Exhibit 23.1

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Consent

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration statement of Escalade, Incorporated (Company) on Form S-8 (File Nos. 333-52477, 333-142756 and 333-183322) of our report dated February 28, 2017, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2016, and December 26, 2015, and for each of the three years in the period ended December 31, 2016, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form 10-K.

/s/ BKD, LLP

BKD, LLP

Evansville, Indiana

February 28, 2017