by David Hart The sight of a dozen mallards filtering through the treetops as their wings slapped against limbs was unlike anything I’d seen before. I stood mesmerized by the…
The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s national outdoor TV series, Brotherhood Outdoors, takes veteran union operating engineer Bradley Richmond to Florida’s famed Boca Grande to fish for tarpon 11 a.m. ET on Sunday,…
by Beau Beasley More times than not when folks learn I’m a fly angler I hear a statement like, ‘I’ve always wanted to do that, but never took the time…
by M.D. Johnson My father has a very simple theory when it comes to shotgun maintenance. “If you take it into the field, it gets wiped down,” he’d say. “If…
A walk around the offices of IBEW Local 196 in Batavia, Illinois tells you a lot about Eric Patrick, the union man who runs the ship. He greets you with…
Increase in support powers expansion of conservation, youth initiatives The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) rings in the new year with landmark growth in its membership to 213,000 members. This positions…
Winter brings the holidays, the new year, and – for many – hunting. It may be too late to get in that big game hunting, but in most areas there’s…
by Bob McNally As a general rule, redfish are obliging predators… abundant, not difficult to find, and much of the time willing to hit lures and baits. But there are…
by Bill Cooper At the roar of my single barreled 12 gauge Stevens shotgun, an enormous cloud of dry dust enveloped the cottontail rabbit bounding full speed across my Dad’s…
by Bob McNally On a December night as dark as a witch’s heart, the boys on Bull Shoals Lake were “slow-rolling,” and they had a boat full of bass that…
by Beau Tallent Hunting for late season, post-rut bucks can be tough. Bucks have been pressured, and the chance of a mature, mossy-horned monarch trotting by blinded by love are…
by Kenneth L. Kieser Recent mild winters have made Missouri a hot area for duck hunting. Most duck species have migrated to southern states by December, but wads of mallards…
by Capt. Bert Deener I remember my first heartbreak related to line failure like it was yesterday. I was 12 years old and fishing my grandmother’s pond with my dad’s…
Over the years, Gene Barnes, his brother Greg and their father Harlyn enjoyed hunting small game, deer and elk together. Both Gene and Greg experienced the thrill of taking an…
A walk around the offices of IBEW Local 196 in Batavia, Illinois tells you a lot about Eric Patrick, the union man who runs the ship. He greets you with…
Pulling in a trophy silver king is something that Bradley Richmond, a 14-year veteran of Operating Engineers Local 150 in Rockford, Illinois, had only dreamed of. An unexpected invitation from…
by Bill Cooper A cloud of black, sulphur-smelling smoke blocked my vision. I had just pulled the trigger of my CVA Optima muzzleloader, while looking down the barrel at a…
by Kenneth L. Kieser Missouri hunters were born with a silver spoon in their double-clucking, goose-calling mouths. The Show Me State, in the heart of the Mississippi Flyway, has always…
Have you ever dreamed of hunting those big bucks that roam South Texas? Then it’s time your dream becomes a reality! The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance and Remington are teaming up…
Volunteers raise money, support the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance Work Boots on the Ground project Nashville, TN – November 21, 2013 – A new, custom-built deer blind in the Western portion…
by Capt. Bert Deener Crappie are fickle creatures. The bite can turn off and on like a light switch, and they can move a bunch. One day you can catch…
by Bill Cooper I had endured the worst duck season of my waterfowling life. Instantly, the agony vanished as Perry May, owner of IYF Outfitters of Southeast Missouri, turned a…
