WASHINGTON — At the request of its members and representatives of state wildlife agencies, the Archery Trade Association (ATA) Board of Directors has released a position statement concerning airbows. The statement was drafted immediately following the organization's summer board meeting in Washington, DC, July 11-12. The ATA's full position statement on airbows is below: POSITION…
Solicitors, posing as members of the press, have long been a source of frustration for companies doing business at the ATA Trade Show. In order to address this issue, the ATA Board of Directors has adopted new guidelines for press badges. Beginning with the 2017 ATA Trade Show, press members planning to attend must register…
NEW ULM, Minnesota – If you're hoping to grow archery in your community, here's an important tool that might help: Schools, agencies, communities, organizations and anyone interested in teaching archery can now download an updated Archery Safety Brochure from the Archery Trade Association (ATA). In compiling data for this brochure, the ATA used data from…
H.R. 4818 / S. 2690 Will Improve States' Abilities to Prioritize Recruitment Effort NEW ULM, Minnesota – The Archery Trade Association (ATA) is working with 36 other hunting and conservation organizations to update the way state wildlife agencies can use federal funding, a move that would strengthen recruitment efforts in archery and bowhunting. The vehicle…
After each ATA Trade Show, the Archery Trade Association surveys its exhibitors for feedback, which helps the ATA shape its programs and ensure the funding that grows archery's sports, recreation and bowhunting. (more…)
Longtime ATA Board member and officer Ben Summers, director of Operations for T.R.U. Ball Release Products, was elected ATA Board chair during the group's March executive committee elections, while Greg Easton of Jas D. Easton Inc. and Mark Copeland of Jay's Sporting Goods Inc. were elected vice chairs. Summers was first elected to the ATA…
The ATA interviewed a handful of retailers, dealers and distributors during the ATA Trade Show. Here’s what they had to say: Adrian Di Paola, Dragon Flight Archery, Water Valley, Alberta We found a lot of new products. This was our sixth year at the Show. One of our main reasons for coming to the Show…
ATA’s 20th trade show was certainly an amazing event, and like so many before it, it went by in a flash. Today was a day of tying up loose ends, finishing off those checklists, and seeing good friends one last time with a bittersweet goodbye. Although things were winding down and a handful of people…
Day 1 was indeed a whirlwind of sights, sounds, and smiling faces. In such chaos it’s tough to keep track of everything on the checklist, and no one wants to waste a precious moment here. Day 2 gave us all a chance to take a deep breath and find the little gems scattered throughout the…
The 2016 ATA Show started with a bang today as Bowtech Archery and Bear Archery unveiled their new products at the show’s start. Bear turned a lot of heads by releasing their new line of highly-advanced crossbows - the Fisix FFL, Torrix FFL, the Bruzer FFL, and the Fortus, 4 new crossbows with increasingly more…
ATA is celebrating 20 years of amazing shows. Here's an awesome post on ATA's website by Patrick Durkin highlighting the interesting evolution of it all. ATA Trade Show 20 Years of Growth
TenPoint Family of Brands to Showcase 10 New Products at 2016 ATA Show Mogadore, OH -- Industry-leading TenPoint Crossbow Technologies, Horton Crossbow Innovations, and Wicked Ridge Crossbows are set to launch a collection of highly innovative crossbows and accessories at the 2016 ATA Show in Louisville, KY on January 5, 2016. (more…)
