Mogadore, OH.  TenPoint Crossbows’ CEO & Chairman Rick Bednar has been named one of the 25 most influention people in the hunting and fishing industry by Outdoor Life.

           

The Outdoor Life 25, now in its fourth year, recognizes men and women who have had a significant positive impact on hunting and fishing, moving the sports forward and making them more enjoyable.

“The Outdoor Life 25 is one of the highest honors our magazine bestows,” said Todd Smith, Editor-in-Chief of Outdoor Life. “We look for people whose work has had a real and lasting effect on the outdoor community, and this year’s list of honorees is an unbelievable example of the innovation, hard work, and good deeds that are taking place in the world of hunting and fishing. The contributions of this group are immeasurable and we’re proud to honor their work.”

In recognizing Bednar, Outdoor Life focuses on his leadership and contributions he has made to the crossbow industry, stating, "Largely thanks to Bednar's innovations, the crossbow industry has boomed recently, with more states (and sportsmen) recognizing the crossbow as a legitimate hunting tool."

“I’m happy to receive this honor on behalf of my entire staff.  It’s not possible to run a successful company without great people working together to make good things happen,” Bednar said. “My father, who was a part of all this for so many years, would have been elated.”

This year's honorees will be highlighted in the magazine's December-January issue.  For a complete list of the honorees please visit www.outdoorlife.com/ol25.

"Colby`s First Deer" by Colby Simon

Colby Simon is the 7-year old son of TenPoint Customer Service Manager Sabrina Simon.  Here is the story of his first deer ever, told through his own words...

"I started practicing with my Wicked Ridge crossbow like late September this year.  I practiced in my back yard.  I shot at a bag target first, and then I shot at a foam deer target.  I shot at the bag a few times, and it was like the bottom left, the bottom right, and then the top too.  Then I was shooting at the deer target and I shot high.  Then I shot it at the kill zone.  I practiced a lot of times before I went hunting.

                  

Colby Simon with his first deer.
Taken in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.

It wasn’t my first time, it was like my thirteenth, but this was my first deer!  The first time I went out I went with my dad in a blind and it was really cold out.  I saw a couple squirrels and chipmunks then we went back to the cabin.   Then I went out with my mom in her tree stand.  I saw a lot of birds and squirrels and no deer.  That was it for that day.

Then on the last day I went hunting I  was  in  a  tripod  stand when  there  was  two  deer  coming  in. Me  and  my dad  waited  15min  for  the  deer  to  come  in.  There was a tree branch in the way.  One deer was in front of the other one.  Then one went right and one went left.  I took the shot at the right one.  It was a button buck.  He ran up the hill and died.  Me, my mom, my dad, my brother, my papa Denny, and friends tracked him down.  Then we field dressed him.  We carried him to the field and took lots of pictures.  We got it checked in and then hung it on a hanger thingy.  Then I went to my aunt`s to go trick-or-treating.  The next day my brother got an 8 point.

The End"

The Simon brothers after a successful Halloween weekend hunt.
(Colby on left, Casey on right)

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"Casey’s Biggest Deer Yet!" by Casey Simon

Casey Simon is the 9-year old son of TenPoint Customer Service Manager Sabrina Simon.  Here is his story through his eyes and told through his words from their Halloween weekend hunt...



Casey Simon with his eight-point buck
taken in Tuscarawas County, Ohio.



"The last couple of weekends we hadn’t got or even seen anything but come this Halloween weekend of bow season, my brother got his first deer! That weekend me and my dad’s friend Steve were having a contest to see who got the biggest deer. He got a 7 point the same night that my brother got a button buck. I thought he was gonna win because we didn’t see anything all bow season. The next morning I was sleeping in the tripod stand and my dad woke me up when a deer came in. Now, I thought it was just coming in but it was already at the corn. I had to wait a few minutes so it would move it’s leg and I could get a good shot. The buck started quartering away so I had to aim slanted. I aimed a little high because it was 27 yards away. I made a slow steady shot and made the shot right through the heart. He ran about 10-15 yards and he’s a nice 8 point buck. We called my mom as soon as we could. We waited and waited until she finally showed up (she was just down the road). She got into the field when me and my dad had got bored. My dad asked me “do you want to go where it walked or just walk up the hill?” I said “just walk up the hill “. We went up the hill and then we field dressed him and took some pictures, dragged him down the hill, put him in the truck, and took off. We took him to the cabin, then we took him to check him in at the dutchess shoppe. I’m gonna get a full head mount for 1 of my Christmas presents.

THE END"

The Simon brothers after a successful Halloween weekend hunt.
(Colby on left, Casey on right)

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"For My Grandfather" by Matt Fought

On Sunday, October 31st 2010, Halloween morning, Jacob Hout, TenPoint Crossbows R&D Technician, and I went out to the woods in Portage County, OH with plenty of excitement and high expectations. With the Rut just around the corner, and a sudden increase of the number of scrapes and rubs in the area, we knew it was only a matter of time before we would see a nice buck up on his feet during daylight hours. While Jake had tagged out on his buck two weeks prior, he decided to come along and observe what I hoped would be my shot at harvesting a 2010 buck.

Employee Matt Fought with his

2010 ten- point buck

After making the trek out to our spot a good forty-five minutes before first light, I settled into my stand just on top of a ridge line funnel, a well-known spot where bucks like to skirt, scent-checking for does. Jake took to a tree in his climber just north of where I was sitting. With my anticipation running high, the first two-and-a-half hours seemed like forever, as we did not see any movement.

Then, at roughly 8:30 a.m., this 3 ½ year old ten- point buck came from the north end of the ridge and headed south toward us. He closed the distance in a hurry and I allowed him to walk just past me at 20 yards, providing me a broadside shot. After taking aim, my TenPoint Turbo XLT sent my Easton XX75 arrow tipped with a Spitfire Maxx right through the pump station. The deer made it only 50 yards from the spot he was hit, crashing within sight, making it a quick and easy recovery.

This particular hunt was extra special to me, with the passing of my grandfather this past August. My grandfather, Henry Fought, was an avid hunter himself and he, along with my father, started my passion for the great outdoors by taking me hunting at an early age. This hunt reminded me of all the great memories I had with him in the woods, so I would like to dedicate my buck in his name to honor him. Before my grandfather passed, he harvested this buck (shown below) during the 2009 season with a 1995 TenPoint HuntMaster.

Henry Fought with his

four-point buck killed in 2009

Thank you, TenPoint, for allowing my grandfather to continue his passion for hunting with time-tested equipment and for bringing together three generations of Fought hunters to create memories that will last a lifetime.

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