Smith & Wesson® Withdraws from Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show®

I hit the trifecta without even knowing it. In the last three weeks I made purchases from Cabelas, Ruger and S&W!
 
ESSA... Brought to you by Dicks (We Used To Carry Shooting) Sporting Goods and Buffalo (Not) Wild (About Your Guns) Wings?
 
Starve the beast is the only thing that works..... Hitting them in the wallet is the only thing they take notice of....
 
Here is the list so far with no shows!
List of Personalities/Vendors Boycotting the Eastern Sports Show (NewJerseyHunter.com)

Sponsors (3)

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


Speakers/Personalities (26)

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
Jamie Gray – 2012 Olympic Gold Medallist
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
NRA (Exhibitor)
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)
 
Last night I had a thought to start a competing event and take away their business. I spent 15 years in the event production business and if I could get 3 or 4 major sponsors to commit, I'd do it.

Hell, we beat the Brits a couple hundred years ago. No reason we couldn't do it again.
 
I'm glad that everyone seems to be pulling out of the event - if only a few sponsors pulled out we would be sending the impression that gun people are now squabbling among ourselves which would make the antis happy. Instead there appears to be a pretty unified front happening which is great.
 
Mr Weebles said:
Last night I had a thought to start a competing event and take away their business. I spent 15 years in the event production business and if I could get 3 or 4 major sponsors to commit, I'd do it.

Hell, we beat the Brits a couple hundred years ago. No reason we couldn't do it again.
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In, I'll help any way I can, is there a venue in NH big enough? VZ center maybe?
 
It wouldn't be in NH, it would be somewhere else closer to the competing event venue.

I might send out a few emails and see if there's any interest.
 
JWPaolilliJr said:
Wouldn't it be a bitch for them to have to cancel the show, and still have to pay for the venue, due to contractual obligations of notification time.

I didn't know they also put on the Shot Show. With any luck they won't have that next year.
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Reed Exhibitions is still getting paid by the companies that withdrew from the event.

In the event business there are deadlines to cancel your exhibit contract. Typically, the closer to the event that you cancel, the less of your money you get back. With only a month or so until the event I guarantee these companies are paying their full fees. IMO, that makes their cancellations even more admirable as they're taking a hit in the wallet.

Reed will feel the pain next year.
 
With all the talk of people that are backing out, there is one attendee who can not due to the costs, and the donations they receive from the show.

I started a thread about donating to LEEK, which is a non profit hunting outfit for disabled veterans. With the loss of attendance (rightfully so), they may lose a lot of donations. we should help support that group. I donated some money this morning.

http://www.northeastshooters.com/vb...-e-e-k-hunting-preserve-disabled-vetrans.html
 
Mr Weebles said:
Reed Exhibitions is still getting paid by the companies that withdrew from the event.

In the event business there are deadlines to cancel your exhibit contract. Typically, the closer to the event that you cancel, the less of your money you get back. With only a month or so until the event I guarantee these companies are paying their full fees. IMO, that makes their cancellations even more admirable as they're taking a hit in the wallet.

Reed will feel the pain next year.
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Do they charge an admission at the show, that's where Reed should get hurt.
 
Atlantic Tactical with a great offer about the show

To show our appreciation for the amazing messages and support that we've received from our valued customers over the past week, we would like to return the favor. If anyone has pre-purchased a ticket to the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show but would now like to boycott the show, we have a great way for you to get your money back. Simply bring us the complete ticket and with any purchase of $50 or more, we will reimburse you for your ticket purchase. Please note, we need the whole ticket, not just a stub because we are trying to incentivize people not to go to this show. Limit of reimbursement is 1 ticket per $50 purchase. We will also be announcing a great deal on Sig Sauer and Glock pistols later this week for anyone mentioning the Eastern Sports & Outdoor Show Boycott.
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https://www.facebook.com/AtlanticTactical
 
Reed is now not returning any calls to the vendors that are registered for the show and said they will give no refunds to any vendors or advanced ticket purchasers.
 
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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.”
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I found this article while doing some reading and for vendors who decided not to attend they have a small way of trying to get some sales.

The whole article is linked below but the important part is quoted below.

I apologize is this part was posted before.

James

"EPILOGUE:
A 'Virtual Sports Show' has been set up and goes live on February 2nd - the same day as the Eastern Sports and Outdoor Show. This will allow companies choosing to opt out of the exhibition in support of our rights under the second amendment can still connect with customers wishing to support them and purchase their products and services.

The virtual show is being organized by and located at www.MyNortheastClassifieds.com. Any vendor who has pulled out of the ESOS will be offered a marketplace free of charge to sell their products and defray some of their costs and money lost in this venture."

From here:
Gun Show Bans Products Targeted by Left
 

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