S3DA Indoor Open Joins 2026 ATA Show Week Lineup

The Archery Trade Association and Scholastic 3-D Archery have announced the addition of the S3DA Indoor Open to the 2026 ATA Show Week lineup. This tournament will take place Friday, Jan. 9, 2026, at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis.

“The addition of the S3DA Indoor Open to the ATA Show Week lineup adds an important element to the biggest week in archery,” said Jeff Poole, ATA president and CEO. “This special week of events, developed by the ATA, will bring together every corner of the archery industry.”

The S3DA Indoor Open will feature multiple line times throughout the day, with one line time designated for the Indiana Indoor Regional. Additional line times will be open to both S3DA members and non-members.

“We’re honored to bring an S3DA competition to ATA Show Week, highlighting the strong partnership between our program and the broader archery industry,” said Holly Helton, executive director of S3DA. “This event provides unmatched visibility for youth archery at the center of the industry’s largest gathering.”

With the addition of the S3DA Indoor Open, ATA Show Week, taking place Jan. 6-11, 2026, will now feature six can’t-miss events under one roof:

• Jan. 6: ARRO Hot Show and NABA Show
• Jan. 7-8: ATA Trade Show
• Jan. 9: S3DA Indoor Open
• Jan. 9-10: Archery & Bowhunting Supershow
• Jan. 9-11: NFAA Rushmore Rumble

In addition to these exciting events, the week will also consist of educational seminars and exclusive networking opportunities designed to help businesses grow and strengthen industry connections.

For exhibitor information, media inquiries or sponsorship opportunities, contact info@archerytrade.org. Additional ATA Show Week information can be found at atashow.com.

Pope and Young Announces Raffle for 13 Incredible Hunts

Pope and Young has announced the first of its kind raffle. Here's your chance at 13 different, world-class hunts, with some of the top outfitters in the world. Every month in 2026, Pope and Young will draw a winner for an incredible hunt.

Be one of the first 400 entrants to purchase a full raffle package and have the chance to win a Bonus Hunt (winner’s choice at any of the thirteen hunts). By being one of the first 400, not only will you be entered to win the Bonus Hunt,, but you'll also get two entries into each drawing for the remaining 12 hunts.

The Bonus Hunt winner will be drawn on Jan. 2, 2026. After that time, the remaining 12 hunts will be assigned a month to be drawn, and at that time individual monthly tickets will be available to purchase ($100 per ticket).

The raffle hunts include:

• Guided Private Land Utah Shiras' Moose Hunt
• New Mexico Archery Elk Hunt with Acoma Archery
• Prime Whitetail Kansas Archery Hunt
• Montana Antelope Hunt for 2 with Western Timberline Outfitters
• Cape Buffalo Hunt in the Limpopo River in South Africa
• Central Canada Barren Ground Caribou with Wingmaster Outfitting/Adventures Northwest
• Mule Deer, Coues’ Deer, & Javelina Combo in Arizona for 2 Hunters with Wards Outfitters
• Columbia Blacktail in Oregon
• BC Goat Hunt with Robson Valley Outfitters
• Coues’ Hunt in Mexico with Frank Noska
• Canadian Black Bear hunt for two hunters
• Boat based archery sitka blacktail hunt on Kodiak Island for 2 hunters with Homer Ocean Charters
• Montana Archery Elk Hunt with Crow Creek Outfitters

These are some incredible hunts, and a few even allow you to bring you a friend along! Getting drawn for a hunt doesn’t disqualify a participant for chances they have bought for subsequent hunt drawings.

Support bowhunting conservation and the efforts of Pope & Young to preserve, promote, and protect the history, culture, and future of bowhunting all while getting some incredible odds at winning some phenomenal hunts. For a video explaining the raffle in detail, CLICK HERE. Learn more about the Hunt of the Month Raffle, HERE. Or purchase your tickets, HERE.

Boone and Crockett Club and Pope and Young Now Accepting Entries for Javelina

The Boone and Crockett Club and Pope and Young have announced that they have completed scoring procedures and are now accepting entries for javelina (collared peccary, Pecari tajacu) in their record books.

The Boone and Crockett Club will accept entries of any hunter taken animal as well as “picked up” or found individuals, and Pope and Young will accept entries of animals taken with a bow and arrow. The scoring procedures, minimum entry requirements, and scoring sheets are now available on the B&C and P&Y websites.

“The Boone and Crockett Club established our records program well over a century ago as a way to measure conservation successes that helped to recover and sustain North American big game species. The record book is a way to honor exceptional animals that are maintained on the landscape due to professional wildlife conservation and management,” said Mike Opitz, chairman of B&C’s Records of North American Big Game Committee. “It has been 27 years since a new species category has been added to our record book, and we are excited that including collared peccary in our records program will increase hunter excitement as well as increase support for their conservation.”

The proposal to include a new big game category for javelina was brought forward to each organization’s records committee by a working group made up of wildlife managers from Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, and Old Mexico, as well as other hunting conservation groups. Javelina are medium-sized hooved mammals native to the southwestern United States and nearly all of Mexico, inhabiting a variety of habitats ranging from dry deserts to tropical forests. While they may resemble a nonnative boar or pig, peccaries are technically classified in a different family that existed independently in the Americas for millions of years. While many different forms of peccaries went extinct, the collared peccary evolved in South America and spread northward into Mexico and the southwestern United States over the last few thousand years. The biologists submitting the proposal for a new big game category note that collared peccary appear to still be expanding their range northward in the states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas.

