Gander Mountain!
 

Finally us sporstmen in northern IL have a nice big hunting store we can go to in Geneva. Anyone been there yet? It' s awesome. Ive been to one other one in WI and this one beats it in every department.

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Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought I remember Cabelas had bought out Gander Mountain but is keeping the stores open under the original name. I used to shop in their store in Wi.

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Cabela' s bought Gander' s mail order business. The retail stores are Gander Mountain. This is only what I have heard through the grapevine though.

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Gander used to be owned by the Holiday Gas station company, then I think Cub foods bought it?

Not sure

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Hunt, Fish, Camp. Gander Mountain is good for the hard to find item. A bit pricey! [:-]

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The Gander Mountain in Appleton is pretty pathetic!
Their in the process of building a new sheels at the Fox River Mall in Appleton that will have three levels and is supposed to be comparable to a cabelas with indoor shooting lanes. Grand opening is in June.

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Gander in Geneva is very, very nice. Been there 4 times so far. 3,500 fishing poles, 2000 guns, 1000 sleeping bags, and 500 bows in stock. (I do question the bow part, but that is what they say) Not to mention the indoor pond to test drive canoes.
I used to go to the Wilmont store a few times a year, and this is much bigger and nicer.

On a side note, I recently heard that Cabelas basically bought Ganders catalog business for 10 years. My buddy told me that there was something on TV about the Gander store and this was mentioned. I have no idea if that is true or not.

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fI quess I can feel forunate to have 3 Cabelas stores within a 3 hour drive from the house. The one in Kanas City is awesome. Zeak

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there are about 3 Gander Mountains in Milwaukee that I know of. they have a pretty good selection, even if they are a littel more expensive on the basic itmes like jigs, line, etc. Thoise item you can get at WalMart cheaper. However they do have the specialty items that are hard to find.

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Hey priz, have you been to the farm and fleet in germantown by Falls Archery? That is the place to go for cheap stuff. Same tree steps at Gander were almost 2$ cheaper at farm and fleet! Scents, shells and all supplies are cheaper at farm and fleet! Guns too! Found my same shotgun, Rem 870 25$ cheaper at farm and fleet!

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Zeak I don' t know how you tell time, but wahoo to mitchell in 3 hours seems a " little" on the quick side. You are surely setting a nice pace on your way to KC also. I don' t really want to say what I think about any time spent visiting the Kearney store.

Since I' ve moved here to MN I guess I' ve been spoiled by the 40 minute drive to Owatonna.:D

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Woody,

I agree. No way there' s even close to 500 bows there. Still not a bad place though.

-Jason

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I have been to only one Gander Mountain store and that was several years ago in St Cloud, Mn. I have been to Cabelas in Owatonna, Mn ,Sidney, Ne, Kearney, Ne, Mitchell, SD and the one in KC. I have also been to Bass Pro in Springfield, Mo. The Cabela stores are soo far above the other two mentioned stores in cleanlinless, variety of merchandise and helpfulness and knowledge by the clerks in the store. I was very, very disappointed in Bass Pro in Springfield. This is my opinion. I could go on some more on how Cabelas stand behind the quality of their merchandise if anyone is interested.

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Gander Mnt in St Cloud MN was the only show in town for a long time if you wanted anything but the basics you could get at Fleet Farm. But last year Sportsman' s Warehouse opened in town, and it has forced Gander to be much more competetive. Now that there is another show in town, there prices and deals are much better

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I will agree that gander mountain is a very good store, even if they are a little pricey. I really like the Gander Mountain in Germantown, WI. And just to let you all know Bow Hunting fool was a little off. The store is Fleet Farm, not Farm and Fleet. Just thought I would clear that up.