ATA's "Explora Caza Con Arco" Aims to Boost Bowhunting Among Spanish-Speaking Populations Thirty-eight million. That's how many people age 5 and older speak Spanish at home, according to a 2011 survey by the U.S. Census Bureau. To meet this growing population's needs, the Archery Trade Association earlier this year launched "Explora Caza Con Arco," a…
Mule Deer Foundation Working on Colorado Mule Deer Habitat Restoration through Stewardship Agreement with Bureau of Land Management Salt Lake City, Utah: The Mule Deer Foundation (MDF) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) are working together to improve mule deer habitat in Colorado through a 10-year Statewide Stewardship Agreement. Working collaboratively with Colorado Parks…
ATA Joins Senior Administration Officials, Recreation Industry Leaders To Discuss Recreation Improvements Senior officials from the U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI) and U.S. Forest Service met with more than 30 representatives of the outdoor recreation industry, including ATA President/CEO Jay McAninch and Jas. D. Easton, Inc. CFO and Vice President, Daren Cottle, at Shenandoah National Park…
Evansville, IN – April 10, Scholastic 3-D Archery President Fred Pape and Executive Director Jennie Richardson were presented with a $50,000 sponsorship check from President/CEO Dave Fetherman of Bear Archery. Bear Archery has supported S3DA since it started in 2012. "At Bear Archery we take a great deal of pride in our association with S3DA…
Jimmy Primos Appointed to ATA Board of Directors. Jimmy Primos of Primos Hunting Calls has agreed to serve on the Archery Trade Association's Board of Directors through March 31, 2020. The Board appointed Primos to fill the remainder of the Board term that recently opened when Robinson Outdoor Products resigned its seat. Primos, the call manufacturer's chief…
Just about every proshop in the nation can learn a thing or two from Rob Kaufhold, owner and founder of Lancaster Archery Supply. Like many of today’s proshop owners, Kaufhold started from humble beginnings and built his business from the ground up. Ultimately, Kaufhold not only managed to build a thriving business, but a proverbial…
PHOENIX, Arizona - Women In Archery - Elimination day of the AAE Arizona Cup started off windy and quickly turned scorching hot. Early in the outdoor season, this posed some great challenges to the athletes and many new faces earned spots on the first outdoor podium of the year. The senior women's divisions saw many…
Five new videos from the Archery Trade Association explain how retailers and educators can teach Explore Bowhunting to increase archery and bowhunting participation in their communities. Explore Bowhunting is a valuable educational program that helps instructors and program leaders teach students of all ages basic bowhunting skills. ATA created the program for schools, summer camps and community-based programs, and it's offered…
Easton Technical Products (Easton) is pleased to announce Summit Outdoor Sales (Summit) as our new nationwide sales representation partner to independent retailers. Led by Alex Cole, Summit has successfully partnered with Easton in the West for many years and we are excited to expand our relationship nationwide. Summit will represent Easton’s full line of products including…
Robinson Outdoor Products, parent company of Scent Blocker and a leading name in the outdoor and hunting industries, filed for bankruptcy on March 28, 2017. According to publically available documents on inforuptcy.com, Robinson Outdoor Products filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the District of Minnesota US Bankruptcy Court. Chapter 11 will allow the company to…
https://youtu.be/9u6Yxyyuksc Mathews recently released "DRIVE", a short video celebrating women bowhunters, who despite obstacles and naysayers dedicate themselves to this beloved, yet demanding, sport. The video features four women from around the country: a blacktail hunter and archery coach from northern California, a western big game hunter from Bozeman, Montana; a whitetail hunter and cattle rancher from Missouri;…
Jay McAninch, president and CEO of the Archery Trade Association, announced this week that 2017 will be his last full year in his current role as head of the ATA. The organization’s Board of Directors, headed by its Executive Committee, will begin developing a process to recruit a new President and CEO over the…
