Shot Show Roundup
 

POMA Board Member Tom Gresham summed up POMA's presence at the 2006 SHOT Show saying,  "POMA had its coming-of-age debut at the Show. After six months of work, it was nice to have members and prospective members hear about POMA in a public environment. I was proud to be a part of the POMA membership at the show."

Wed., Feb. 8th

Bart Henyan (L) & Joe Wieczorek (R), with Sunbuster Eyewear, enjoyed the warm weather and shooting at the National 4-H Shooting Sports Foundation's Writer's Day at the Range the day before the show.

• Several POMA members, including Browning/Bushnell, Remington, Smith & Wesson and the National 4-H Shooting Sports Foundation held very successful shooting events the day before the show.
   

POMA greeted 107 members of the media at the 4-H event and received thanks and visibility at the 4-H presentation that closed the event. A POMA-member-only competition in writing, photography and broadcast was held. Three POMA members will receive $500 each for the work product they generated at the range. Ward Burton (R) made a special appearance at the event too.   Rocky Mountain Television's Andy Lightbody and Cathy Matoon donated their time and expertise during the show and became POMA TV for a few days as they filmed events and interviews for POMA's upcoming promotional DVD.

Cathy Mattoon (L) captures Andy Lightbody (Center) and POMA Chairman/President Betty Lou Fegely (R) as they talk about POMA in the press room.  Thanks Cathy & Andy!

Thurs., Feb. 9th

POMA positioned itself in the press room as a major factor, greeting all media members, answering member questions, discussing benefits with members, listening to member ideas, handing out applications, brochures and badge holders.   POMA also promoted the Friday press conference with table cards and flyers all over the press room.   POMA was a newsmaker at the State of the Industry dinner -- when the presentation of the

NSSF Lifetime Achievement Award to Grits Gresham was then handed over to POMA to become the POMA/NSSF Grits Gresham Communicator of the Year Award -- to be presented by the NSSF and POMA at the State of the Industry Dinner each year.

Fri., Feb. 10th

• POMA Executive Director Laurie Lee Dovey (R) prepares for the POMA press conference.
• POMA's press conference was attended by more than 165 industry members -- a standing room only crowd.
• POMA was a headline partner in a press release sent by the NSSF (about the Grits Gresham award) to the entire industry.

Sat., Feb. 11th

• POMA positioned itself in the press room as a major factor, greeting all media members in the room.
• The Grits Gresham award was the front page headline in SHOT Daily.
• POMA was interviewed by Dave Workman of Gun Week to be featured again in the magazine.

POMA Board of Directors members, Jim Zumbo (far L) and Tom Gresham (far R), present Jake Hartwick (middle L) VP of The Outdoor Channel (TOC) and Steve Comus of the Safari Club International (SCI) with POMA Diamond Cornerstone Awards.

• POMA kicked off The Outdoor Channel's Golden Moose Awards Ceremony when Gresham and Zumbo presented TOC and SCI, in front of a crowd estimated at 2,500 to 3,000, with POMA's Diamond Cornerstone Award. The award honors TOC's and SCI's financial contributions that enabled the launch of POMA. These are the only two such awards that POMA will ever present. Read the press release on the awards.
   

Team NWTF Chopper Unveiled

Tim Edmondson, owner of Edmondson Custom Bikes (ECB), handed over the keys to a custom-built wild turkey motorcycle to Rob Keck, CEO of the National Wild Turkey Federation. The ECB wild turkey chopper will touring the country as part of a campaign to support the conservation efforts of the wild turkey. Along with its premiere at the SHOT Show, the bike will be appearing at the 30th annual NWTF Convention and Sport Show next week in Nashville, Tenn.

NSSF Labels the Show a Huge Success

SHOT Show set records in its 28th year, posting new highs in exhibit space and attendance. Held Thursday through Sunday at the Las Vegas Convention Center, the show attracted more than 1,846 exhibiting companies, surpassing last year's 1,725. Preliminary figures indicate that the show attracted 23,740 buyers, 1,387 members of the press and 14,082 exhibiting personnel for a total attendance of 39,209.

The show—owned and sponsored by NSSF—spanned 616,300 square feet of exhibit space this year, and due to such high optimism among exhibitors this year it is already assured that next year’s show will be even bigger. Before the closing bell had rung, exhibitors had booked 620,000 square feet for the 2007 show in Orlando.
 

"The show began and ended on a highly positive note with a wide range of exhibitors noting exceptionally strong interest and sales,” said Doug Painter, NSSF president. “We’re extremely pleased our exhibitors are experiencing a great kickoff to the new year.”