Archery Equipment Market on Upward Trend in 2016
- April 26, 2017
- By Todd Whitesel
- Research
The global archery equipment market is flying high and expected to achieve a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 6.91% from 2016 to 2020, according to a Technavio report. Advancing product technologies and increasing numbers of archery participants are helping sustain market growth. North America is the most profitable archery equipment market, representing more than 38% of global market share, followed by Europe and Asia-Pacific region countries.
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Top 5 Best States for Buck Hunting
- April 18, 2017
- By Adam Preston
- Research
If you market products to serious deer hunters, it helps to not only know where the hunters are, but also where the bucks are. Thanks to our friends at the Quality Deer Management Association, a recent study pinpoints the states and regions that are producing quality deer hunting opportunities better than any other.
Read MoreThe Most Important Reason for Hunting
- April 6, 2017
- By Brian Lovett
- Research, Infographics
New research indicates that American hunters are returning to their roots and going afield mostly as a means to acquire meat.
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Kayaks Expected to Keep Fishing Equipment Market Strong
- April 5, 2017
- By Todd Whitesel
- Research
Some 46 million Americans went fishing last year, and related purchases generated more than $48 billion in retail sales according to the latest update of Economic Contributions of Recreational Fishing: U.S. Congressional Districts. In all, the economic impact of angling in the U.S. is estimated at $115 billion.
Read MoreUnderstanding the American Firearms Buyer
- March 21, 2017
- By Team Realtree
- Research
Gun Sales Up! Gun Sales at All-Time High! You’ve read dozens, perhaps hundreds of headlines like that over the past few years. Indeed, gun enthusiasts have been on an unprecedented spending spree. Some estimates place the number of guns owned by Americans at more than 300 million.
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Hunting License Numbers Increased in 2016
- March 6, 2017
- By Brian Lovett
- Research
Reports of hunting’s death, it appears, have been greatly exaggerated. According to the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Hunting License Report, which uses data reported by state wildlife agencies, the number of paid hunting license holders in the United States was almost 15.41 million in 2014. That was a jump of 571,152, or about 3.85 percent from 2013 and the highest total since 1993. It also marked the second consecutive year paid license holders increased.
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