All SHOT Show attendees, exhibitors and media should keep an eye on their email inboxes in the coming days. We’ll begin sending our post-show surveys this week. We made many improvements for 2013 based on last year’s feedback, and we’ll do so again for next year’s show. Please take the time to provide us with [...]
Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show Sets Attendance Records
January 18, 2013
The Shooting, Hunting and Outdoor Trade Show (SHOT Show®) concluded four successful days at the Sands Expo and Convention Center, setting new attendance records and marking the 35th anniversary of the event. The largest trade show of its kind in the world and the fifth largest trade show in Las Vegas, the SHOT Show attracted [...]
SHOT Show Fuels Nation’s Largest Firearm Safety Program
January 18, 2013
Each year, the SHOT Show is the primary funding source for the National Shooting Sports Foundation, the industry’s trade association. Among the many programs the show helps to fund is Project ChildSafe, the nation’s largest firearm safety program. Managed by NSSF, Project ChildSafe has distributed more than 35 million firearm safety kits free of charge [...]
SHOT Daily — Day 4 — 2013 SHOT Show
January 18, 2013
The digital edition of the Day 2 issue of SHOT Daily is now available online. SHOT Daily is brought to you by The Bonnier Corp. and the National Shooting Sports Foundation. (Also available in PDF format here.)
Painter Receives Grits Gresham Award
January 18, 2013
The Professional Outdoor Media association (POMA) and the National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) have honored communications pioneer Doug Painter with the prestigious POMA/NSSF Grits Gresham Shooting Sports Communicator award. Tom Gresham presented Painter with the award during the Shooting Hunting Outdoor Trade (SHOT) Show State of the Industry dinner Tuesday evening. “So many of us [...]
Outdoor Channel Presents 23 Golden Moose Awards
January 18, 2013
More than 1,800 outdoor industry leaders, TV personalities and lucky fans attended the highly-anticipated 13th Annual Golden Moose Awards on Thursday night. Twenty-three awards were presented, including five “Fan Favorite” accolades, to celebrate Outdoor Channel’s most popular programs and recognize the network’s producers and on-air talent for their unparalleled work in 2012. Read more from [...]
SHOT Show Golf Event Raises $100,000 for Military Groups
January 18, 2013
The SHOT Show Birdies for the Brave golf outing last weekend at TPC Summerlin raised more than $100,000 for military homefront groups, surpassing last year’s total by 30 percent. Birdies for the Brave is a national military outreach initiative proudly supported by the PGA TOUR. It was founded by PGA TOUR pro Phil Mickelson and [...]
SHOT Daily — Day 3 — 2013 SHOT Show
January 17, 2013
The digital edition of the Day 2 issue of SHOT Daily is now available online. SHOT Daily is brought to you by The Bonnier Corp. and the National Shooting Sports Foundation. (Also available in PDF format here.)
Sportsmen’s Economic Impact Report Shows Increase in Hunting and Fishing Participation, Expenditures
January 17, 2013
National Shooting Sports Foundation (NSSF) and The Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) released two new reports today documenting the importance of sportsmen’s activities in America. NSSF’s Hunting in America: An Economic Force for Conservation and CSF’s America’s Sporting Heritage, Fueling the American Economy reports provide detailed information about participation and expenditures by American sportsmen and women. [...]
Video: Media Day at the Range
January 16, 2013
Video of eighth annual SHOT Show Media Day at the Range held Monday, Jan. 14 at the Boulder Pistol & Rifle Range, Boulder City, Nev.
