Exhibit 23.1
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              Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Consent



We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement Nos.
33-16279, 333- 52475 and 333-52477 of Escalade, Incorporated (Company) on Form
S-8 of our report dated February 18, 2005 on the consolidated financial
statements of the Company appearing in the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K/A for the year ended December 25, 2004.


/s/ BKD, LLP
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BKD, LLP
Evansville, Indiana
April 8, 2005


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