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Results of the 2023 Readers’ Choice Awards

Each year our staff asks the readers of Bowhunting World magazine to vote for their favorite hunting and archery brands. The manufacturers highlighted here were chosen as Readers’ Choice Awards winners in nearly 50 categories.

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11 Top Crossbows for 2023

Crossbows provide the impetus for increased recruitment and retention among modern bowhunters and play an expanding role in deer management.

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2023 ATA Trade Show Recap

While the world still isn’t back to “normal” due to a lingering pandemic, attendees and exhibitors once again met face to face at the annual ATA Trade Show to see the latest and greatest hunting and archery gear.

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Selling Deer Minerals and Food Plot Seeds

Become a one-stop shop for all the deer hunters who walk through your front door.

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How to Spot a Good Hire

30 tips for conducting a successful search for your next archery shop employee.

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Clearance Pricing Tips for Archery Dealers

We asked three veteran archery dealers: “How do you decide when to mark slow- or non-moving items with clearance pricing?” Here’s what they had to say.

February 20, 2023

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Behind the Scenes With Primos Hunting Calls

Director of Product and Marketing Jason Harris explains how the Primos manufacturing facility in the “middle of nowhere” (Brookhaven, Mississippi) creates more than 1 million top-notch game calls each year.

February 15, 2023

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Bow Review: Mathews Phase4 29

The culmination of past innovations with two new and notable advancements make Mathews’ new flagship bow the one to beat in 2023.

February 13, 2023

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Crossbow Review: Killer Instinct SWAT X1

The author learns that you don’t want to shoot too many bolts in a group with the Killer Instinct SWAT X1 because you’ll probably wreck them. It’s that accurate.

February 10, 2023

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Use Your Point-of-Sale System to Boost Customer Satisfaction

Here are four ways that a sophisticated point-of-sale system can improve customer satisfaction rates in your store.

February 08, 2023

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How To Handle Inventory Woes

Having too much or too little product in stock is a retailer’s nightmare. Here’s how to avoid these costly inventory issues.

January 13, 2023

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Archery Shop Talk: Floor Plan Fruition

A guide on how successful archery pro shops are laying out their floor plans.

January 11, 2023

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Employee Performance Reviews: Why Should You Offer Them?

Unfortunately, many archery shop owners and managers choose not to conduct employee performance reviews on a regular basis.

January 06, 2023

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Behind the Counter: Challenging Product Categories

We asked three veteran archery retailers: “Which product categories are most difficult for you to sell?” Here’s what they had to say.

December 28, 2022