Eastern Outdoor Show!!!

In case you plan on attending the Easter Outdoor Show in Harrisburg, PA this year, be advised that quite a few vendors and celebrities have backed out of the show due to the promotor's decision not to allow certain guns and magazines to be displayed.

There is alot of talk floating around to the boycott of this. Just shows that the power of unity can be strong.

Rick

As of this AM, here is a list of those exhibitors and celebrities boycottingt the Eastern Outdoor Show

2 Million Bullets
Abner Druckenmiller
Alaska’s Ravencroft Lodge
Angie & Scott Denny – THE LIFE at Table Mountain
Antler Insanity
Appalachian Big Game TV
Arrowhead Outdoors
Athens Archery
Atlantic Tactical
Bangin Redhedz turkey call manufacturers
Bear Archery
Blaine Anthony, The Bear Whisperer
Blitz TV
Bob Folkrod
Bob Mercier
Bohning Archery
Boondock Outdoors
Bow Hunter’s Den
BowHunter Planet
Bowhunting.com
Cabela’s
Camo Addiction
Campbell Cameras
CanCooker
Chris Brackett
Cochrane River Outfitters
Cold Steel Knives
Continental Divide Outfitters
Cross Canyon Arms
Cutting Edge Bullets
Darkwoods Blind
Dead Ringer
Deer and Deer Hunting.com
Direct Action Tactical Firearms
Domari Nolo Defense Consulting
Dominance is Everything Hunting System
Dominator 365
Droptine Outfitters
DuckWater Boats
Eastern Chapter of Wild Sheep
Eastern Chapter Wild Sheep Foundation
Eastern Outdoors
Easton Bow Hunting
Eddie Salter
Excalibur Crossbow US, Inc
Family Traditions TV
Farmland Trophies Outfitting
Firearms Industry Consulting Group
Foiles Migrators, Inc
Forbes Turkey Calls
FOXPRO High Performance Game Calls
Fred Eichler – Fulldraw Outfitters
Full Circle Outdoors
Furtakers TV
Gut N Tag, LLC
Haley Heath
Heartland Whitetails
High Lonesome Outfitters
HookHunt
Hoyt Archery Inc
Hunter Safety Systems
Hunter Specialties w/ Rick White
Hunters and Guides Connection
Hunters Comfort, LLC
Hunter’s Specialties
International Bowhunting Organization
Iron Kin Hunt Club
IScope
J & M Traditions
Jay Gregory
Jim and Eva Shockey
Jim Shockey
Keystone Country Store
King of the Mountain Inc.
Kinsey’s Outdoors
Kodabow
Lancaster Archery Supply
Larry Weishuhn
Lee & Tiffany Lakosky “The Crush“
Major League Bowhunter
Matt Morett
Men in Treestands Productions
Michael Waddell
Midwest Whitetail Adventures
Mindful of Nature LLC
Mountain Dog Chews
Muddy Outdoors
Muskie Moose, LLC
NasHunt Outdoors
Nature Blinds, LLC
Northern Hideaway Outfitters
Northern Outdoor Lodge
Northern Wilderness Outfitters
Open Season TV
Outdoor Channel Outfitters
Outdoor Edge Knives
Outdoor Specialist Grou
Ozonics Hunting
PA Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs
PA Taxidermist Association, Inc
Pat & Nicole Reever
Pipeline Ridge Hunting Preserve
Precision Shooting Equipment (PSE)
Primal Urge Outdoors
Primos Hunting Calls
Proc’s Huntin Buddy
Radical Hunter
Ralph & Vicki Cianciarulo – Archers Choice
Red Star Arms
Revolution Hunting
Rhino Outdoors
Rougeaux Taxidermy
Savage Outdoors
SecureIt Tactical
Southern Game Calls
Spook Span
Sportsmen of North America TV
Stan Potts
Stay Ready Inc
Stokerized Stabilizers
Susquehanna River Waterfowlers Assoc
Table Mountain Outfitters
The Bear Whisperer
The Outdoor Loop
The State Line Bone Mine a NW Missouri and Iowa outfitter
The Warmbag
Timberline Outfitters
TNT Archery
TNT Archery
Tom Dokken
Tough Country
Tough Country Products
Trent Cole
Trijicon Inc.
Trijicon, Inc
Triple Mag TV
Trop Gun Shop
Trop Gun Shop
Turnbull Manufacturing
U Slide Bow Hunter
Upper Canyon Outfitters
Wallaston Lake Lodge
Watson Air Lock
Whitetail Bosses
Whitetail Freaks
Whitetail Heaven Outdoors
Whitetail Heaven Outfitters
Wired Outdoors
Woodcock Limited of PA
Woodcock Limited of Pennsylvania
Wyvern Creations
X-Stand Treestands
Zook Cabins

Sam that list has some pretty impressive names that have pulled out. It will be interesting to see the outcome.
Rick

f*** them and anyone who supports Obama

Jim Donofrio wrote:f*** them and anyone who supports Obama

Couldn't have said it better myself.

I hear the entire waterfowl hall will be vacant! We need more of the fishing vendors to drop out too! A big one has in Towne Marine but still more are needed.

This is getting national attention:

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NICE!! I can't wait to hear how this all plays out...locally and nationally.

Just saw this on the ESOS website - copied verbatim.

Reed Exhibitions has decided to postpone, for now, the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show given the controversy surrounding its decision to limit the sale or display of modern sporting rifles (also called ARs) at the event. The show was scheduled to take place February 2-10 in Harrisburg, PA.

“Our original decision not to include certain products in the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show this year was made in order to preserve the event’s historical focus on the hunting and fishing traditions enjoyed by American families,” said Chet Burchett, Reed Exhibitions President for the Americas. “In the current climate, we felt that the presence of MSRs would distract from the theme of hunting and fishing, disrupting the broader experience of our guests. This was intended simply as a product decision, of the type event organizers need to make every day.

“It has become very clear to us after speaking with our customers that the event could not be held because the atmosphere of this year’s show would not be conducive to an event that is designed to provide family enjoyment. It is unfortunate that in the current emotionally charged atmosphere this celebratory event has become overshadowed by a decision that directly affected a small percentage of more than 1,000 exhibits showcasing products and services for those interested in hunting and fishing.

“ESS has long been proud to participate in the preservation and promotion of hunting and fishing traditions, and we hope that as the national debate clarifies, we will have an opportunity to consider rescheduling the event when the time is right to focus on the themes it celebrates.”

Sam my sister was over at Harrisburg for a car show this pass weekend and many were talking about the closeing of the show. Lot of folks there were in support of the vendors. Guess it shows where the voice can be hear and understood. Lets hope that this support spreads across the country to other areas as well so that the sportsman/shooting enthusist will be heard and not blown aside bt wave rideing stupidity.

Rick

This was just another example of a foreign company (UK) trying to manipulaste the american sportsmen. Reed Expo thought by nixing the black rifles from the show they would receive attention from our twisted media. While their plan backfired, they lost a whole lot more then just the proceeds from this show.