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Trend towards hi-tech equipment continues at bowhunting show ...


After the doors reopened at 2 p.m., officials kept the show open late to let everyone take care of business they hadn't had time for during the day. Because the pulley/cable system is portable, shooters should never be bored again. Besides the game targets, Schaefer Shooting Sports offers Feathers Fast, a new roll adhesive for feathers that reduces fletching time to about five minutes per arrow, instead of the 30 minutes or more required for glue. Cary Manufacturing This is another little company whose only product is an arrow rest designed to keep the arrow from falling off. CEO Brian Zack has come up with a flexible reflective shield that mounts on an umbrella-type affair. For anyone who's bored with shooting normal" 3-D ranges, this "moving" range is just the ticket. Four different people come to four ...Drag racing - National Hot Rod AssociationThe world's most popular .22: the Marlin Model 60 just keeps on tickingMore » The atmosphere at the Bowhunting Show is strikingly different from that at the SHOT Show. He uses it to wash his dogs, and said it is very effective at eliminating that "doggy" smell. In fact, so many gun shooters use them that the company has produced a patch kit to increase the lifetime of each target. Inventor John Cary set out to create a rest that will give consistent accuracy by holding the arrow snugly but without interference. Inventor Robert Beal mounted a 3-D target on a little four-wheeled cart. Nature's Essence Five years ago, Nature's Essence brought out Essence of Fall, a cover scent made of 62 natural ingredients. New companies and new products have a chance to shine, instead of being lost in the crowd at the SHOT Show. Once he designed and patented it, his daughter Jacquelyn Bischak decided to produce and market it. Range operators can use trees and move the pulley poles around to place the targets in any arrangement they wish. Robert Schaefer and his son James, both archers, grew tired of shooting at bull's-eyes. Schaefer Shooting Sports Several years ago, Schaefer Shooting Sports began as an offshoot of Robert Schaefer Marketing, Inc., a New York advertising agency. SHOT is a high-pressure marathon, but the Bowhunting Show is more a gathering of old friends. Show attendees coped with subfreezing temperatures, biting winds and piles of dirty snow on every corner. So why ...Which pistol caliber for self defense? So why ...Which pistol caliber for self defense? The 5th Annual Bowhunting Trade Show took place in Louisville, Ky., under a dismal January sky. The bowhunter (or gun hunter, or photographer) unfurls this portable mirror and sits behind it. The CAM-Rest is completely different in design from the Grip Rest System. The CAM-Rest utilizes a pair of rubber-coated jaws that hold the shaft in place until the shooter releases the jaws; after the shot, the jaws close to hold another arrow. The cattle knew something was there because they can hear it moving, but they never did figure out what was sneaking up on them. The entire archery industry gathers for three days of looking at products, introducing new companies, and generally catching up on industry gossip. The result is the Grip Rest System, which can be used as either a standard rest or an overdraw system. Then, using a system of cables and pulleys, he designed a way to move targets around a range either inside or outdoors. They developed a series of shooting game targets such as Tic-Tac-Toe, Jackpot, Dice, Alphabet and Number Crunch. This company has added a new twist to hunting blinds. This year the company is introducing Natural Wash, an all-purpose soap containing chlorophyll, baking soda and a third odor fighter company officials won't name. This year, the down-home ambiance was shattered early Saturday morning by the discovery of a bomb in the men's room of the building. Though it eventually turned out to be a very sophisticated fake, it closed the show for six hours and pointed out just how easily such a device can be slipped past security guards. Two spring-mounted metal "grippers" hold the arrow lightly but don't squeeze it, so it draws smoothly and quietly. Vice President Steve Van Zile said Natural Wash is finding more than just hunting applications. What Sacco refers to as a "reciprocating adjustment" ensures that the rest will fit any brand of bow. While the targets are ideal for archers, they're also effective and fun for airgun shooters. Zack said that during testing he tried it on some semi-wild range cattle, moving a little at a time until he was just a few feet from them.