12/06/2025
Thank you Archery World (Joe, Megan and Hunter and all the staff) for all your support over the years at the Hoyt NW Mountain Challenge.
The loss of Archery World is more than just the closing of a store—it’s the loss of a pillar in the archery community. Shops like Archery World are woven into the culture of the sport. They’re the places where beginners take their first shots, where seasoned archers fine-tune their craft, and where friendships form across workbenches, ranges, and counter tops. When a local archery shop disappears, a piece of the community disappears with it.
This is why supporting your local archery shops is so important. These shops are the heart of the industry. They keep the sport alive by offering real expertise, personal service, and a genuine passion you simply can’t find in big box stores. When you walk into a place like Archery World, you’re not treated as a number on a sales report—you’re treated like family. The people behind the counter remember your name, your bow setup, your goals, and your story. They invest in you because they care about the sport and the people who love it.
Box stores might carry bows, but archery is just another department to them—something that can be replaced the moment sales drop or a new trend comes along. If every local shop disappears, those departments will fade too. And once that happens, the archery industry as we know it will begin to collapse. Talent won’t be nurtured. New archers won’t be mentored. The soul of the sport will fade.
Supporting your local archery shop means supporting the people who dedicate their lives to this craft. It means putting food on the tables of the bow techs, coaches, and shop owners who spend countless hours helping others fall in love with archery. It means keeping the community strong, vibrant, and alive.
Once shops like Archery World are gone, they’re gone. And the best way to prevent more losses is simple: support local, value the people who value you, and keep the heart of archery beating.
Without local Archery Shops, we wouldn’t be able to put on our shoots because there wouldn’t be an industry, we are all in this together.