Orlando’s Orange County Convention Center hosted the event (Jan. 11-14), which previewed thousands of established and new products in the outdoor industry. I walked the aisles with 1,342 other press members from around the world, plus 20,390 product buyers, and even 494 guests. Some 19,990 exhibiting personnel fielded our many questions in individual meetings and press conferences, and yes, there was also plenty of talk about past hunts, and outings to come. The total attendance of 42,216 broke a record.
Yep, that’s a lot of glad-handing.
In truth, there’s no better way to get a feel for what’s collectively happening in the shooting and hunting industry than to attend this annual event, the biggest and best of its kind.
Stay tuned for more . . .
(Steve Hickoff photo)
