Fly Fishing the Smoky Mountains
by Beau Beasley I like to fish as often as I can, but like most of my fellow fly anglers, my family is not keen on fishing during the entire…
by Beau Beasley I like to fish as often as I can, but like most of my fellow fly anglers, my family is not keen on fishing during the entire…
by David Hart First, the bad news… turkey season is winding down, and you’ve still got a tag or two in your wallet. If that’s not enough, there are fewer…
At work, Andrew Talamo’s role as President of United Construction Trades & Industrial Employees Local 621 keeps him busy handling hefty day-to-day operations like arbitrations, organizing and contract negotiations. “It’s…
by Dave Mull Bud Roche, veteran Great Lakes salmon troller, has a mantra when it comes to catching big king salmon on Lake Michigan. “He who has the best bait…
USA’s Executive Director and CEO Fred Myers interviewed by radio host Charles Showalter LIVE on The Union Edge Talk Radio Show. On the program, Myers discusses the mission of his…
by David Hart All food plots benefit deer, but summer plots, also called nutrition plots, provide high-quality forage when natural food sources become depleted. Summer plot plants are typically high…
by David Hart It’s crappie season, and the good lakes are crowded. It seems like every beaver hut, laydown and dock has a boat sitting on it. All those spots…
by Dave Hart Planting a food plot is the rage these days. It seems like every deer hunter with a few acres of land plants a patch of clover, beans…
by Bob McNally If you don’t use slip floats for fishing, you probably should. And if you do use slip floats but haven’t tried new sensitive, “high-tech” models made of…
A cleared and restored hiking trail at Providence Canyon State Park – known to locals as Georgia’s Little Grand Canyon in southwest Georgia – is the result of hands-on, volunteer…
By Laura Tingo A typical day on the job for Mark Johnson is actually anything but. As Business Manager of the Tri-State Building and Construction Trades, he is responsible for…
The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA), a Nashville-based non-profit, conservation organization, held a dedication ceremony on Saturday, March 29, at Montgomery Bell State Park to recognize volunteers who rebuilt a walking…
By Bill Cooper Sometimes an Eastern wild turkey gobbler can be as hard to get as pulling hens’ teeth. Renowned turkey hunter Ray Eye learned, through decades of turkey hunting,…
by M.D. Johnson My wife, Julia Carol, and I have a garage sale house. No, we didn’t buy our place at a garage sale. However, many—perhaps a majority—of the things…
Bridge Dedication at Montgomery Bell State Park to recognize volunteers who donated supplies, expert trade skills, to rebuild a walking bridge washed away by the 2010 floods. The Union Sportsmen’s…
Partnership validates shared appreciation for the outdoors, value of union membership The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance is pleased to announce that the International Chemical Workers Union Council (ICWUC) has signed on…
The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s (USA) national outdoor TV series, Brotherhood Outdoors, takes Derek Carrington of Buchanan, Michigan on a Kansas whitetail hunt on Sunday, April 6, at 11 a.m. ET…
by David Hart There’s nothing more frustrating than missing an easy shot at a target or an animal. It happens to everyone, of course, but it usually happens because of…
by Bob McNally A saltwater fishing pier gets no respect. In fact, the general impression many people have is that folks who fish from a saltwater pier are young, elderly…
The Unions Sportsmen’s Alliance’s (USA) popular shooting tour returns to Tennessee for its 4th Annual Nashville Area Sporting Clays Shoot on Saturday, March 22 at the Tennessee Clay Target Complex,…
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…