Just some of the people and things I saw at the  AMO Archery Trade Show. Thanks for checking in. Please sign our guest book

David Blanton, horntagger, Michael Waddell David and Michael just wanted to say thanks, glad we had a chance to talk. Will talk with you both soon.	Bill Jordan and horntagger Bill thanks for taking the time. Glad I could help out at the Team Realtree's Booth. Will talk with you soon.
Brenda Valentine and horntagger Brenda glad we got a chance to meet again. Thanks for all the help this last year and this year.	Jerry Martin and horntagger Jerry glad we had to chance to talk again. Thanks for the help this year. Will be in touch again.
Duke Turnage and horntagger Duke hope you had a good time and you got some rest. Tell Mary Primos thanks again for all the hospitality, could not have made it through the rest of the show without both of you. Keep sending the articles. P.S. Too bad that bucks not in front of you and on the ground.	horntagger and Will Primos Will thanks for all the help last year and finally getting a chance to meet in person. Could not have a show without Primos there. Talk to you soon.
horntagger, "THE BUCK", Mike Beatty Mike glad I got to share some pictures with you. Congrats on a fantastic buck. Hope I was able to help out. Will be talking with you again.	Eddie Salter, horntagger, Alex Rutledge Thanks for the all you did last year. Alex you have done more than anyone could every ask.  You are the great asset for Hunter's Specialties! Keep up the great work. Will be check back with you soon, so get ready.

Mark Drury Mark glad we had a little time to talk again. Maybe we won't play phone tag this year. Will be in touch soon.	I wish I had a chance to talk with everyone. But this show is just so big I barely made it through as it was. But here are some more pictures Bill Jordan, Chuck Adams, George Dixon, David Blanton - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.
Bill Jordan - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.	Bill Jordan, Chuck Adams,  - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.
Bill Jordan - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.	Stan Potts and Bob Foulkrod - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.

David Blanton and Brenda Valentine - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.	David Blanton and Brenda Valentine - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.
Chuck Adams, George Dixon, and David Blanton - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.	Chuck Adams - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.
George Dixon, David Blanton and Brenda Valentine - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.	George Dixon, David Blanton - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.
Chuck Adams and George Dixon - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.	George Dixon - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.

Jackie Caudle and Jay Gregory - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.	Jackie Caudle and Jay Gregory - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.
Jackie Caudle, Jay Gregory, Stan Potts - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.	Bob Foulkrod, Michael Waddell, Ralph Cianciarulo - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.
Michael Waddell - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.	The line kept on for almost two hours - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.

Ralph Cianciarulo, Bill Jordan, Chuck Adams, David Blanton, and Brenda Valentine - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.	Ralph Cianciarulo - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.
From Beginning to End - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing. See article at end of pictures	Jackie Caudle, Jay Gregory, Stan Potts, Bob Foulkrod, Michael Waddell - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.
So many people so little time - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.	Jay Gregory and Stan Potts - Realtree Hardwoods autograph signing.

When you think things can’t get any bigger or better buy just attending the AMO archery trade show and getting to see all the new products and old friends. Team Realtree steps up to the plate and hits a grand slam.

Introducing the new Realtree Hardwoods HD and Realtree Hardwoods Green HD created with the High Definition imaging process is a great start for Team Realtree.

But when you bring the majority of Team Realtree sitting together to sign autographs for the people attending the show, you can’t get any bigger or better than that!

Shaking hands, sharing stories, laughs, and kidding around with each other, just like any good deer camp would have to be a once in a lifetime event for anyone attending the show.

Let me show you how deep the roots go for Team Realtree at the AMO trade show. Brenda Valentine, David Blanton, George Dixon, Chuck Adams, Bill Jordan, Ralph Cianciarulo, Michael Waddell, Bob Foulkrod, Stan Potts, Jay Gregory and Jackie Caudle.

Just like any 100-year-old oak tree when the roots go that deep nothing but a bright and long lasting future lays ahead for Team Realtree.

