UnionSportsmen.org- Forums

That dream hunt you are always daydreaming about.

2013-05-22T12:57:06-05:00

Wondering what your hunt would be????? Maybe same thing you do every weekend,like deer hunting,maybe just a different place or somewhere else with something entirely different.
As much as I love my waterfowl huntin(goose) and spring turkey(grand slam) the thing that I would think would be the ONE thing I’ve got to do before you roll over is Elk,during the rut! Would want to use my Smoke Pole and would hope it to be during the rut…..To have that big boy,slip in raking his head gear, raising cane,WOW!!!! they say, if you love to spring turkey hunt….you’ll LOVE Elk Hunting. Want/Need to see that for myself! How about you

ok boys and girls…............................

2013-05-23T10:42:05-05:00

with it being a holiday weekend and the fact that i have most of my chores done I AM GOING FISHING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! where are you going big bird? you might ask. well…...................i am going to try out a new spot. i will be below the dam of strom thurmond lake (old clarks hill lake) on the GA side of the savannah river!

i will be there friday morning till sometime saturday afternoon. maybe longer if the carp are there and feeding.

all is invited. it is small area i will be fishing in. but come on and see me…..................... stay tuned

Wondering???

2013-05-22T11:45:40-05:00

Having just joined USA, wondering if there is a way/place that I can watch past shows of Brotherhood TV. Would be nice to tuned in, maybe put a few faces with names and see folks having their dreams come true?

New to the forums

2013-05-21T13:37:35-05:00

Just wanted to drop in and say hello since I’m new to the forums and USA. Only recently heard about the USA by seeing a sticker on someones box during a recent outage. As soon as I got on the computer and found the site I knew I was in immediatly. Signed up, started watching Brotherhood Outdoors, and sent in my dontation.

I live down in south Alabama. Been a member of the IBEW for 3 years now. As soon as I got the job I joined right up and was one of the best decisions I ever made. I have a brother who is an IBEW apprentice wrappin up his 3rd year and my father was a member of the IBEW for over 30. I enjoy huntin and fishin. Mostly deer huntin and jug fishing but am always up for something new.

Anybody ever down in the area feel free to get ahold of me and we’ll grab lunch if I’m off.

David

Record time (for us)

2013-05-10T11:25:41-05:00

We left the house @ 06:00 yesterday and after two fuel stops, one feed stop, and numerous restroom stops, we pulled up to my mother-in-law’s house in Nampa, ID at 18:30 local time. One of our girls is graduating from NNU tomorrow afternoon , so my wife and I, the other twin, my mom, sis, brother, and our old dog, made the trek to help celebrate this momentous occasion. This really is a big deal, especially for me. I might be able to afford beer again. Her sister will graduate from Sac State this December. Then maybe I will be able to even afford ammo after that.

A quick hunt with the Warden!

2013-05-18T14:59:06-05:00

My wife has been working a lot this spring and she hasn’t been able to get out yet until this morning. I had a spot set up just for her and I was hoping that the birds would play along with the program this morning. We were sitting in our spot just before 5 this morning and it didn’t take long for the gobbling to start. We had a bird roosted exactly where I wanted him to be and just before fly down time I let out a couple of soft tree yelps on my slate which he cut off on the second note both times. I put the call down and told her to get ready. Only one tom gobbled on the roost but once they started to fly down it was like an airport for a few minutes. We had turkeys landing all around us. First some hens,then eight jakes followed but a nice tom. As the tom was wandering into the range of her 20 ga. another tom stepped out right in front of us. It was a bad move on his part because the Warden wasted no time in dropping the hammer on him. The other birds kept going about their business after the shot and if we could have shot another one it would have been a very easy double. Legal light was 5:28 this morning and she had her tom down by 6:25. Nothing but business! It was a nice tom weighing in at 20.2 pounds with a nine inch beard and matching 7/8” spurs. We had a great morning!

Ben

Hangin out in the Atlantic Flyway

2013-05-20T21:25:09-05:00

Wondering how many of you guys/gals hunt in the Atlantic Flyway? Most season will find me in and around the state of VA. maybe a trip or two to maryland. Last few years, been hitting Wi. in Oct for a week of duck& goose hunting at the Waterfowl USA national Convention….. Good stuff by mostly wackin migrators here on the Atlantic Flyway, how about you?

The Top 8

2013-05-21T19:35:37-05:00

TOP 8 MORONS

1. WILL THE REAL DUMMY PLEASE STAND UP? AT&T fired President John Walter after nine months, saying he lacked intellectual leadership. He received a $26 million severance package. Perhaps it’s not Walter who’s lacking intelligence.

