U.S. Fish & Wildlife Director and President of America’s State Parks Foundation to speak about the importance of conservation in America. Nashville, TN—More than 250 union partners, sponsors and friends will help celebrate the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance’s (USA) fifth anniversary on Tuesday, February 12 at the AFL-CIO Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Hosted by USA Board [...]
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Union Volunteers and Supporters Wrap Up First Phase of Youth Shooting Facility near Nashville, TN
Nashville, TN – Wrapping up a year of beneficial Boots on the Ground conservation projects, Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) staff and union volunteers wrapped up the first phase of a youth shooting facility in College Grove, TN to help educate and mentor the next generation of shooting enthusiasts. Looking for a local project with a [...]
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Union Volunteers Improve Wildlife Habitat and Public Trails at California Coastal Wetland
As part of a Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) Boots on the Ground project, nearly 80 union members and their families planted more than 300 native plants and groomed a considerable length of a popular hiking trail at Bolsa Chica Ecological Preserve—one of the last standing wetlands ecosystems in Southern California—on December 1. Coordinated by Rene [...]
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Wildlife Habitat to Get $2.4 Billion from BP Settlement
We shared the news of BP pleading guilty to felony manslaughter, environmental crimes and obstruction of Congress and agreeing to pay a record criminal settlement of $4.5 billion dollars. And it looks like more than half of that is going straight to the habitat. According to Ducks Unlimited, nearly $2.4 billion of the money will go [...]
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North Dakota Mule Deer Numbers Hit Record Low
It’s been a bad couple of years for North Dakota mule deer, and the numbers are the worse ever. North Dakota Game and Fish Department conducted an aerial survey in the western part of the state in October found a fawn-to-doe ratio of 0.59, according to The Jamestown Sun, that ties the record low number from [...]
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Colorado Upland Hunters Facing Tough Conditions Thanks to Drought
Colorado hunters looking forward to tomorrow’s upland bird season are going to be facing a tough opener on November 10. According to the Journal Advocate, as pheasant and quail seasons open tomorrow, hunters are going to have a “complicated” season. “Populations across the region are much lower than in 2011,” said Ed Gorman, small game [...]
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Will Montana Kill Elk to Save Them?
Brucellosis is an elk killer, and while it’s been eradicated from many places, it is still a problem in the Yellowstone area, and Montana officials are contemplating every option to get rid of the disease, including killing elk. According to the Missoulian, the Montana wildlife commissioners are going to weigh in on the brucellosis problem for the [...]
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The GoHUNTn Line–The Best Trophies and Hunting News: New York Whitetail Record Scandal, Massive Moose, and More!
There are a lot of awesome posts on GoHUNTn throughout the week. Here are 10 of our most popular GoHUNTn updates from the past week: It’s a Fake. New York Hunter Lies about “Record” Whitetail – This is a big buck, but it’s a high-fencer Lioness Kills Impala, Adopts its Fawn? – A soft heart for a [...]
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Dilapidated Detroit Building Becomes Outdoors Mega-Education Center
The Globe Building was the epicenter for Detroit’s industrial, housing the Detroit Dry Dock Engine Works, where Henry Ford was an apprentice. Since then, though, times have been tough at the Globe Building, falling into disrepair on the Detroit Riverfront. Well, instead of tearing the building down, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources has decided to [...]
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Whale Hunt Brings Hungry Polar Bears to Alaskan Town
The Inuits living in Kaktovik, Alaska hold an annual whale hunt. The controversial killing of bowhead whales is their native tradition, and it’s attracting polar bears. According to National Geographic, Steven Amstrup, chief scientist at Polar Bear International, said he’s not surprised. Polar bears “are not dumb animals,” Amstrup said. “They know the time of year [...]
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