Cabela's

[Grumpy]

Due to recent changes made by Reed Exhibitions regarding the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show, Cabela’s will no longer sponsor this year’s event. After careful consideration regarding Cabela’s business practices, and the feelings of our customers, Cabela’s will, unfortunately, not have a presence at the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show.

[Grumpy]

The Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show is a unique celebration of the authentic hunting and fishing traditions that are cherished by millions of Americans and their families. We are proud to celebrate these pastimes by featuring 1,200 exhibitors offering a diverse range of products from outfitters to fishing boats and RVs, from archery to art and from clothes to cabins.

As a hunting-focused event, we welcome exhibitors who wish to showcase products and firearms that serve the traditional needs of the sport. Clearly, we strongly support the 2nd Amendment. However, this year we have made the decision not to include certain products that in the current climate may attract negative attention that would distract from the strong focus on hunting and fishing at this family-oriented event and possibly disrupt the broader positive experience of our guests.

ESS is proud to participate in the preservation and promotion of the rich hunting and fishing tradition passed from generation to generation by American families.

[mattawajeep]

Here's a list of all the other vendors and such who have pulled out of the show.



http://www.newjerseyhunter.com/article143446.htm




*Sponsors*

Cabela's
Cross Canyon Arms - Official Gun Sponsor
The Outdoor Channel

*Speakers/Personalities* -22

Abner Druckenmiller – Furtakers TV
Allen Morris
Angie & Scott Denny – THE LIFE at Table Mountain
Blaine Anthony, The Bear Whisperer
Bob Folkrod
Bob J Mercier
Brad Farris – Primos
Chris Brackett – Fear No Evil
Chuck Adams
Eddie Salter
Fred Eichler - Fulldraw Outfitters
Jay Gregory
Jim and Eva Shockey
Jimmy Primos – Primos
Jimmy Wren
Larry Weishuhn
Lee and Tiffany Lakosky of The Crush
Major League Bowhunters
Matt Morett
Michael Waddell's Bone Collector
Pat Reeve and Nicole Jones – Driven TV
Ralph & Vicki Cianciarulo - Archers Choice Media
Stan Potts
Tom Dokken
Trent Cole - Blitz TV

