Wess Ringgold’s appreciation of the outdoors and the value of union brotherhood started early in life, and he is proud to share it all with his son Josh, a union…
by Bill Cooper Watching masses of snow geese cyclone down into a crop field is one of the most amazing spectacles in nature. From a distance, the mix of birds…
The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s (USA) national outdoor TV series, Brotherhood Outdoors, takes Wess Ringgold, and his son Josh Ringgold, both of Maryland, on an Iowa pheasant hunt, Sunday, March 16,…
Union pride in the ranks of the International Union of Elevator Constructors comes in many packages. Whether wrapped in a sporting clays shoot, local fishing tournament or a conservation project,…
by David Hart The lure stopped dead just two turns of the reel handle into the retrieve. It’s almost impossible to hang a spinnerbait on a rock or log, but…
by M.D. Johnson Remember the Lay’s Potato Chip commercial? During the 30-second spot, the announcer proclaims, “I bet you can’t eat just one.” Well, that’s how it is with turkey…
The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s (USA) national outdoor TV series, Brotherhood Outdoors, takes Chad Keller, a union coal miner from Philippi, West Virginia, to Illinois, for a Thanksgiving Day white-tailed deer…
by David Hart Trout fisherman sure love watching a dry fly drift across their favorite stream. Who can blame them? There’s something alluring, even a bit romantic, about dry flies.…
Joe Harris of Chesterfield County, Virginia, said family and hunting are what he lives for. A member of IAM Local 10 for going on 40 years, Joe has been an…
Have you ever watched the shooting competition in the Summer Olympic Games and wondered how those shooters got started, what training was involved and who supported their training? While everyone…
by David Hart Deer season may be over for most of us, but for guys like Dennis Williams, the season never really ends. While others are watching a basketball game…
By Laura Tingo Joe Harris of Chesterfield County, Virginia, said family and hunting are what he lives for. A retired union machinist and member of IAM Local 10 for going…
The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) brought its Work Boots on the Ground conservation program to San Antonio, Texas on Jan. 17, when union trades workers, both from the local community…
by Bill Cooper Hawg hunters know that February can produce some of the biggest largemouth bass of the year. But it takes knowledge of the correct tactics and a lot…
by Bill Cooper Shakespeare once said that all the world is a stage upon which we players await our entrances and exits. This stage, and this entrance, began our quest…
After spending more than 30 years hunting deer, elk and squirrel and reeling in his share of fish, Derek Carrington, a member of Roofers Local 23 in South Bend, Indiana…
Chad Keller, a West Virginia coal miner with UMWA Local 9909 has hunted deer for going on 30 years now, but when Brotherhood Outdoors took him on a trip to…
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…