Archery Wire

Awards

The Archery Trade Association announced Rob Kaufhold, founder of Lancaster Archery Supply, as the 2026 ATA Industry Icon Award recipient. Kaufhold's contributions include founding Lancaster Archery Supply, establishing the Lancaster Archery Academy, launching Competition Archery Media, and creating the Lancaster Archery Foundation, which has awarded over $150,000 in scholarships and grants to support archery participation.

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The Archery Trade Association announced Marilyn Bentz and Barb Terry as 2026 ATA Impact Award recipients at the January 7 Industry Celebration event presented by Mossy Oak. Bentz, executive director of the National Bowhunter Education Foundation since 2003, and Terry, trade show coordinator and pro staff manager at TenPoint Crossbow Technologies, were recognized for inspiring participation in archery and bowhunting.

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Dallas Safari Club announced Wayne F. Farnsworth, Jr. as the 2026 recipient of the Dr. Bob Speegle Outstanding Hunting Achievement Award. Farnsworth, a dedicated outdoorsman with 36 years of ethical, fair-chase hunting across all six continents, was recognized for his exceptional commitment to the sport and his physically demanding mountain hunts pursuing sheep and goats worldwide.

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Badlands has been awarded 2024 Readers’ Choice Gold Awards by the readers of Bowhunting World and Predator Xtreme magazines. These awards recognized Badlands at the top of the pack category for the 10th consecutive year in Bowhunting World and the 6th consecutive year in Predator Xtreme.

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GAS Bowstrings announces that we have been awarded Gold in the Bowstrings category at the BowHunter Planet Golden Arrow Awards. This prestigious recognition marks a significant milestone for our company as the Bowstrings Brand category makes its debut in these esteemed awards.

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Last week, Boone and Crockett Club presented the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation (CSF) with its most prestigious award for conservation partners. CSF President and CEO Jeff Crane accepted the award during the Club’s annual spring dinner on March 22 at the 88th North American Wildlife and Natural Resources Conference in St. Louis, Missouri.

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POMA’s Pinnacle Awards are the highest honor the organization can bestow upon its media members for their creative works. They honor communicators annually for exceptional journalistic achievement in traditional outdoor sports-focused magazine writing, newspaper/web writing, photography/illustration, book, broadcasting, and conservation journalism. POMA’s board of directors recently added two new categories to accurately showcase the talents of the organization’s membership: Magazine – Complete (Digital) and Magazine – Complete (Print).

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