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Dave Maas Articles

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Video: 220-inch Kansas Buck Provides Lesson in Deer Anatomy

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.
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Setting Sights on a Texas Trifecta

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.
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Top Photo Tips for Capturing the Hunt

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.
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Outdoor Product Innovations Launches Rhino Tree Stands

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.
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Whitetail Video: Bowhunting Blunder Saved by Deer Decoy

Mature whitetail bucks don’t often give bowhunters second chances, but his one did, thanks to a well-placed deer decoy.
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Video: Bowhunters Use Drone — Legally — to Recover Giant Buck

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.
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The Bizarre Stories of Two World-Class Non-Typical Whitetails

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.
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Video: Stop Mowing Perennial Food Plots

Recent studies show that mowing perennial food plots actually reduces the total amount of high-quality forage for whitetails.
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A Story of Survival: Duck Hunter Remembers the Day He Almost Died

It takes only a split-second for a waterfowl hunt to turn deadly. Learn from this true-life story of survival.
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Video: Spot-and-Stalk Archery Moose in the Yukon

When it comes to bucket list bowhunts, Alaska-Yukon moose is near the very top of almost every hunter’s list.
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Remembering 9-11 and Its Many Heroes

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.
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Bowhunting Video: Should You Shoot Sitting or Standing?

Just because most bowhunters take shots while standing, that doesn’t mean it’s the best method.
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Top 6 Reasons to Own a 12-Foot Jon Boat

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