Eastern sports and outdoor update

[Silverspur]

This boycott is the right thing to do to wake up America let all know that honest sportsman believe in our rights as set forth by our founding fathers

[boxcaller]

NWTF has pulled out also,...there will be no competitions of any kind,...Taxidermy association is gone along with their contest,...so is everything else.  We dealt a deadly blow.

[Turkeybuster]

Cabela's, Lancaster archery, Kinsleys and Trop gun shop are also out!
Thank's for taking a stand Pat this is what it is going to take to stop this socialist crap. I just got my notification from the NWTF a few hrs. ago.

Jon

[TRKYHTR]

Hey Pat if you got some calls that you made for that show that you are wanting to sale let me know. I'll buy another one from you. Just a small way of support for those who pulled out of that show.

TRKYHTR

[Shadowturkeycaller]

Hey Pat if you got some calls that you made for that show that you are wanting to sale let me know. I'll buy another one from you. Just a small way of support for those who pulled out of that show.

TRKYHTR

Hey Pat,

I have another place up here for you to market your family deer scents in Saint Marys.  Will try and get you a few more leads as well.   Hope it helps

[trb136]

Fight the Power!   what a strong showing...Hats off to those vendors

[BigTom]

They won't be getting any of my cash this year!!!

[muzzleman]

What's a sportman show with know sportsman  ? maybe they can get some tree hugger's to come

[GSLAM95]

First of all a big Thank You to Pat and everyone else who has pulled out of the Harrisburg show!  I know that most if not all the celebrity hunters have pulled out as well.  I think they could make an even bigger impact by showing up at the entrances to the show and put on a demonstration asking the uninformed public not to attend and patronize the show or it's vendors.
I have also read on other forums that there is an attorney who is putting together a class action law suit against Reed for the refund of all show vendors who are pulling out free of charge.  Realizing that you must have an FFL to sell the firearms in question many vendors still planned on selling or even simply displaying "accessories".
If you planned on selling any "accessories" for the weapons in question(which I am sure ALL vendors who pulled out were) you would in this class action lawsuit be getting your fees paid back!
I have personally called manufacturers of items that I carry in my shop and although most are archery related, I have informed them that if they still set up at the Harrisburg show that I will no longer stock their products.  One stabilizer manufacturer in particular is upset with me as we have had a good friendship in the past which may be in jeopardy because of his comments pertaining to this issue.
His first comments were that this had nothing to do with him as he was "Archery"...  I then explained to him that the vast majority of archers also owned and used firearms.  He was reconsidering his stance during our conversation but to date has not been added to the list that have pulled out.

[TCC]

Hats off to all vendors that opted to pull out of this event, and will proudly support them with the continued purchase of there products. But with that said, will there actually be enough pull out when there is like 1200 total vendors? Will there be any of the boating, fishing and RV guys pull out? I'm thinking that if at least half of the vendors need to not show up in order to make an impact big enough to ripple the water. The other thing that now needs to happen is the attendance needs to be waaay down. Like someone else said, we all need to contact our local newspapers and media to let people know the direction this is going.

[dreis]

Hey Pat if you got some calls that you made for that show that you are wanting to sale let me know. I'll buy another one from you. Just a small way of support for those who pulled out of that show.

TRKYHTR

X2

-Derick

[West Augusta]

Of 1200 planned exhibitors, 233 have already pulled out.  That is almost 20% That is a statement right there.  I expect more to pull out.  Two guys that I work with that go every year are not going now.

[GSLAM95]

Your right Steve, more and more are pulling out by the day..
Here is a link that is trying to keep up to date on those pulling out ------------------->http://mynortheastoutdoors.com/esos-boycott-supporters/

If anyone has another/better link please post it up...

[boxcaller]

thank you guys for all the support......this is unlike anything I've ever seen in the Outdoor industry and will truly be one of those times that we tell our kids or grandkids about,.....this is serious business,..this isn't just about a sports show.   We have drawn a deep and wide line in the sand this time,.......

[professorwingbone]

Always wondered if that would work for other greedy organizations!   N W T F

Bill

My thought, exactly, Bill.

Fred