Dave Maas Articles

The author has been running Spypoint trail cams for six years, and in 2025 he added the Flex-Dark and Flex-S-Dark (solar) cell models to his scouting mix.

Bowhunting World Field Editor Darron McDougal calls the Xpedition Xlite 32 fun to shoot, effortless to aim, and deadly accurate.

The Benchmade 7-inch Fishcrafter is put to the test on everything from bluegills and crappies to northern pike and channel catfish — and even whitetail backstraps.

Professional bass angler Keith Poche and a buddy attempt to find bass in the backcountry, and along the way they get stuck (several times) and break down.

The author changed up his whitetail gear list with the addition of these three products, and each one performed flawlessly.

This YouTube video of Ivan Nastic hooking a monster bluefin tuna from shore on a topwater popper has been viewed more than 2.3 million times; check it out and you’ll see why!

Chances are good you’ve never considered this important timing consideration when rattling big whitetail bucks. Watch and learn.

If you wear reading glasses, then as an archer there’s a good chance you’d benefit from using a verifier peep sight.

Many bass anglers prefer to skip under docks and other overhanging cover with a baitcasting reel, but it’s not easy to do without getting a backlash. Here’s a simple tip to make it much easier.

Check out this amazing drone video of a mountain lion stalking a few whitetails in a food plot (a couple acres in size) planted with brassicas and corn.

Fall is an excellent time for catching walleyes, especially in small to medium-sized rivers.

Forget using a dangerous knife to carve a pumpkin. According to Hickok45, it’s much easier and safer with a .45 ACP handgun.

A perfect whitetail ambush can be ruined in the minutes leading up to legal hunting time.

Casting to muskies is most common during summer, but during fall many anglers will switch to trolling crankbaits, using live bait, or jigging tubes vertically. When and where are these fall techniques most effective?

During the pre-rut, whitetail bucks make numerous scrapes. But not all scrapes are created equal when it comes to hunting near them.

When muskies leave the shallows and begin moving toward main lake basins, trolling is an effective way to find and catch fish.

Fall is an ideal time to target crappies on weedlines. Here’s a simple system for finding and catching slaps.

On many spot-and-stalk bowhunts in the West, the animals bust you time and time again, sometimes never giving you a decent shooting opportunity. On this Wyoming muley hunt, everything comes together for Levi Morgan on stalk No. 1.

Whitetails often use their incredible sense of smell to bust deer hunters. For that reason, it’s critical for hunters to keep the wind in their favor. Here’s an easy way to know exactly what’s happening with the wind at any given moment.

A monumental weight reduction, refined CenterMass Sight System, and Cerakote finish combine with DIY-friendly tuning features to make the Bowtech Virtue one of 2025’s finest flagship bows.

Professional bass angler and popular YouTube content creator Ben Milliken visits northern Idaho and catches his PB smallmouth — 8 pounds, 3 ounces!

Calling to rutting bull elk can lead to some intense encounters, but this one is crazy!

Many archers torque their bow due to a poor grip. Here’s how to increase your accuracy and consistency with the proper bow grip.

Fall is an excellent time to target walleyes and smallmouth in deep water as they set up on structures in preparation for winter. Here’s one simple and super-effective way to catch them.

Members of the Hadza tribe in Tanzania demonstrate their skills with traditional self-bows and arrows, then try a modern compound bow for the first time.

A musky is tough enough to catch with baitcasting gear; trying to do it with fly gear is insanely hard.

In a world of high-tech fishing, it’s refreshing to see an angler who is the definition of “old school.”

Tiller outboard motors are designed to be steered with your left hand. No exceptions. And here’s why.

Late summer is an excellent time to target bass, and oftentimes the best few hours are those leading up to dark.