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ATA HEADLINES >> APRIL 19, 2011

 

FEDS OK USE OF FET FUNDS FOR EXPLORE BOWHUNTING

Earlier this year the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (F&WS) officially connected Explore Bowhunting to the nation’s most reliable source for conservation education: The Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act.

This program, which is funded by federal excise taxes (FET), is a longstanding source of revenue will now have a pipeline straight from the pockets of ATA manufacturers to an educational program with the potential to recruit bowhunters and archers.

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EICHLER, PRIMOS, SUMMERS, AND VAALER ELECTED TO EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE


Michele Eichler, CEO of Muzzy Products Corp., was elected Chair of the 2011 ATA Executive Committee in late March by the association’s 16-member Board of Directors.

This will be Eichler’s second year as Chair. She’s also the Board’s longest-serving director and the first woman elected as its Chair. She served as an ATA vice-chair in 2003, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2009-2010.

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DEALERS ARE STREET-SMART AGENTS FOR GROWTH

by Amy Hatfield

When I’m sitting in a meeting and my brow is furrowed, that means I’m working painfully hard to listen and digest things being said.

But if I’m listening without realizing I’m listening, just because I’m naturally interested, my head tilts slightly and my face looks relaxed.

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