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…
Howard Thomas followed his father’s footsteps both as a union man and a sportsman. He has been a member of the UA Local 502 Plumbers, Pipefitters and Service Techs since…
An albino turkey, a two-headed fish, whitetail bucks with locked antlers…the elusive Sasquatch. As they say, sometimes you have to see it to believe it. And the USA and Burris/Steiner,…
This article first appeared in the New Mexico Wildlife Federation’s quarterly newspaper, the Outdoor Reporter. Sportsman of the Quarter: Eight Questions for Ron Schubert At work, Ron Schubert maintains critical…
by M.D. Johnson Yes, it’s true. Over the past 30 years, I’ve been accused—and more than once, mind you—of being cheap. Not frugal, not budget-conscious, but cheap. And you know…
by David Hart Watch a flock of ducks on a city park pond or a group of geese on a golf course, and one thing will stand out: Motion. They…
By Nik Donovic Hunters face many potential legal liabilities as well as dangers to their personal health and well-being each time they hunt. As a hunter, it is your responsibility…
by James Pryor, USA Membership Services Manager American made outdoor products are not always easy to find, so I felt compelled to share my experience with an American-made product that…
by David Hart If you were standing outside on February 18, 2014, you might have heard a collective cheer coming from fields and forests of Virginia. That’s when the state…
by Dave Mull Today’s shotguns and slugs for hunting big game, especially whitetail deer, deliver performance almost on a par with high-powered rifles. The key word is “almost.” While slugs…