I am glad that I was able to witness such an event like this. Horntagger.

For the AMO Archery Trade Show – I hope to show you some different companies you need to take a look at this year. These are just some of the products at the show that struck my interest and might benefit you the hunter in the next season. You will have to decide for your self if these products are what you are missing.

Keep checking back as I go through my list. Allen “horntagger” Morris
 
 

WHAT IS IT?

AMO Archery Trade Show – It is a place for new companies to show off their products. It is a place for existing companies to show off their new and existing products. It is a one stop shop for anyone with a bow shop, sporting goods store and hunting club or what every you might be trying to stock or sell. It is a place if you have any interest in buying or selling hunting items for the outdoors you should have been this year no matter how big you think your are or how small.

ARCHERY MANUFACTURERS & MERCHANTS ORGANIZATION (AMO) is the 48-year-old archery trade association composed of over 600 archery manufacturers, distributors, retailers, sales reps and the archery media who are working together to "promote and protect" your bow and arrow sports. Over 90 people from 70 companies volunteer their time and expenses working for you! Whether you are a bowhunter, a target archer, or a member of the archery industry, you benefit from AMO's programs and teamwork. All AMO programs are funded by AMO's annual industry trade show.

WHY GO?

Well, I was just like you, I had never been to one, then about a week or two before the show I started getting e-mails from a few people asking me if I was going to the AMO show. At that time I had not even thought about it or knew about it. Then, I log onto www.amoshow.com and found some information on-line that helped me decide. This years show was January 25^th, 26^th, and 27^th.

After working out details to go but only for one-day trip, I took off from Jackson, Missouri at 5:00 a.m. on Saturday and hit the parking lot at the Opryland Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee at 8:30 p.m.. I made my way to the registration desk for the show. Which was easy to find all you had to do was follow the camouflage hats and dress shirts.

Well I went to the entrance, and took a seat with one of the hundreds already standing at the entrance waiting for the show to open. People from across the country had driven in and flew in for this event. The gentleman I was sitting with was from Los Angles, California.

Nothing you can imagine can prepare you for a show like this unless you have been before as the doors opened at 9:00 a.m.

Over 500 hundred manufactures and suppliers on hand, answering question, showing you new products, setting up dealers, and thanking existing dealers for all their help last year.

WHO DO YOU KNOW AT THE SHOW?

Well I am not going to list every manufacturer, supplier or outdoor personalties at the show, but I will list a several so you get an idea. Bill Jordan’s Realtree, Hunter’s Specialties, Primos Hunting Calls, Drury Outdoors, Easton Archery, Knight & Hale Game Calls, PSE, BEAR, HOYT, Muzzy for the manufacturer and suppliers.

For the outdoor personalties, it had to be the place to be of the hunting world. Bill Jordan, Will Primos, Alex Rutledge, Eddie Salter, Duke Turnage, Mark Drury, David Hale, Brenda Valentine, Jerry Martin, David Blanton, George Dixon, Chuck Adams, Ralph Cianciarulo, Michael Waddell, Bob Foulkrod, Stan Potts, Jay Gregory, Jackie Caudle. You can honestly say the pro-staff for every company was on hand to answer questions.

The only thing I regret when I was leaving the show at 6:00 p.m. when it was closing the doors for the night is not attending the show for all three days. The main reason I did not get to talk to everyone or get to see every single new product now out. You just can not do it in one day. But will take what I can get.

GOING TO MISS IT AGAIN?

With events like this, I will say that the heritage of hunting may be under attack. But, it is strong in tradition, people, and companies trying to keep it alive! It is just too bad this is not open to the general public.

Just in case you want to get a head start for next year. It will be Friday, Saturday, and Sunday – January 17^th – 19^th, 2003 at the Indiana Convention Center – Indianapolis, Indiana. For show information call 1-888-703-3307.

I am glad that I was able to witness such an event like this and hope I will again. Horntagger.

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