2. WITH A LITTLE HELP FROM OUR FRIENDS: Police in Oakland, CA spent two hours attempting to subdue a gunman who had barricaded himself inside his home. After firing ten tear gas canisters, officers discovered that the man was standing beside them in the police line, shouting, ‘Please come out and give yourself up.’

3. WHAT WAS PLAN B? An Illinois man, pretending to have a gun, kidnapped a motorist and forced him to drive to two different automated teller machines, wherein the kidnapper proceeded to withdraw money from his own bank accounts.

4. THE GETAWAY! A man walked into a Topeka , Kansas Kwik Stop and asked for all the money in the cash drawer. Apparently, the take was too small, so he tied up the store clerk and worked the counter himself for three hours until police showed up and grabbed him.

5. DID I SAY THAT? Police in Los Angeles had good luck with a robbery suspect who just couldn’t control himself during a line-up. When detectives asked each man in the line-up to repeat the words: ‘Give me all your money or I’ll shoot,’ the man shouted, ‘that’s not what I said!’

6. ARE WE COMMUNICATING? A man spoke frantically into the phone: ‘My wife is pregnant and her contractions are only two minutes apart,’ ‘Is this her first child?’ the doctor asked. ‘No,’ the man shouted, ‘this is her husband!’

7. NOT THE SHARPEST TOOL IN THE SHED! In Modesto, CA, Steven Richard King was arrested for trying to hold up a Bank of America branch without a weapon. King used a thumb and a finger to simulate a gun. Unfortunately, he failed to keep his hand in his pocket. (hellooooooo)!

8. THE GRAND FINALE!!! Last summer, down on Lake Isabella, located in the high desert, an hour east of Bakersfield, CA, some folks, new to boating, were having a problem. No matter how hard they tried, they couldn’t get their brand new 22 foot boat, going. It was very sluggish in almost every maneuver, no matter how much power they applied. After about an hour of trying to make it go, they putted into a nearby marina, thinking someone there may be able to tell them what was wrong. A thorough topside check revealed everything in perfect working condition. The engine ran fine, the out-drive went up and down, and the propeller was the correct size and pitch. So, one of the marina guys jumped in the water to check underneath. He came up choking on water, he was laughing so hard.

NOW REMEMBER…THIS IS TRUE.

Under the boat, still strapped securely in place, was the trailer!

Wise sayings

2013-05-21T10:33:36-05:00

Back when I was serving my tim( many years ago)trying to learn the tricks of the trade,hoping to become a machinist, had a ole journeyman pull me beside and passed on a few of his thoughts! One being, takes 4 years to be called a machinist, takes a lifetime to be called a good one! Second, a machinist knows HOW to make mistakes, a good machinist knows HOW to cover em up

BROTHERHOOD OUTDOORS TURKEY TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

2013-03-28T16:11:29-05:00

I JUST HAD A DREAM COME TRUE FELLOW UNION BROTHERS AND SISTERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! THE BROTHERHOOD OUTDOOR SHOW JUST CALLED AND IT IS CONFIRMED!!! I AM GOING TO HAVE THE HONOR OF TURKEY HUNTING WITH DANIEL LEE MARTIN AND JULIE MCQUEEN THIS SPRING IN TENNESSEE!!!!!!!! W HOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! LET ME SAY IT AGAIN…..WOO HOOOO!!!!!! I CANNOT EXPRESS MY THANKS AND GRATIFICATION TO THE UNION SPORTSMEN ALLIANCE AND OUR INTERNATIONAL UNION OF BRICKLAYERS AND ALLIED CRAFTWORKERS FOR ALL THEIR EFFORTS INTO PROVIDING JUST AN OPPORTUNITY SUCH AS THIS FOR ALL UNION MEMBERS TO EVEN GET A CHANCE TO DO SOMETHING SUCH AS THESE…. LET ALONE ACTUALLY MAKING IT REALITY. I LITERALLY FELL ON THE FLOOR WHEN THE CALL CAME AND THE NEWS WAS TOLD!!! WHAT A FIRST CLASS ORGANIZATION WE UNION MEMBERS GET ACCESS TO THROUGH THE USA NOT ONLY IN FIGHTING AND SUPPORTING OUR UNION BELIEFS BUT HONORING THEM!!!!!!!!! I HOPE I DO NOT OFFEND ANYBODY WHEN I MAKE THIS NEXT STATEMENT BUT HERE IT GOES:

I’M DAMN PROUD TO BE UNION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!