. D. Johnson When calling predators like fox and coyote, start out your sequence at a low volume… When calling predators like fox and coyote, start out your sequence at…
M. D. Johnson It pays to be quiet when pursuing late-season roosters. It pays to be quiet when pursuing late-season roosters. Pheasants have extraordinary hearing, and six weeks of hunting…
M. D. Johnson Black bears may look slow, clumsy and dim-witted, but they’re anything but. Black bears may look slow, clumsy and dim-witted, but they’re anything but. A spooked blackie…
