[Mr. Bird]

Another unexpected side effect is the proliferation of news stories about the surge of archery's popularity because of Hunger Games. I've been encountering these stories every day for 4 weeks.

Please note I'm not criticizing you for posting this, just marveling at the herd...

[Truth29]

The surge in interest in archery is only a surprise to the media. A blind squirrel could have predicted this from the popularity of the books alone.

[ctdonath2]

The biggest driver of gun sales is movies. Given that guns appear in most action movies, the subject is too ubiquitous to cause an interest (like with archery), but the tools used do spawn great interest by customers. Something new & notable hits the big screen, and suddenly sales for that product spike. Had she used a bolt-action instead of a longbow, we’d see similar results.

Considering the much-debated “It’s leftist! No, it’s rightist!” controversy over the movie, glad to see self-sufficiency self-armament is being inspired.

[joe fonebone]

I been a bow hunter since I was 12... I love it when these young pups pull out a modern fancy bow, and I pull out my 25 year old browning (with an eradicator sight) they laugh at me, until I outshoot them.... :)

[ImJustAnotherOkie]

Been there...Done That.

[Pollster1]

A few fun archery pics:

What's not to like?

[starlifter]

Someone should take an organized look at this.