“Tag: Industry”

Adam Weatherby has officially been named president of Weatherby, Inc., therein continuing the family's long running leadership over the company that family patriarch Roy founded in 1945.

What’s more American than hunting? Well, nothing, except maybe shooting in general, but baseball is a close second. And with baseball season coming to its climax, it was of particular interest to us here at American Hunter to discover that Remington, who is currently celebrating 200 years of manufacturing some of America’s greatest firearms, actually got involved in another sport far from the shooting and hunting realm most associate with the firearm giant.

After months of rumor and speculation, Bass Pro Shops has announced it will acquire longtime competitor Cabela’s for about $5.5 billion, which equates to $65.50 per share. The transaction is expected to close in the first half of 2017, subject to the customary conditions and review.

The founder of Crimson Trace, Lew Danielson, has officially announced his retirement. Danielson—winner of our 2015 NRA Golden Bullseye Pioneer Award—co-founded Crimson Trace in the backroom of an Oregon machine shop in 1994. It eventually grew into one of the industry's more renowned companies, and recently sold to Smith & Wesson for $95 million.

In April, the Michigan Natural Resources Commission approved measures to expand coyote hunting in the state as well as extensions on the taking of other furbearers.

Smith & Wesson has announced that it has signed an agreement to acquire Crimson Trace for a reported $95 million.

Remington Outdoor Company has announced the opening of its new worldwide distribution center in Southaven, Mississippi.

Yamaha Motor Corp., USA, has announced that the Yamaha Outdoor Access Initiative has awarded more than $80,000 in funds and equipment to nine grant applicants in the first quarter of 2016.

Gamo Outdoor SL, an affiliate of the investment firm BRS, along with its United States subsidiary, Gamo Outdoor USA, has announced the acquisition of Daisy Outdoor Products.