Dave Maas Articles

If you bowhunt whitetails from treestands only, then in many scenarios you’re actually reducing your chances of success.

Elite Archery recently introduced two new, value-packed bows — the Terrain and Basin — that offer tremendous adjustability and performance.

Winning first place in the final five ASA events of the season, Dan McCarthy wrapped up the 2021 ASA Shooter of the Year title.

As bowhunters, we’re taught to take shots at broadside or slightly quartering-away big game animals only, but are there times when it’s okay to break this rule?

Wait too long to slip off a crossbow’s safety and it could cost you a close-range shooting opportunity.

Thanks to well-placed trail cam, an epic after-dark battle between a 180-class non-typical and another monster whitetail was captured on video.

In addition to feeding in standing cornfields, whitetails will often use them for bedding cover, too. And occasionally a deer’s instinct to hide rather than flee costs the animal its life.

The Archery Trade Association recently relaunched Bowhunters United, a national consumer-facing organization, and announced a year-long membership sweepstakes.

When brainstorming ways to access public land for whitetails — and distance yourself from other deer hunters — don’t forget the boating option.

Beginning now through Dec. 31, 2021, retail purchasers of any new 5.56/.223 Rock River Arms rifle purchased from a retail dealer will be eligible for five free magazines ($80.00 value).

Can you enter a buck into Pope and Young's record book if you recover the animal with aid of a tracking dog? Yes, provided you follow four important provisions.

Many deer hunters make mistakes when placing a trail cam. Here are four tips for getting better trail cam pics.

Wisconsin angler Nicole Lynn catches her biggest muskie yet, and she’s in a kayak!

Five bowhunting icons will make up the first class in the Pope & Young Hall of Fame.

The 89-year-old archery company has announced the addition of more than 10 new bow models across its compound, traditional and crossbow lines.

It’s critical for deer hunters – especially archers ­– to understand deer anatomy. It’s a fine line between a quick kill and a marginal hit.

A trip to the Texas Panhandle puts three models of EOTech sights through a series of dawn-to-dusk field tests for predators, turkeys and aoudad.

You don’t have to be a professional photographer to take great hunting pics. Here are several tips to remember in the field this fall.

From the makers of Rhino Blinds, Outdoor Product Innovations has recently announced Rhino Tree Stands for hunters who pursue big game from hang-on portables, ladder stands, tripods and towers.

Mature whitetail bucks don’t often give bowhunters second chances, but his one did, thanks to a well-placed deer decoy.

After extensive searching for an arrow-hit whitetail, a hunter and his buddies use a drone — legally — to find the buck in a thick swamp.

Two world-class non-typical whitetails were killed in September 2021, and although the two bucks look similar, the stories behind the giants are completely different.

Recent studies show that mowing perennial food plots actually reduces the total amount of high-quality forage for whitetails.

It takes only a split-second for a waterfowl hunt to turn deadly. Learn from this true-life story of survival.

When it comes to bucket list bowhunts, Alaska-Yukon moose is near the very top of almost every hunter’s list.

It’s been 20 years since the terrorist attacks of 9-11-2001; these two videos offer insight into United Flight 93 and the heroes who fought evil on that tragic day.

Just because most bowhunters take shots while standing, that doesn’t mean it’s the best method.

From fishing to hunting, a 12-foot jon boat can be the smartest gear purchase you make in your lifetime.

If one of your whitetail food plots is failing, early September is the time to save it. Here’s how.