“After hearing the presentation by leading biologists, it was apparent that collared peccary (javelina) is indeed a native North American big game mammal that is well managed and growing quickly in popularity for hunters — especially when pursued with a bow and arrow,” said P&Y Records Chairman Roy Grace. “It will be exciting to see the scientific data points we will gather from this new species, while offering a new category of big game species to pursue for the record book.” Javelina skulls will be measured in the same manner that both organizations measure bears and cats. Only the greatest length and greatest width are recorded to the nearest sixteenth of an inch. The new javelina category will be effective immediately and is retroactive, meaning any javelina skull taken prior to the establishment of the category is eligible for the records programs as long as it meets the minimum entry score of 13 14/16 for Pope and Young or 14 5/16 to qualify for Boone and Crockett. Boone and Crockett and Pope and Young official measurers have been notified of the new category and scoring procedures. To find a measurer in your area, go to the ‘Find an Official Measurer’ page on the Boone and Crockett Club and Pope and Young Club websites.

Victory Archery Launches Website in 7 New Languages

Victory Archery is making its website more accessible to archers throughout the world with the launch of seven new website versions.

Although based out of California, Victory Archery has grown to become the leading choice for bowhunters and target archers everywhere, thanks to innovative technology, high-quality materials, and outstanding performance in the field and on the shooting line.

With several international dealers and a diverse customer base that spans the globe, the company invested in an expanded online presence to better serve its loyal following with new website versions available in Japanese, Italian, German, French, Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and Portuguese.

“Victory Archery has experienced incredible growth and increased customer demand for performance carbon arrows that extend far beyond the United States,” said Steve Greenwood, director of Victory Archery. “We’re thrilled to make finding the perfect arrow for every scenario easier with the addition of these new language options for millions of archers.”

To learn more and browse the full Victory lineup, visit victoryarchery.com.

NBEF Adds Saddle Hunting Educational Materials

The National Bowhunter Education Foundation (NBEF) offers many informative products to increase success and safety for bowhunters. NBEF determined it was imperative to add hunting saddle safety information as more hunters explore hunting using these devices. The hunting saddle safety information can be found in the ‘Hunting from Elevated Stands’ section of NBEF’s Today’s Bowhunter instructional manual and Today’s 3-in-1 Responsibility Guide. The manual and guide are used during in-person and online bowhunter ed and hunter ed classes.

Today’s Bowhunter manual is the compilation of 30 plus years of teaching the IBEP (International Bowhunter Education Program) and is the accepted certification standard worldwide. "Today's Bowhunter" Student Manual also mirrors the material presented in the online distance learning course. The Manual is 80+ pages of the latest basic bowhunting education information to help bowhunters be more successful. Chapters cover Introduction to Bowhunting, Wildlife Conservation, Safe & Responsible Bowhunting, Know Your Bow & Arrow, Preparation Before the Hunt, Methods of Bowhunting, Shot Placement & Recovery Techniques and Outdoor Preparedness. Instructors may call for quantity pricing over 50 units. Suggested retail price is $7.50 each.

Today’s 3-in-1 Responsibility Guide Booklet: A Hunter's Guide to Safe and Responsible: Elevated Hunting, Big Game Shot Placement, and Big Game Recovery. This 80-page booklet contains all three guides to a safe and responsible hunt. Written for hunting with a bow or firearm, it’s filled with hunting safety and hunting ethics information for beginners as well as experienced hunters. The convenient size fits into a pocket or pack to take along on a hunt. Call for quantity pricing over 50 units. Suggested retail price is $5 each.

“NBEF is the source for bowhunter certification curriculum and instructor training within the United States and internationally (International Bowhunter Education Program) so it’s important for us to add or revise our educational content when needed,” explained NBEF Executive Director Marilyn Bentz. “NBEF encourages hunters to review reference information before embarking on a hunt. These tools can lead to safer and more successful hunts.”

TSSA Board Approves NEW ABCs of Hunting Saddle Safety

The Tree Stand Safety Awareness (TSSA) Foundation has announced that its board of directors approved the new ABCs of Hunting Saddle Safety and revisions to the ABCs of Tree Stand Safety.

The release of the hunting saddle safety ABCs is the culmination of about 18 months of work with multiple companies and organizations including the National Bowhunter Education Foundation (NBEF), Tethrd, XOP Outdoors, Hunter Safety System, HuntStand, and the International Hunter Education Association – USA.

“This is just one example of the great work that can be achieved when bringing together many partners from across the industry through a common goal of safety for hunters hunting from an elevated position,” said Glen Mayhew, president of TSSA.

Randy Schofield, director of manufacturing and engineering of XOP Outdoors said, “We would like to thank TSSA, Tethrd and Hunter Safety System, for their joint efforts in creating the ABCs of Hunting Saddle Safety. The No. 1 priority for XOP as a manufacturer of saddle hunting and tree stand hunting products, is user safety. We are honored to work with such great industry partners.”

"At Tethrd, hunter safety has always been our top priority. We appreciate the important work of the Tree Stand Safety Awareness Foundation and were honored to contribute to this meaningful initiative." Dan Chumbler, CEO of Tethrd.

The board also approved some minor revisions of the ABCs of Tree Stand Safety to better align language and provide clarity on the critical steps for tree stand safety. The board is appreciative of the work with the Tree Stand Manufacturer’s Association and the NBEF in revising the language.

Click here to see both new versions on the Tree Stand Safety Awareness Foundation resources page.