The Union Sportsmen’s Alliance (USA) and Sportsman Channel are teaming up to present a Labor Day Marathon called “A Salute to the American Worker” for sportsmen and sportswomen on September 7, 2015. After the Labor Day parade, catch the sports event lineup below. Click here to find Sportsman Channel on your TV dial or visit the Brotherhood Outdoors Here
Big Sky Country Bucks at 4:00 pm
After a challenging start to hunting through trial and error and crowded public lands in the Chicago suburbs, Stephen Lefaver is stoked to hunt whitetail in Big Sky Country with Brotherhood Outdoors and Bearpaw Outfitters, which has a nearly unheard of success rate! Come along for the adventure as this Director of Apprenticeship and Training for the Painters union gets some hands-on training in hunting big game in Montana.
Louisiana's Finest Fishing at 4:30 pm
Chumming, cutting bait, spotting fish, enticing tuna away from shrimp boats, spot fishing from a kayak and reeling in cobia, red snapper, redfish, trout and tuna…it’s all in 3-days work for Eric Patrick, a union electrical worker (IBEW Local 196), in this episode. Eric dreamed of a fishing trip in Venice, Louisiana, and with all the hard work he puts in for his fellow union members and conservation, Brotherhood Outdoors was happy to make that dream a reality.
Desert Dream Hunt at 5:00 pm
Michael McShane, an IAFF fire fighter, travels from the Maine woods to the Arizona desert to meet co-hosts Daniel Lee Martin and Julie McQueen and put his bow to the test on mule deer and javelina. For more than 10 years, Michael saved his change and then dollars in a six gallon water jug toward a hunting trip of a lifetime until, like is bad dream, it was stolen. Catch the action as Brotherhood Outdoors steps in to thank this hardworking fireman and dedicated volunteer for his tireless service by “refilling his water jug” with a once-in-a-lifetime adventure.
North Meets South for Michigan Steelhead at 5:30 pm
This week’s episode brings together Mike Higgins, quiet steelworker from Maine, and Mike “Big Bird” Strickland, a boisterous sheet metal worker from Georgia, for an unforgettable (and frigid) Pere Marquette steelhead fishing adventure with Daniel Lee and Julie. After connecting several years ago on the Union Sportsmen’s Alliance web forums and forming a virtual friendship, Mike and Mike finally get to put a face to the “username” through this Michigan adventure. As they cheer for one another from the river banks, they demonstrate what a brotherhood of the outdoors is all about.
Memory-Filled Idaho Elk Hunt at 6:00 pm
Confronting Idaho’s steep terrain and high altitude, Gene Barnes—a union machinist (IAM Local 2781)—sets his sights on helping his 74-year-old father, Harlyn Barnes, harvest a bull elk in memory of his late son and the cherished hunting trips the three of them shared together. As the group hikes to 7,500 feet in elevation to a lookout point on day one, Brotherhood Outdoors co-hosts Daniel Lee Martin and Julie McQueen are impressed by Haryln’s sheer determination. You will be too when you tune in.
Big Bucks of Kansas at 6:30 pm
A DIY hunter limited to small tracts of land that don’t hold deer well, Michigan union roofer Derek Carrington is elated when Brotherhood Outdoors takes him to Northeast Kansas to hunt thousands of acres of prime whitetail habitat with Tallgrass Outfitters. Derek is passing on his love of the outdoors to his sons, and his hunt in one of the best trophy deer producing units in Kansas is sure to be a story that gets handed down from generation to generation.