Archery – Partner with a Payer

An Introduction to Target Shooting in the United States

March 11, 2025 by Evan Bartow

Thanks to a change in data collection methodology new to the 2022 National Survey of Fishing, Hunting, and Wildlife Associated Recreation, we can dive into data on target shooters for the first time since the Survey started in 1955. The hot off the press addendum, Target Shooting in the United States, reports that 47 million firearms and 19 million archery target shooters aged six and older fired or flung projectiles in 2021. You’ll notice that both of those numbers make the hunting population look small. Shooting sports are alive and well, and there are some particularly interesting insights when it comes to youth.

Big-Game Hunting is a Healthy Flywheel in an Economic Engine

February 21, 2025February 20, 2025 by Evan Bartow

Usfw Or Big Game Firearm 15 (r3 Clearinghouse)

Fishing, boating, birding, and hunting in the United States, each by themselves, are an economic powerhouse for the American people. All these outdoor pursuits are enjoyed by millions over a broad range of household incomes and ages and other demographic characteristics.

Enduring Patterns–Migrations and Hunter Harvests

February 18, 2025January 14, 2025 by Craig Springer

Waterfowl Hunters Scan The Sky For Ducks And Geese Photo Neafwa

Food is not a byproduct of hunting—it is the essence—locally sourced free-range protein that has never touched Styrofoam.

Plato, Madonna, and National Hunting and Fishing Day

September 23, 2024September 20, 2024 by Evan Bartow

September 28 marks the 52nd National Hunting and Fishing Day, an annual event first proclaimed by President Nixon in 1972. Hunting and fishing and target shooting were then, and remain, lifestyle choices enjoyed by millions of Americans from all walks of life on every rung of the economic ladder.

Manufacturer Excise Tax Supports Target Shooting Sports Education, Outreach, and Access

August 19, 2024August 2, 2024 by Elena Campbell

For decades, American firearm, ammunition, and archery equipment manufacturers have shared a partnership with state and federal fish and wildlife agencies to support conservation as well as access to outdoor pursuits including shooting sports.

From a Coupon to Olympic Gold

August 22, 2024July 29, 2024 by Evan Bartow

Darrell Pace standing on the Olympic Podium after winning a gold medal

“It started with a coupon,” Darrell Pace told me via a telephone interview from his home in Hamilton, Ohio. “It was a buy an hour, get one-hour free teaser to shoot a bow. I had BB guns and liked to target-shoot, so I thought I would try it out.”

Path to the Olympic Games Goes Through Service Supported Archery Range

August 7, 2024July 24, 2024 by Elena Campbell

Recurve bow archers line up and aim at targets during the 2024 Arizona Cup.

To select the U.S. archers for the 2024 Olympic Games, athletes are chosen based on their performance at specific Olympic Trial Qualification events. These trials, known as stages, take place around the country with six Olympic stages and three Paralympic stages. Stages for both Olympic and Paralympic qualification take place at the Arizona Cup hosted at the Ben Avery Shooting Facility in Phoenix, Arizona.

Supporting Outdoor Diversity and Access for Tuskegee University Students Through Hunter Education

May 29, 2024August 28, 2023 by Elena Campbell

Sgt. Freeman and university students inspect a harvested deer during a mentor hunting opportunity.

Sergeant Bill Freeman and his colleagues at The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources (ADCNR) are working to ensure the state’s wildlife and wild places are for everyone.

Five Minutes with Paul Wilkes, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

May 21, 2024June 7, 2022 by Elena Campbell

“I spent some time in Charleston over this past weekend. I know, crazy. I was there for client work – a kids camp that I’ll tell you more about later. I was amazed at the work they are doing in wildlife conservation and many don’t know it exists.” -Michelle Scheuermann

Commerce and Conservation Run in the American Grain

May 29, 2024April 14, 2022 by Elena Campbell

Pittman-Robertson and Dingell-Johnson run in the American grain. The past is only prolog. There is more to be done as spelled out in state wildlife action plans, and I appreciate the attention Congress has given this issue through their consideration of Recovering America’s Wildlife Act. The future is ours to make.

ATA Members Fund, Support Conservation’s Past, Present, and Future

May 29, 2024December 14, 2021 by Elena Campbell

There’s no doubt ATA members are crucial in the status and success of the industry. Not only do members make products, sell products and work with customers, but they also fund state agency projects that benefit wildlife, wild places and the outdoor community.

NSSF Announces ‘Partner with a Payer®’ Website and Video Series Highlighting Longstanding Conservation Partnerships with Industries, State Agencies and USFWS

May 21, 2024November 17, 2021 by sam.moore

NSSF, the trade association for the firearm industry, has announced an initiative designed to strengthen ties between all excise tax-paying manufacturers