by Beau Tallent Sweat literally rolled down my face as I silently I pleaded with the scorching ball of fire to dip below the tree line. I needed relief from…
by Kate Nation Growing up hunting and fishing, serving in the Navy and working in the sheet metal trade, Darlene McCann, a member of SMART Local 19, is accustomed to…
By M.D. Johnson The summer months, despite the nice weather across much of the nation, can be a frustrating time for the outdoors enthusiast. Oh, sure, there’s plenty of things…
By David Hart If the pre-spawn season is a time of plenty, that period following the spawn can be time of want. Bass that were shallow, hungry and aggressive are…
By David Hart The clock is ticking. In just a few weeks or even a few days, you’ll watch the sun set on another turkey season. Maybe you’ve managed to…
by Bob McNally Few waters in America are as good a smallmouth bass factory as sprawling Lake Erie, one of the massive Great Lakes in the Upper Midwest. And while…
by Patrick Durkin, as seen on OutoorHub Images by John R. Obst, a member of the USA and IAMAW NFFE FD1 Local Lodge 276 John Obst of McFarland, Wisconsin has…
By David Hart If there’s nothing more thrilling than watching a trout inhale a dry fly, there’s nothing more frustrating than watching a dry fly drift across the water untouched.…
By Bob McNally Not every “hung-up” gobbler can be turned into a roasted turkey. However, over the years I’ve learned from some of the best turkey hunters in America how…
by Dave Mull Many anglers don’t realize they can enjoy incredible springtime fishing on the Great Lakes out of their trailerable 14- to 18-foot boats. With common sense and a…
By Laura Tingo Brotherhood Outdoors’ very first Canadian guest, Jim Pruner, resides in Airdrie, Alberta, and works at a diamond mine way up in Canada’s Northwest Territories. He has not…
by Beau Tallent Warm-season food plots hold deer on your property during the off-season, and they provide valuable nutrition to your wildlife. You don’t need a food plot to kill…
Tens of thousands of hunters will make their inaugural spring turkey hunting trip this season. Most states outlawed spring gobbler hunting until the late 1960s and early 1970s due to…
Winner of USA’s 2015 See It to Believe It Contest by Clayton Bolton, IAMAW LL 946 I’m not of a fan of hunting “Foster Farm” pheasants. But I’m not one…
Last summer, Painters District Council 30 (PDC 30) and the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance joined forces to co-sponsor the first-ever Brotherhood Unity Event Sweepstakes. PDC 30 members who entered the sweepstakes…
by Bob McNally Pre-spawn bass can be difficult to pattern and catch. Fish are transitioning from winter to spring holding areas—here one day, there the next. But for anglers who…
by David Hart Confidence, persistence and patience are attributes a successful turkey hunter needs when gobblers are silent. In a perfect world, spring gobblers would sound off on the roost…
Archery can be one of the most thrilling and rewarding forms of hunting regardless of what animal you are pursuing. The heart pounding seconds as your prey gets closer to…
by Laura Tingo The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance and the Washington state education system have a few things in common when it comes to youth, the outdoors, volunteerism and a solid…
by Bob McNally Few anglers have the focused concentration of a deep-water walleye fisherman ogling a fathometer over a likely hot spot. Accurately reading what a sonar unit is transmitting…
by Bob McNally A funny thing happened on the way outdoors… Humorist Dave Barry pretty much owns the comedy line, “You can’t make this stuff up.” But that zinger sure…
by Beau Tallent Smallmouth bass may be the hardest-hitting, strongest-fighting, highest-jumping freshwater fish anglers have the pleasure of targeting. And make no mistake, in waters where smallmouth are present, this…
