Dave Maas Articles

The 2023/2024 ice fishing season was shorter than usual due to record warmth throughout much of the northern United States, but avid anglers still captured some amazing underwater video on their Aqua-Vu cameras.

The “Connecting with Conservation” video series simplifies the message on how conservation is funded and informs hunters, anglers, trappers and shooters how they are primary funders of land, fish, and wildlife conservation in America.

Featuring 1,600 grams of PrimaLoft Gold Insulation and 100% waterproof construction, LaCrosse Alpha Evolution boots prove to be a critical component of the author’s success last deer season.

The author has used SpyPoint cellular trail cams for a few years, and in this review he details his most recent experience — over a 7-month period — with the LM2, Flex G-36 and Flex-S models.

If all of your spinnerbaits feature an open loop, then you’re missing out, especially in northern pike country.

Killing a wild turkey with archery gear isn’t easy. Here’s how to up your odds of success this spring.

What bowhunting lesson will you learn after watching this close-range encounter with a big buck in Alberta?

During early spring, crappies will visit shallow-water wood and other cover well before spawning season to feed. Here’s how to capitalize on this brief window of opportunity.

Sometimes a particular wild turkey finds a way to escape day after day by zigging every time a hunter zags.

For anglers throughout much of the country, spring is the start of boating season. There’s a right way and a wrong way to launch a boat. Here’s what NOT to do.

A father and son share an epic adventure for Yukon moose, and both are shooting traditional wooden longbows.

The whitetail rut is a magical time to be in the woods — especially in Iowa. And you won’t believe the size of this palmated buck, which walks directly under the bowhunter.

Future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers joins well-known bowhunter Cameron Hanes and learns how to shoot a bow.

If you want to improve as an archer, on bull’s-eyes or live animals, you have to control your mind through the shot process. Archery instructor Joel Turner can help you get there.

Dallas Seavey, a five-time Iditarod champion, was forced to shoot a moose with his handgun after the massive animal became tangled with his dogs. (March 14 Update: Seavey wins the race, making him the only six-time Iditarod champion!)

Bassmaster Elite angler Trey McKinney gets redemption on a 5-pound bass that broke his line and stole his lure an hour earlier.

Wild turkeys change their behavior dramatically throughout the year, and toms and jakes will gobble during months that might surprise you.

The new Bedded Doe Decoy from DSD looks so realistic that in the author’s opinion, rutting bucks won’t stand a chance.

In the author’s opinion, some state game and fish departments have gone a bit overboard when it comes to youth hunting.

Planning a DIY adventure for Alaska moose is a tremendous undertaking, but these two bowhunters push the limits to a level that must be seen to be believed.

It’s not until a son adopts his father’s bird dog — a German wirehaired pointer named Kaiya — that he has a change of heart about hunting, and ultimately grows closer to his dad.

Bowhunters must decide whether to focus their eyes on the sight pin or target because the human eye can’t keep both sharp, one must go blurry. Is one method better?

Habitat consultant Jason Say offers five proven tips for getting the most out of your frost seeding efforts.

Not sure how often or exactly how to wax your bowstring? T-Bone (of Bone Collector fame) demonstrates the correct method.

Late winter and early spring is prime time for frost seeding clover, and the best news is you need almost no equipment for the task.

Gun companies continue to offer specialized firearms designed for dropping a gobbler in its tracks. Here are five proven performers.

In the author’s opinion, the video by Jared Mills of mature whitetail bucks feeding — and fighting! — on January 9th in an unpicked soybean field — during a southern Iowa blizzard — is the best he’s ever seen. And yes, Jared finally arrows the biggest buck.

A young guide in Quebec has learned how to catch massive muskies through the ice on tip-ups. It’s literally hand-to-hand combat — and the one bleeding after the battle isn’t the fish.

When pursuing everything from whitetails to elk, the best spot for bowhunters to aim is the “vital V.”