Dave Maas Articles

Believe it or not, it’s fairly easy to remove Y-bones from northern pike. Here are the three keys to success.

Ani-Logics Outdoors, makers of high-quality nutritional products for whitetails, recently announced a partnership with Lee and Tiffany Lakosky, and specifically a lineup of offerings carrying the CRUSH branding.

A crossbow is most accurate when shot with aid of a shooting rest. Here are three designs — one monopod, one bipod and one tripod — to consider adding to your shooting system.

According to these three hardcore ice anglers from Minnesota, some of the biggest crappies in the state live within 60 miles of downtown Minneapolis. And this video proves it.

Some people watch the Super Bowl as much for the commercials as the big game. For the first time in its history, Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's purchased a 60-second spot. If you missed it, you can check it out here.

You can’t catch big crappies when your lure is in the mouth of small ones. By choosing the right size lure you can weed out almost all of the smaller fish.

Cooking the perfect venison steak is easy, provided you follow these four simple steps.

The image of Senator Bernie Sanders sitting at the recent presidential inauguration while wearing fuzzy knitted gloves has found its way into thousands of mitten memes, including many with a hunting and fishing theme.

Safari Club International (SCI) recently announced the addition of an airgun category to the SCI Record Book. Additionally, hunters submitting records in the airgun category will be eligible for SCI World Hunting Awards.

A father and son make a post-Christmas trip to target ducks — and field test new Benelli shotguns.

You don’t have to tap into your retirement savings to purchase a Bushnell Legend 8x42mm binocular — MSRP $109.99 — but how did it measure up during a four-month field test?

These must-see trail cam pics show that a whitetail buck survived while his opponent was killed and eaten by coyotes.

The National Rifle Association (NRA) has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and plans to leave New York and reincorporate in Texas.

If deer season has ended on your whitetail property, then it’ time to begin thinking about habitat improvement projects, including forest cuttings. Do you know which trees to cut?

With a solid understanding of natural bait preferences, ice anglers who aren’t choosy about species can often catch northern pike and bass in the same areas.

Steady glassing with a binocular or spotting scope begins with a rock-solid tripod. Here are four brand new models from Vortex Optics.

Backstraps from whitetails and other big game have silverskin on one side, and it’s best to remove it before cooking the meat. Here’s how.

YouTube is packed with whitetail hunting videos, and while some of it is a waste of time, other content is outstanding. Here’s my favorite one of 2020.

The biggest advantage of a crossbow over a compound or recurve is after a crossbow is cocked, it’s ready to fire. That said, it still pays to hold a crossbow properly while waiting on a whitetail so you aren’t caught off guard.

Knowing the correct way to check for safe ice could prevent a tragic accident this winter.

Do you have a favorite archery article from the past year? Here’s our list of editors’ picks for top 10 Bowhunting World stories of 2020.

As if 2020 couldn’t get any worse, Father Jordan Neeck, a priest in eastern Wisconsin, has been harassed while deer hunting this fall.

Some deer hunters incorrectly believe that when they hear a deer snort, it must be a doe. A mature buck will snort at you, and here's the video proof.

The second rut is real, and in the Midwest and North, it takes place from late November through mid-December.

If you have a hunter or angler on your Christmas list, then check out these three stocking stuffer gift ideas.

Mille Lacs Lake in central Minnesota is home to world-class muskies, and Benjamin Knutson recently caught and released two of them less than an hour apart.

December can be a challenging time for whitetails throughout much of the their range, and the hunting can be feast or famine, based largely on food and pressure.

Ron Lindner, who founded In-Fisherman with his brother Al in 1975, passed away Nov. 30, 2020, at the age of 86.

Avoid a vehicle/deer collision by learning when, where and why whitetails cross the road.