Entries Tagged Dave Maas

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.