Charles (Chuck) Jordan's Achievements

As time went by, Chuck’s knowledge & experience grew while working for Darton Archery. In 1991 he helped form Midwest Marketing, a manufacturer’s rep group that manufactured and sold arrows throughout the United States. Their arrow manufacturing division eventually became one of the top 5 arrow producers in the country – making more than ¼ of a million arrows per year.

While working with Midwest Marketing, Chuck was approached by George Gardner (2008 Archery Hall of Fame inductee), Bill Bednar (2007 Archery Hall of Fame inductee), and Rick Bednar about going into business together on a crossbow company called Hunter’s Manufacturing Company (est. 1994, now TenPoint Crossbow Technologies). With the vision they had and over 100-years of archery experience under their belt, Chuck knew it was a no-brainer.

“Hunter’s Manufacturing was born & bred with crossbows in mind, and I saw a future in new ideas and products,” he said.

As the years passed, Chuck’s knowledge and experience grew with working for the companies of Darton Archery. In 1991, Chuck helped form Midwest Marketing, a manufacturers’ rep group. As a part of this group, they also manufactured and sold arrows throughout the United States. In 1994, Fletch-co (now TenPoint) was started as the arrow manufacturing division which became one of the top 5 arrow producers in the country making more than ¼ of a million arrows a year. In 1998 with the sale of Fletch-co, Chuck made his way to Bohning Archery as the National Sales Manager.

In 2007, Chuck was inducted into the Bowhunter’s Hall of Fame in Category A – Bowhunter’s Showing Excellence in the Field of Hunting.

Eventually, Chuck began to focus most of his attention on working for TenPoint Crossbow Technologies – spending time educating people about crossbow myths and facts at consumer shows. He also worked closely with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources and members of the Michigan House and Senate. Through his hard work and dedication to help every hunter enjoy the sport of bowhunting, in 2010 most of the restrictions on crossbow hunting in Michigan were lifted and many states have followed suit since then.

From tournament archery to hunting camps, from bow designs to accessory designs, from recurve bows to crossbows, from trade shows to consumer shows; Chuck has interacted with thousands of people over the decades. He has also been a part of the Archery Hall of Fame & Museum, Inc., Board of Directors for well over a decade and has even served as the Vice President of AHOF.

Since retiring from TenPoint, Chuck spends most of his time keeping his finger on the pulse of the archery industry by staying in touch with friends and in his spare time works on his pride & joy – his Wicked Ridge farm, with his son Bobby and wife Judy.

Notes of Interest

• Chuck Jordan was Inducted into the Archery Hall of Fame in 2024.