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Labor Day Marathon Pays Tribute to American Worker, Sportsman

Nashville, TN—The American worker and sportsman will be honored for his/her community spirit and volunteerism during the 2nd annual Brotherhood Outdoors Labor Day marathon, which will feature eight back-to-back episodes airing from 1 to 5 p.m. ET. on Monday, September 3 on Sportsman Channel. A collaboration between the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA), Sportsman Channel and [...]

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Fire Fighter’s Rescued Bird Dogs Shine on National TV

Scott Walsh, a fire fighter from Eastpointe, MI, grew up hunting small game and deer. But in 2010, when Walsh and his family decided to take a risk and adopt a rescued bird dog, everything changed. Walsh had always wanted a hunting dog but as a household of two public servants, a toddler and a [...]

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America Votes Brotherhood Outdoors Best Combination Show on Sportsman Channel by Laura Morris

America Votes Brotherhood Outdoors Best Combination Show on Sportsman Channel

Nashville, TN—The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s (USA) nationally broadcast hunting and fishing TV Show, Brotherhood Outdoors, took home a 2011 Sportsman Choice Award for Best Combination Show last week during the Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade (SHOT) show.   Winners were revealed Wednesday, January 18 in front of a crowd of 800 of the industry’s leading [...]

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2011 Proves Banner Year for Union Sportsmen’s Alliance by Laura Morris

2011 Proves Banner Year for Union Sportsmen’s Alliance

(Caption |  Austin community hero and IUPAT Local 1178 member Robin DeHaven was given the opportunity to hunt Colorado Elk on the first season of the USA’s Brotherhood Outdoors TV show for his heroic efforts during the terrorist attack on a Texas IRS building in 2010.) With record membership numbers on the books, the addition [...]

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Our National Wildlife Refuges: Prime Waterfowl Hunting on Public Land

Concerned over the unregulated shooting of egrets and other showy birds for the plume trade, President Theodore Roosevelt asked one of his advisors in 1903 if he could declare Pelican Island in Florida’s St. Johns River a bird sanctuary. With his advisor’s blessing, T.R. established the first piece of today’s National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) system. [...]

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U.S. Made, Outdoor Holiday Gift Guide

Holiday gift shopping can be a hassle, especially if it takes away from your time hunting or fishing.  So we’ve done the heavy lifting.  We talked to our partners, members, staff and consultants to identify some of the best U.S. made outdoor products that would make perfect gifts for the sportsmen and sportswomen on your [...]

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Union Sportsmen’s Alliance & Burris Company Set Sights on Partnership  by Laura Morris

Union Sportsmen’s Alliance & Burris Company Set Sights on Partnership

Nashville, TN—The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) is pleased to announce a new partnership with one of America’s shooting optics icons—the Burris Company. Part of the Beretta family, the Burris Company recently joined forces with Steiner Optik—combining an unparalleled selection of award-winning scopes and binoculars perfect for sportsmen and women, military and law enforcement  personnel and [...]

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Thirty Special Needs Youth to Pursue Whitetail During Ohio Season Opener by Laura Morris

Thirty Special Needs Youth to Pursue Whitetail During Ohio Season Opener

Thirty Special Needs Youth to Pursue Whitetail During Ohio Season Opener The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s (USA) Boots on the Ground program has teamed up with volunteers from the International Union of Bricklayers and Allied Craftworkers (BAC) Locals 7 and 39 to offer more than 30 youth with varying physical and intellectual disabilities the opportunity to [...]

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Like the USA on Facebook & Win! by Laura Morris

Like the USA on Facebook & Win!

Help the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance connect sportsmen and women from across the country by “Liking” our Facebook page and referring your friends during our Drive for 5,000 Fans giveaway. Our Facebook page gives fans the chance to connect on a social level—sharing the latest outdoors news, articles, photos, tips and tricks and by giving them [...]

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I Was in Alaska | By Mike Hruby

I Was in AlaskaMike Hruby It was the second week of September 2008, and we were two days from getting slammed by Hurricane Ike on the upper Texas coast. I knew the devastation and misfortune for some would be horrendous; but I also knew the long hours I would be working and the paycheck that [...]

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