Dave Maas Articles

Throughout much of the Midwest, Halloween marks the start of the best whitetail deer hunting of the season. Do you have realistic expectations for the next couple of weeks?

A Minnesota angler catches a good-sized walleye, but things take a turn for the worse during an impromptu photo session.

You’ll almost certainly never be in this situation, so a warning of “Don’t try this at home” isn’t needed. Just watch this moose video and be amazed.

When a deer is under your treestand, it’s critical to know where to aim for your arrow to penetrate both lungs.

No deer hunter wants to have cold or wet feet. Here are three top rubber boots for keeping your feet comfortable in the field, regardless of the conditions.

Fall is the perfect time to go “old school” in your lure choices to catch not only numbers of largemouth bass, but big ones, too.

Video often reveals what happens while an arrow is in the air, and here it shows that a bowhunter was actually lucky that a pronghorn jumped the string.

Not sure which features are most important when shopping for your first crossbow? Class is in session!

Waterfowl hunters often must endure brutal conditions — mud, rain, cold and snow — in pursuit of ducks, so they need a dependable shotgun. Here are five of the best for 2023.

Bowhunting World Field Editor Darron McDougal recently tested the new smooth-shooting Hoyt VTM 31. Despite being a short hunting bow, it has tons of stability.

If you want to catch your biggest muskie of the year — and maybe your life — fall is prime time, and the top method is with a large sucker minnow.

Chuck Black’s road to winning the 2023 Federal Duck Stamp Contest began in spring 2020 with a photography trip to Red Rock Lakes National Wildlife Refuge in Montana, where he discovered one very special northern pintail drake.

When it comes to cooking venison backstrap over an open fire, Dan Fitzgerald demonstrates a unique — and surprising — technique.

Do you have trouble missing gimme shots on pheasants, quail or grouse? Here’s how to improve your upland hunting shooting skills before opening day.

When elk hunting, knowing when to draw your bow is just as important as knowing when to shoot.

This fall, when faced with a less-than-ideal shooting opportunity on a big game animal, it’s time to remember: You don’t have to shoot.

Even with timely rains, a food plot often comes in too sparse, even though you planted at the recommended seeding rate. You probably made a common — but rarely discussed — mistake.

The author discovers that the Z-Man SMH WormZ, because of its unique construction, will often catch more bass than his favorite soft plastics.

This intense bass boat video serves as a reminder that disaster can strike in a split-second, even on waters you know well.

Bowhunting is inherently challenging, but the degree of difficulty increases on public land.

Most anglers love the taste of fried fish, but can you achieve the same — or even better — results in an air fryer?

The No. 1 song in the country, ““Rich Men North of Richmond,” was written by Oliver Anthony. The video of Oliver singing it took place on his small wooded property in Virginia, and prominent in the background is his ladder stand.

This is the best feel-good fishing story of the summer.

Professional archer John Dudley provides a simple tip — really simple! — to combat target panic.

This 11-second trail cam video gives the author a crazy idea for next turkey season.

Recent high school grad Cayden Hutmacher is on a quest to catch all 63 fish species recognized by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.

Most anglers use a Z-Man ChatterBait for shallow-water largemouths. Here’s video proof the lure is deadly for deep-water bass, too.

Bowhunting World Field Editor Darron McDougal recently tested the new-for-2023 Athens Elevate. He loved the bow’s draw cycle, and was also impressed with several other features.

A trail cam in the mountains of Utah captures the sights — and hair-raising sounds — of a mountain lion attacking an elk calf.