EXHIBIT 23.1

              Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Consent
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         We consent to the incorporation by reference in the registration
statement of Escalade, Incorporated on Form S-8 (File Nos. 33-16279, 333-52475
and 333-52477) of our reports dated February 18, 2005, except for Note 2 as to
which the date is March 13, 2007 on our audits of the consolidated financial
statements and financial statement schedules of the Company as of December 25,
2004 and December 27, 2003, and for each of the three years in the period ended
December 25, 2004, which report is included in this Annual Report on Form
10-K/A. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report dated
February 18, 2005, except as to the 4th paragraph of Management's Report on
Internal Control Over Financial Reporting (Revised), which is as of March_13,
2007 on our audit of the internal control over financial reporting of the
Company as of December 25, 2004, which report is included in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K/A.



/s/ BKD, LLP
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BKD, LLP
Evansville, Indiana
March 13, 2007


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