Dave Maas Articles

This year’s lineup of flagship compounds from 10 top bow manufacturers feature the latest in smooth-shooting technology.

The rut can cause whitetail bucks to act in unpredictable ways, as this bowhunter learns on a mid-November afternoon.

While practicing for an upcoming bass tournament, the boat of an angler from McKendree University (Illinois) was hit by lightning.

This year join the Pope and Young Club in Reno, Nevada, July 14 – 17, to celebrate 60 years of bowhunting heritage and swap stories with some of bowhunting’s biggest legends.

Anglers often misuse the terms “power” and “action” when talking about fishing rods. Do you know the difference?

The Pope and Young Club/St. Charles Museum of Bowhunting, which is the preeminent collection of bowhunting artifacts, is moving from Chatfield, Minnesota, to the campus of Bass Pro Shops in Springfield, Missouri.

A brown bear responds to your prey-in-distress call, and now it’s facing you at 12 yards. Decision time!

One great way to obtain permission on private land is to offer to remove a doe — or three — from the deer herd.

Feeling lucky? Then enter the Pope and Young Club’s 2021 Ultimate Dream Raffle for a chance at a hunt of a lifetime.

Registration is free for the 6th Annual Fin-Finder WreckFest Online Bowfishing Contest, and it ends June 30, 2021.

Well-known bowhunter Chuck Adams is offering many unique archery products, including some outstanding vintage posters, on his new website.

If you have fishing rods with cork handles that need cleaning, then reach for the baby wipes.

Ground blinds work well for bowhunting turkeys, but they aren’t mandatory, provided you know how to set up properly.

This bowhunting video is tough to watch. Period. But it drives home the reason to do everything you can to ensure a quick kill.

Chances are good that your father introduced you to fishing. Here’s a chance to say “thank you” with a book celebrating the history and culture of fishing.

Mechanical releases can fail, and you can easily lose one, at home or in the field. For that reason, it’s best that every bowhunter owns two of their favorite model.

Several studies with tagged bass shed light on the question: Where they go after being weighed and released in a tournament?

The Protector Phone Tether 3.0 from Rogue Fishing Co. isn’t a hunting product per se, but I’m excited to give it a try during this year’s turkey and deer seasons.

Well-known bowhunter Tim Wells had his best day ever bowfishing massive bigmouth buffalo along the shoreline of the Mississippi River.

Presented by Vapor Trail, the 18th Annual R100 National Archery Tour schedule features 20 shoots in 20 states. Make plans now to attend this family friendly archery shoot.

A guide and his client watch a Florida panther as it stalks their turkey decoys at close range — and it doesn’t leave until they reveal their ambush location.

Most wild turkey hunters spend their time focusing on morning hunts, but it’s smart to scout for evening-only ambush locations to maximize your chances of filling a tag.

The quickest way to ruin a whitetail property is with hunting pressure. Here’s a simple and smart way to cut hunting pressure in half without limiting your time in the field.

This turkey season, take the time to clean and cook wild turkey legs and thighs. It’s not difficult, it doesn’t take a lot of time, and the reward is a pile of delicious dark meat.

Avid big game hunter Bernie Barringer breaks down what you need to know when it comes to filling your trail cameras with AA batteries.

Bowhunting whitetails on public land is a challenge, and this well-done film takes you through all the single-season highs and lows.

It’s every competitive bass anglers dream to have a mega bag on the final day of an event to cruise to victory, and recently that dream became a reality for Texan Lee Livesay.

If you want to mount a turkey tail for display on your wall, or use the fan in a strutter decoy, then use this video as your DIY guide.

Unless you choose broadheads designed for head and neck shots on wild turkeys, you must have an excellent understanding of your quarry’s anatomy to be successful with body shots.