Dave Maas Articles

Whitetail bucks can be aggressive during the breeding season, and all deer can be dangerous when wounded.

Three sisters, ages 4-13, join their dad during an October blizzard, and the oldest daughter has a close-range archery encounter with a 5x5 South Dakota whitetail on the edge of a standing cornfield.

A Pennsylvania cake decorator created a wedding cake that is sure to be a hit with any whitetail hunter.

Factoring in his latest 200-class mule deer buck, Randy Ulmer’s career total for muley antlers now surpasses the 5,000-inch mark.

Men and women who share a passion for the outdoors can use Hunting4Connections, a new online dating site, to find someone special.

Bowhunter Matt Wachowiak, a student at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, recently tagged a whitetail with an unofficial gross green score of 200 2/8 inches.

Bowhunters who purchase a TenPoint Stealth NXT crossbow package through Nov. 30, 2019, can take advantage of a $200 mail-in rebate.

On Sept. 14, 2019, Jim Lickfeld became the first bowhunter to kill an elk in Pennsylvania's inaugural archery elk season.

In northeast Arkansas, visitors to Peebles Farm can venture into a 16-acre corn maze built in the shape of a mature whitetail buck.

Until Dec. 1, 2019, hunters can receive up to $30 cash back for purchasing select Millennium Treestands.

Youth hunters ages 10 to 17 can take one buck or doe during Minnesota’s new Oct. 17-20 whitetail season.

When it comes to debating archery shot angles, or recreating a recent shot taken by you or a bowhunting buddy, the Mini 3-D ‘Stick Pin’ Deer is a tremendous tool.

The late-summer 2019 archery season has started in several western states, and a few massive mule deer have already been tagged by some well-known bowhunters.

It’s a fact that hunters are the greatest conservationists on the planet, and as this series of photos shows, sportsmen will go to some extreme measures to help wildlife whenever possible.

Two hunting companies have partnered to fund a CWD study and testing protocol for urine-based deer lures.

Designed for speed and penetration, the RIP from Victory Archery has a 100 percent high-modulus carbon shaft with a diameter of only .204 inches.

Joining the company’s 1.5- and 2.1-inch mechanical broadhead lineup, the new SEVR All-Purpose 1.7 has a cutting diameter of 1.7 inches and weighs 100 grains.

Capt. Jordan Korzenowski guided a client to a monster lake trout that, based on its length and girth, could have eclipsed a Minnesota state record from 1955.

Over the past year, the Farmers and Hunters Feeding the Hungry (FHFH) venison donation ministry distributed 714,000 servings of nutritious meat to local food banks and ministries to help feed needy children, families and individuals.

During August and September 2019, you can get $10 or $20 cash back on some of Rinehart Targets most popular models.

Designed for elk bowhunters who want realistic 3-D practice without transporting a massive target, Rinehart introduces its 1/3 Scale Woodland Elk.

New Scent Strappers from Hunter’s Kloak are easy to wrap around a tree branch, and they’ll stay in place until you retrieve them.

The new Thresher X from Xpedition Archery is an affordable, compact bow designed specifically for small-framed bowhunters.

When exploring the backcountry, hunters should consider QuietKat’s new Fat Tire RidgeRunner electric mountain bike matched with the company’s new 2-Wheel Trailer.

When it comes to epic fish tales, two suburban Minnesota boys have an unbelievable monster sturgeon story — except they have video to prove it.

Bio Bait claims that its patented, water-soluble lures are a safer alternative to soft plastics, but do fish like them as well?

The 2019 Muzzy Bowfishing Classic featured a record-setting 93 boats, and competitors shot more than 14,000 pounds of rough fish in one night.

The finest elk callers on the planet recently took part in the annual World Elk Calling Championships, and this year many of the winners used Rocky Mountain Hunting Calls.

Desert Storm veteran David Lowrie is a youth fishing mentor, and he was recently surprised with a complete bass boat overhaul thanks to Humminbird, Minn Kota and several other fishing manufacturers.