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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
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              Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm Consent


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 17, 2006, on our audits of the consolidated
financial statements and financial statement schedules of the Company as of
December 31, 2005 and December 25, 2004, and for each of the three years in the
period ended December 31, 2005, which report is included in this Annual Report
on Form 10-K. We also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report
dated February 17, 2006, on our audit of the internal control over financial
reporting of the Company as of December 31, 2005, which report is included in
this Annual Report on Form 10-K.


/s/ BKD, LLP
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BKD, LLP
Evansville, Indiana
March 10, 2006


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