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…
by Beau Beasley Occasionally in life, you meet a person whom you truly admire—a hero, if you will. Some of the folks who we offhandedly call heroes today are simply…
More than 140,000 viewers voted in Sportsman Channel’s 2011 Sportsman Choice Awards, and Brotherhood Outdoors took home the award for Best Combination (Hunting/Fishing) Show. Since then, the series has only…
by Bill Cooper Thousands of miles of rivers and waterways course their way across America. Deer commonly utilize these corridors of life. Most rivers and surrounding lands provide all the…
Have you ever heard the story about a giant 1600 lb grizzly bear that attacked a state park worker, only to die feet from his would-be meal? Well, the story…
By Bill Knight Labor unions work for wages, hours and working conditions, but also fishing, hiking and even “hacking towers,” as the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance volunteers to do what union…
by M.D. Johnson For many duck hunters, the late Alfred Hitchcock could not have penned a more fitting work of horror than that which could be set at any of…
by Dave Mull Autumn means that anglers can find bass, walleye, northern pike and panfish in predictable locations—and predictably hungry, too. As days grow shorter and waters cool, fish put…
by M.D. Johnson Across much of the whitetail’s range in the U.S., the month of October, from a food standpoint, is a time of plenty. Here in Iowa, where my…
