Dave Maas Articles

Do you hit the snooze button when waking to the sounds of raindrops hitting the roof? Here are 15 pros and cons of whitetail deer hunting in the rain.

Hanging treestands with a friend (or two!) is faster, safer and increases your chances for success on whitetails.

Legendary tournament shooter Levi Morgan spills the beans with his tips for beating target panic. Yes, he battles it, too! This is the second video of a four-part series.

Killing a turkey with archery gear is a challenge, but you can up your odds if you avoid this one common heat-of-the-moment mistake.

Of all the possible shot angles when rifle hunting for whitetails, the author’s favorites are quartering away and quartering toward.

Legendary tournament shooter Levi Morgan spills the beans with his tips for beating target panic. Yes, he battles it, too! This is the first video of a four-part series.

You don’t need a ground blind for bowhunting turkeys. The key is hiding behind one or two strutting decoys.

Do you think food plot shape matters for whitetails, or is it all about the total acres available?

The coronavirus pandemic is affecting every aspect of our lives. During the last couple weeks, the author has discovered three surprisingly helpful products to make life just a little bit easier during shelter-in-place orders.

It’s impossible to exit some food plot stands without alerting feeding deer. The trick is to do it in a way that doesn’t educate them.

This spring while bowhunting turkeys, the author won’t pass shot opportunities on jakes. Will you?

Don’t make the mistake of assuming your top bowsight pin is the correct choice for bowhunting turkeys and taking shots at point-blank range.

The author has planted soybeans for many years in his Midwest food plots, but that stops in 2020.

If you have food plots with bare soil, then now is the time for frost seeding clover.

Because the Pope and Young Club annual convention was cancelled for 2020, the organization is moving its primary fundraiser — the big game hunts auction — online.

Accuracy on the range and at animals can go south for many reasons, but one of the most common mistakes with an index-style release is punching the trigger.

If you don’t have a solid game plan on how to enter and exit deer stands, then whitetails will see or smell you — or both — killing your chance of success.

You can’t beat a deer’s incredible sense of smell, but you can increase your chance of getting a shot by using natural barriers to stay downwind of whitetails.

Many bowhunters blow opportunities on woodland whitetails because they draw their bow too early or too late.

Double ladders are designed for two hunters, but the author prefers them when hunting solo, too.

Eye dominance is easy to determine, and it’s an important consideration in deciding whether to shoot right- or left-handed.

To help tell the story of your best times in the field, and trigger good memories, hang photos beside your trophy mounts.

At some point in your deer hunting career, you’ll need to decide whether shooting at running whitetails is worth the risk.

Standing sideways to the target might work well during indoor archery practice, but it’s not the best bowhunting shooting stance in the field.

When it comes to a whitetail wedding cake, this creation by Sugarbelle Sweets in Corpus Christi proves everything is bigger in Texas.

It takes time, energy and money to find a particular mechanical release that works well for you. After you find it, buy a second (or third) one to ensure you’re always prepared.

Don’t have the money or wall space for another head-and-shoulder whitetail mount? European mounts are affordable, take up less space and do a wonderful job of showing off a buck’s rack.

Do you wear a face mask or face paint while bowhunting? The author offers his opinion on how to avoid spooking game.

To hunt effectively throughout the 2020 deer season, the author will rely on four whitetail hunting boots to keep his feet comfortable and dry.