No images? Click here NEWS | TRADE SHOW | JOIN | LOGIN A NOTE FROM YOUR CEO Dear ATA members, After a year of traveling around the country visiting with many of our retailer and manufacturer members, I’ve heard the need for more useful data to help you make important decisions and for services that can directly benefit your business. That’s why we’ve been working to develop new programs and resources that will do just that. Our recently launched ATA Bow Technician Certification course is one of those resources. The course is online and available on-demand, with an in-person practical required as the final exam. This new certification course establishes an industry standard with the goal of increasing consistency and customer confidence in the services provided, while allowing shops to spend less time training. Our first in-person practical is June 14-15. Additionally, we’ll release the results of our fourth quarterly Retail Business Tracker Survey later this month. A statistically sound sample size of retailers in each of the four regions is surveyed on topics important to every archery retailer. This upcoming edition will reflect a year’s worth of data highlighting timely regional and national sales trends to help you make important decisions. We’re putting your membership dollars to work developing these programs, including new ones I’ll tell you about in the months ahead. The ATA is focused on helping your business succeed and the industry thrive. Please continue to reach out, share your ideas, and let us know how we’re doing. FEATURED ARTICLES St. Louis is welcoming, is archery-friendly, and has plenty to offer ATA members visiting the city for the 2024 ATA Show. Livestream shopping, text campaigns and more could help boost your business this year. The ATA offers several programs, resources and articles to help you provide ongoing education for your staff. CONSERVATION SPOTLIGHT CONGRESSIONAL SPORTSMEN'S FOUNDATION OUTDOOR HERITAGE REPORT Q1 IS OUT NOW Congressional Sportsman's Foundation quarterly briefing on outdoor related concerns and current legislative conservation efforts. View the data from Jan. 2023 to March 2023. QUARTERLY BUZZ The bill increases opportunities for public hunters, establishes a new wildlife conservation, education and outreach program, establishes a stamp for hunting Sitka deer, and authorizes nonresident college students in the state to purchase resident hunting licenses. The proposed repeal of MCA 87-2-525 was tabled with the help of organizations like ours! The law allowed Montana college students to hunt and fish at a reasonable cost. The repeal introduced within HB 533 and SB 533, would force individuals to select (14) days in which to hunt deer, elk, or antelope. Bowhunters United rallies partners, organizations and individual bowhunters to fight against anti-hunters, bad regulations, and other threats to our bowhunting heritage. KEY DATES & INDUSTRY HAPPENINGS
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