*Exhibitors/Supporters* - 200
2 Million Bullets
24/7 Hunting TV
Alaska's Ravencroft Lodge (Exhibitor)
Alaskan Outdoors TV
Ambush Firearms
American Whitetails of Pennsylvania (Exhibitor)
Antler insanity (Supporter)
Anything About Guns (supporter)
Apex Tactical
Appalachian Big Game TV (Supporter)
Archers Choice Media - Ralph & Vicki Cianciarulo (Exhibitor)
Arrowhead Outdoors
Atlantic Tactical (Exhibitor)
Athens Archery (Supporter)
Atlantic Tactical
Avian X Decoys
Bangin Redhedz Turkey Gear
Bear Archery (Exhibitor)
Big Game Butter
Blaine Anthony, The Bear Whisperer (Exhibitor)
Blitz TV
Bloodline With Alex (supporter)
Blue Rock Outfitters (Supporter)
Bob J Mercier (Exhibitor)
Bohning Archery (Exhibitor)
Boondock Outdoors (Exhibitor)
Bow Hunter’s Den
Bow Life, LLC
Bowhunting.com (Exhibitor)
BowHunterPlanet.com (Supporter)
Broken Arrow Wilderness (supporter)
Brothers of the bow (Supporter)
Cabela's (Sponsor)
Camo Addiction (Exhibitor)
Campbell Cameras (Exhibitor)
Can Cooker (Exhibitor)
Chasing Trophy Whitetails (supporter)
Cochrane River Outfitters
Cody Turkey Calls
Cold Steel (Exhibitor)
Combative Edge (Exhibitor)
Continental Divide Outfitters (Supporter)
Cross Canyon Arms - Official Gun Sponsor (Sponsor)
Cutting Edge Bullets (Exhibitor)
Darkwoods Blind
DCVR
Dead Ringer (Exhibitor)
Deer and Deer Hunting.com
Direct Action Tactical Firearms (Exhibitor)
Dirty Dog Outdoors
Down N Dirty Outdoors - Eddie Salter- The Turkey Man (Exhibitor)
Domari Nolo Defense Consulting (Exhibitor)
Dominance is Everything Hunting System
Dominator 365
Down N Dirty Outdoors
Drop Tine Outfitters (Exhibitor)
Driven TV - Pat Reeve and Nicole Jones (Exhibitor)
DuckWater Boats Dover Ohio (Exhibitor)
Dirt Dog Outdoors - Guide Service (Supporter)
Eastern Chapter of the Wild Sheep Foundation (Supporter)
Eastern Outdoors With Mark & Gina (Supporter)
Easton Bow Hunting
Eddie Salter- The Turkey Man - Down N Dirty Outdoors (Exhibitor)
Excalibur Crossbow US, Inc
Family Traditions TV - With Haley Heath (Supporter)
Farmland Trophies (Exhibitor)
Fear No Evil
Field Proven Calls
Firearms Industry Consulting Group
Flatline Productions
Foiles Migrators, Inc. (Exhibitor)
Forbes Turkey Calls
FOXPRO Digital Game Calls (Exhibitor)
Fred Eichler - Fulldraw Outfitters (Exhibitor)
Full Circle Outdoors (Exhibitor)
Furtakers TV
Gene & Barry Wensel (Supporter)
Ghost River Outfitters – Alberta
Gone Wild Outdoors
Goodling Rifles
Grow the Bone (Supporter)
Golden Valley Enterprises (Exhibitor)
Gut N Tag, LLC
H.S. Specialities
Haley Heath (Supporter)
Hank Parker (Supporter)
Heartland Bowhunter Television (boycott suppoter)
Heartland Whitetails
Hevi-Shot (Exhibitor)
High Lonesome Outfitters (Exhibitor)
Honey Creek Outfitters (Exhibitor)
HookHunt (Exhibitor)
Horton Archery (Exhibitor)
Hoyt Archery (Exhibitor)
Hunter Safety System (Exhibitor)
Hunters Comfort, LLC
Hunters and Guides Connection (Exhibitor)
Hunter's Specialties (Exhibitor)
Huntin’ Is Good! TV
IceHole Coolers
International Bowhunting Organization (Exhibitor)
Iron Kin Hunt Club
iScope (Exhibitor)
J & M Traditions
Jim and Eva Shockey (Personality/Expert Speaker)
Keystone Country Store (Supporter)
Keystone Elk Country Alliance
King of the Mountain, Inc. (Exhibitor)
Kinsey's Outdoors (Exhibitor)
KodaBow (Exhibitor)
Lancaster Archery Supply (Exhibitor)
Larry Weishuhn (Exhibitor)
Lee and Tiffany Lakosky of The Crush (Exhibitor)
Lynchburg Live Media (Supporter)
Muddy Outdoors (Supporter)
Major League Bowhunters (Exhibitor)
Men in Treestands Productions
Midwest Whitetail Adventures (Exhibitor)
Mindful of Nature LLC
Mountain Dog Chews (Exhibitor)
Muddy Outdoors
Muskie Moose, LLC
Nashunt (Exhibitor)
National Wild Turkey Federation (Exhibitor)
Nature Blinds, LLC (Exhibitor)
NebraskaOutfitter.com (Supporter)
Roger Raglin
Northern Outdoor Lodge
Northern Wilderness Outfitters
Old Goat Outdoors
Open Season TV (Exhibitor)
Outdoor Channel Outfitters (Exhibitor)
Outdoor Edge Knives (Exhibitor)
Outdoor Specialist Group
Outdoorsnative.com
Ozonics (Exhibitor)
PA Taxadermy Association (Exhibitor)
Pat Strawser Custom Calls (Exhibitor)
Pennsylvania Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs (Supporter)
Pennsylvania Trappers Assoc.
Perry’s No Peep Archery Site
Pipeline Ridge Hunting Preserve
Primal Urge Outdoors (Supporter)
Primos Hunting (Exhibitor)
Proc’s Huntin Buddy
PSE Archery
Radical Hunter
Ranew’s Outdoor Equipment
Red Star Arms
Real Scent (Exhibitor)
Revolution Hunting (Supporter)
Rhino Outdoors (Exhibitor)
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (Exhibitor)
Rocky Branch Outfitters (Exhibitor)
Rougeaux's Taxidermy (Supporter)
Royal Mountain Adventures
Ruger (Exhibitor)
S & W Outfitter
Savage Outdoors TV (Exhibitor)
Savage Arms
SecureIt Tactical Inc (Exhibitor)
Skull Shine
Smith & Wesson (Exhibitor)
Snake Hound Machine (Supporter)
Southern Game Calls (Exhibitor)
Ted Nugent's Spirit of the Wild (Exhibitor)
Spook Span (Supporter)
Sportsmen of North America TV
Stan Potts
State Line Bone Mine
Staudt’s Gun Shop
Stay Ready Inc
Steady Form Outdoors (Exhibitor)
Stokerized Stabilizers
Susquehanna River Waterfowlers Association (Exhibitor)
Table Mountain Outfitters (Exhibitor)
Team Overkill
TenPoint Crossbow Technologies (Exhibitor)
Tex Mex Outdoors
The Bear Whisperer
The Outdoor Loop
The Radical Hunter (Supporter)
The State Line Bone Mine a NW Missouri and Iowa outfitter
The Warm Bag (Exhibitor)
The Wild Outdoors with Jay Gregory (Exhibitor)
ThermaCELL Hunting
Thompson/Center
Timberline Outfitters
Tough Country Products (Exhibitor)
Trent Cole - Blitz TV (Exhibitor)
Trijicon, Inc. (Exhibitor)
Triple Mag TV
Trop Gun Shop (Supporter)
Turnbull Manufacturing (Supporter)
U Slide Bow Hunter
Ultimate Camo
Umax Outdoors
Upper Canyon Outfitters
Wallaston Lake Lodge
Watson Air Lock
Watt’s Truck Center
Whitetail Adrenaline
Whitetail Bosses (Exhibitor)
Whitetail Freaks TV (Supporter)
Whitetail Heaven Outdoors
Whitewolfsurvivalsupply.com
Winchester Archery (Boycott Supporter)
Wired Outdoors (Exhibitor)
Woodcock Limited of Pennsylvania (Supporter)
Wyvern Creations (Supporter)
X- Stand Treestands (Exhibitor)
Zink Calls
Zook Cabins (Exhibitor)

[Grumpy]

Wow! Think maybe they stepped on their (insert something appropriate) big time...

[Duckman]

Serves them right, glad to see companies standing up for the 2nd amendment. I am sure they'll lose money not being there too! Guess its time to buy my new binos from Cabelas to help them out!

[Wrench]

So, let me get this straight:

-Reed Exhibitions / ESS tries to be more "politically correct" and comes up with a list of things they mandate to be excluded from the shows.

-A huge list of participants and sponsors become offended and pull out.


Good for them! Why should anyone sacrifice their freedoms just so it doesnt offend a few others.