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Entries Tagged Dave Maas

Three new turkey decoys

3 Lifelike New Turkey Decoys for 2020

Luring wary toms into point-blank bow range is possible with lifelike turkey decoys. The author is excited to try these three new models during spring 2020.
Fanny pack beauty

The Do-It-All Fanny Pack

The fanny pack gets a bad rap among the general public when it comes to fashion, but it still has a prominent place in the whitetail woods.
Rosey Roselands WR Rocky Mt Goat

New Archery World Record Mountain Goat

A special panel of judges from the Pope and Young Club recently recognized a new archery world record mountain goat.
Draw low beauty

Bowhunting Tip: Draw Low to Minimize Shoulder Trouble

There’s no one right way to draw a compound bow, but the safest method for your shoulder might be the draw-low method.
Snort wheeze beauty

Snort/Wheeze: A Whitetail Hunter’s No. 1 Long-Range Vocalization

With all due respect to a grunt call, the snort/wheeze is a whitetail hunter’s most effective long-range deer vocalization.
Sighting in deer rifle range

3 Tips for Sighting-In Firearms at Deer Camp

Don’t assume a scoped rifle, slug gun or muzzleloader is still driving tacks if you traveled to deer camp by airplane. Here are three tips for sighting-in firearms before heading into the field.
Fixed pin bowsight beauty

Fixed-Pin Bowsights: Still a Better Mousetrap?

While movable, single-pin bowsights are tremendously popular today, the author prefers the simplicity and speed of fixed-pin bowsights.
Elliott with 2019 doe

Finding Joy (Again) in Whitetail Hunting

Pursuing mature bucks is great, but sometimes getting back to the basics of whitetail hunting and targeting any deer is welcomed.
Decoy Placement bowhuting turkeys

Decoy Placement for Bowhunting Turkeys: Keep Them Close!

One key to success in bowhunting turkeys is to place your lifelike decoys at only 5 to 7 yards.
Late season duck hunt

What's the Best Outdoors Advice You've Been Given?

Can you recall any especially helpful nuggets of advice you've been given about hunting, fishing, or the outdoors in general? Here are some that stand out to us.
Maas with prairie turkey

Bowhunting Turkeys: Body Shots vs. Head/Neck Shots

Bowhunting turkeys isn’t easy, but it can be made simpler by choosing a broadhead designed for head/neck shots.
Foggy morning whitetail waiting

3 Reasons Why You Didn’t Kill a Mature Whitetail Buck

You worked hard during the 2019/2020 deer season, hunted numerous days but still came home without a mature whitetail buck. What happened?
PY Junior Program Pic

Pope and Young Club Announces Junior Outdoors Program

For only $10, hunters less than 18 years old can join the P&Y Club as youth member, and be entered to win one of three hunts.