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king' s outdoor world - Hunting Illustrated Magazine Dec/Jan 2008 - Coyote Crazy! - Index

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The typical Columbia Blacktail deer with the greatest outside
spread measures 35 3/8-inches. The non-typical with the
greatest outside spread is 30 1/8-inches. How does the Sitka
Blacktail deer stack up? The world record Sitka typical is
also the widest with a 23 2/8-inch spread.
Savage Sports Acquires
Bowtech Archery
Largest rifl e manufacturer in the U.S.
buys out the biggest bow company
Sports Corporation, with corporate offi ces in Westfi eld
Massachusetts and BowTech, located in Eugene, Oregon have
announced the completion of a landmark agreement whereby
Savage acquired BowTech so that the combined resources and
strength of the two well-established industry leaders can be
concentrated to become a major force for growth within the
shooting/hunting/outdoor industry. BowTech’s family of brands
will continue to be promoted and marketed independently as a
wholly owned subsidiary of Savage Sports Corp.
Eugene, Oregon will remain BowTech’s headquarters and
the existing management team will continue to guide the business
as it has since inception. Announcing the agreement, President,
CEO and Founder of BowTech, John Strasheim stated he will also
serve on the Savage board. Savage Sports Corporation is a privately
held company and consisted of 3 (Savage) divisions: Savage Arms
is a leading manufacturer of center-fi re rifl es, Savage (Canada)
manufactures rim-fi re rifl es, Savage Range Systems/PortaTarget
manufactures indoor and outdoor shooting ranges, target systems
and shoot houses.
Savage is the largest rifl e manufacturer in the US.
BowTech, the largest bow company in the world, manufactures
and distributes compound bows and archery equipment and was
founded in 1999.
5FRESH SIGN5
Decades to bag a
record non-typical
mule deer
1 1960 (23)
2 1940 (21)
3 1950 (18)
4 1980 (9)
5 1930 (7)
6 1920 (6)
7 1970 (6)
8 1990 (5)
9 2000 (3)
10 <1900 (2)
*according to the top 100
non-typical bucks in B&C
“OK, Al – I know you are in there!”
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