SGB Update Sportsmans
Gamo/Daisy Adds Industry Veteran VP of Sales
Gamo USA and Daisy Outdoor Products has announced the appointment of Wisconsin native Joe Syring as the new VP of sales for both companies. He will oversee and manage the entire sales system for both of these well-known airgun companies.
Sportfishing Industry Association Elevates Staff To Senior Leadership Positions
The American Sportfishing Association (ASA) on Monday announced the appointment of three staff members to senior leadership positions within the association.
5.11 Opens Store In West Palm Beach, FL
Tactical apparel and gear company 5.11 has opened a brick-and-mortar retail store in West Palm Beach, FL, providing another building block to the company’s 2018 retail expansion goal of 50 company-owned retail stores.

Bass Pro Sues Startups From Ex-Cabela’s Employees
Bass Pro is suing two startup retailers in Sidney, NE, started by former Cabela’s managers, charging they stole proprietary information and violated non-compete agreements in starting their businesses.

Shareholders Win Vote Urging Smith & Wesson Maker To Review Safety Efforts
Investors in American Outdoor Brands Corp., the parent of Smith & Wesson, on Tuesday won a shareholder vote urging the firearms maker to do more to address gun violence. The proposal asks the company to track shootings involving their products and consider investing more in technology to prevent their unauthorized use. Nearly 70 percent of investors in Sturm, Ruger & Co. backed a similar shareholder proposal at that company in May.
Sportfishing Industry Welcomes BEA Report Detailing Industry’s Contribution To U.S. Economy
The American Sportfishing Association (ASA), a founding member of the Outdoor Recreation Roundtable (ORR), today voiced the association’s support for the final report recognizing the outdoor recreation industry as a significant contributor to the U.S. economy.
Bass Pro Shops Expands FLW Sponsorship
Per terms of the agreement, Bass Pro Shops will retain title sponsorship of the FLW High School Fishing Opens. In addition to the title sponsorship, Bass Pro Shops will also receive exposure across all FLW platforms, including more than 260 tournaments and Expos.
Legendary Whitetails Pledges $1 Million To Help Cover Hunting License Costs
Legendary Whitetails, an American clothing company for white-tailed deer hunters and their families, celebrates the hunt and the company’s heritage this season with a $1 million investment to promote hunting.
Big Rock Sports Issues Hurricane Florence Update
Big Rock Sports, headquartered in Graham, NC, sent out an e-mail to its partners indicating that the company’s headquarters escaped damage from Hurricane Florence, its office in Morehead City experienced minor damage, and Hamlet Distribution Center (RC) opened with a small crew on Monday and expects to “be back to full speed within the next couple of days.”
Major League Fishing, Bass Pro And Outdoor Sportsman Group Partner On Fishing Competition
The expanded MLF program includes the addition of the Bass Pro Tour, a premier 80-angler, eight-event tour with a championship and heightened payouts, made possible through enthusiastic support from Bass Pro Shops and Outdoor Sportsman Group (OSG).
5.11 Opens Store In Cincinnati, OH
Tactical apparel and gear company 5.11 has opened a brick-and-mortar retail store in Cincinnati, OH, providing another building block to the company’s’s 2018 retail expansion goal of 50 company-owned retail stores.
GSM Acquires CoyoteLight
GSM Outdoors LLC, the maker of hunting and shooting products, announced the company’s acquisition of CoyoteLight, the predator light hunting brand.
Camping World Plans Co-Branded SuperCenter In Greenville
Camping World Holdings Inc.announced that the Overton’s showroom, located 111 Red Banks Road in North Carolina, will continue to operate with a multi-branded offering showcasing Overton’s water sport products, Gander Outdoors and Camping World products and services for the outdoor enthusiast in addition to Gander RV Sales.

China Vows Retaliation If Trump Adds More Tariffs
China said Monday it would retaliate against the U.S. if President Donald Trump imposes more tariffs on Chinese goods, further escalating the global trade war between the two nations.

OBIT: KUIU Founder Jason Hairston
Jason Hairston, the founder of the KUIU hunting apparel brand, has died. He was 47.