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This Is Bowhunting & Archery's Big One
This is the archery industry's biggest show and is the only national trade show produced exclusively for our industry. 

(Arrival Day)
Tomorow is the opening day of the 7th ATA Archery Trade Show. It is all about new products for our favorite subjects: bowhunting and archery The 2004 show utilizes over 275,000 sq. ft. in the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis, Indiana. Over 500 exhibitors are displaying archery and bowhunting products here. The show is not open to the public so you must be a member of the trade to attend: more than 8,000 dealers, retailers and merchants as well as industry media (we're in that category) have registered for the show. 

Day #1, January 22
Rich Walton and I began the day at the ATA brunch where it's president Jay McAninch lined out the programs ATA is organizing to support bowhunting and archery. One project is to build public archery shooting ranges. 

One of our projects every year (at this show) is to get pictures of the archery and bowhunting companies booths and products. So along with our photographer Janice Baer we spent most of the day taking pictures and seeing new products. 

My friends at Innerloc Broadheads had a new expandable that features 2 cutting diamaters (I like the forest green color too). Jim Fletcher Archery has a new Primos camo release. Montana Decoys added Moose and wild turkey decoys. Guy and Dan Fitzgerald discussed plans with us to work together on their popular TV show. Montana Black Gold made improvements to their Dusk Devil sight and added several new models. Grim Reaper has the world's largest working broadhead in their booth. Tumbleweed is our photographer this year and I just put together a photo gallery of the booths and some of the folks we saw today. Essential Gear has the largest selection of lighting products I've ever seen. They've given new meaning to the flashlight, lanterns, flashers and lots more. Wildlife Research Center introduced the coolest scrape drippers I've seen. Enjoy...

Day #2, January 23 - New Products

One of the important sections at the show is the New Products & Demonstration Area. The New Products section is chock full of the latest products from many different manufacturers. Here are photos of all the products in the New Products Area.

Day #2 Contd., January 23

EASTON and PlotSpike Seed

Day #4 Contd. 

Randy Oitker & Rich Walton - TimBuckTu Bow Cam

Day #3, January 24

Huge Buck & Bill Goodwin of NorthStarr Treestands

Day #4, January 25

Chuck Adams & Judy Kovar, Janice Baer, Herman

Why The Name Change To ATA?
This show was named the AMO Archery Trade Show for the first 5 years and headed by AMO, the Archery Manufacturers Organization. In 2003 AMO changed it's name to the Archery Trade Association. The ATA CEO Jay Mc Aninch explained that the new name more clearly defines what today's organization is about.