UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report  
(Date of earliest event reported): March 1, 2005

Johnson Outdoors Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Wisconsin
0-16255
39-1536083
(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File Number) (IRS Employer
of incorporation) Identification No.)

555 Main Street, Racine, Wisconsin 53403
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)

(262) 631-6600
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Item 8.01.    Other Events.

                On March 1, 2005, Johnson Outdoors Inc. (the “Company”) issued a press release announcing plans to reduce its workforce at its Binghamton, New York facility due to a significant decline in military tent sales (the “Press Release”). A copy of the Press Release is being furnished as Exhibit 99 to this Report and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01.    Financial Statements and Exhibits.

  (c) Exhibits. The following exhibit is being furnished herewith:

  99 Press Release Dated March 1, 2005.


SIGNATURES

                        Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.


Date:  March 2, 2005
By:  /s/ Paul A. Lehmann
 
Its:  Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

JOHNSON OUTDOORS INC.

Exhibit Index to Current Report on Form 8-K

Exhibit
Number

99 Press Release Dated March 1, 2005.