Dave Maas Articles

The author kills a wild turkey with a Texas heart shot, and learns a valuable bowhunting lesson.

If you spend time hiking, hunting or fishing on Wyoming public lands, then a recent “not guilty” court verdict should make you smile.

Think you can predict which predator shows up on the scene after a hunter arrows a wild turkey?

To make ethical shots when bowhunting, accuracy is obviously important. But how good is good enough?

April 27, 2022, marks Federal Ammunition’s 100-year anniversary. This video provides a quick recap of the company’s history, and gives you a behind-the-scenes peek of the manufacturing plant as it looks today.

A cultipacker is often discussed when DIY land managers talk about planting food plots. Do you really need to purchase one?

All ammunition manufacturers offer wild turkey-specific ammo. The author explains the pros and cons of these high-performance loads, and why he chooses a different option.

Fox Haas, father of Mossy Oak Founder Toxey Haas, is 91 years old, and he recently killed a wild turkey — but not just any turkey. This is a milestone bird for “Mr. Fox,” marking 75 years in row tagging a turkey!

Many hunters miss or make marginal hits on wild turkeys because they aimed at the wrong spot. Here’s how to drop a tom or jake with one well-placed shot.

Robert Blackburn lost his eye in a bowfishing accident. Here, he explains what went wrong, and how you can prevent the tragedy from happening to you.

The author makes a major bowhunting blunder, and it costs him a big gobbler at point-blank range.

Kimber donates handguns and rifles to Ukraine, Idaho becomes 50th state to allow lighted nocks and mechanical broadheads, and the National Deer Association’s 2021 Field to Fork Report.

Pop-up ground blinds are tremendously effective for fooling wild turkeys, but only if you know how to hide in the shadows.

When spring feels more like winter, you have to modify your wild turkey game plan.

Just when you think you’ve seen it all, a thief walks out of retail store with a crossbow hidden in his sweatpants.

A West Virginia muskie angler proved you don’t need an expensive boat — or any boat for that matter — to catch the fish of a lifetime.

Spring is turkey season, but it’s also tick season. Here’s how to limit your exposure to dangerous ticks while still enjoying the outdoors.

Gone are the days of noodling exclusively for catfish. With the new Berkley PowerBait Noodling Glove, you can pursue a wide variety of gamefish.

This turkey season, shoot whichever legal bird you want — and feel good about it!

In the recent Redcrest 2022 bass tournament, the difference between $300,000 (first place) and $50,000 (second) came down to 1 ounce — and an official scale that twice didn’t recognize that ounce.

The Government of Canada recently announced it will remove pre-entry COVID test requirement for fully vaccinated travelers on April 1, 2022.

A father and daughter share a ground blind in Texas, and they have several close calls before she finally pulls the trigger on a big whitetail buck.

Hunters, anglers and hikers should be ready to handle accidents and injuries in the field, and carrying a first-aid kit is an important part of this preparation.

When it comes to cooking fish, baking is easier and less messy than frying, and in the author’s opinion, the fillets taste better, too.

Not every bowhunter wants the latest and greatest technology when they head into the field. Some choose to challenge themselves with the same type of archery gear used hundreds — even thousands — of years ago.

During the recent Crappie Masters national qualifier tournament on Grenada Lake in Mississippi, anglers caught numerous giant crappies, including four that tipped the scales at more than 4 pounds.

Team USA’s Kendall Gretsch finished 8.7 seconds ahead of teammate Oksana Masters in the recent 10k Sit-Ski Paralympic biathlon event in Beijing, China.

Most bowhunters use a pop-up blind to ambush wild turkeys, but unfortunately they don’t practice shooting while sitting.

Right now — late ice — is prime time for catching trophy northern pike. Here’s how.