Favorite outdoor store?
 

What store is your favortite place to get hunting stuff and outdoor things?

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Cabelas all the way. Great products and customer service.

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I prefer Gander Mountain. The BPS here in the Charlotte, NC area is too busy and the sales associates are very rude and not helpful. Gander has a great selection of used guns and friendly sales staff that will give you honest opinions based on what you need and not what is going to help their bottom line.

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I picked cabelas because it it my favorite of the large stores, but lets be honest, nothing beats local hunting stores. I would much rather support them than any of the big name stores.

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I do most of my purchasing off the internet with Cabelas, MidSouth,then some with Bass Pro. I don't have anything except a lame Diicks Sporting goods near me. I did go to Peoria's Gander Mountain a couple of weeks ago.......what a wasted trip. I would have liked to shoulder a TC Omega, Triumph, and a Savage 10ML for consideration of a future purchase. They didn't have any of those. The best Gander Mountain I've been to is a newer one in Paducah, Kentucky. And there is also a good place called Paducah Shooters Supply. I'll be going thru that way in a month or so, planningto stop there.

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This is a great poll. I would say Cabela's out of those big names because they have unreal selection and great customer service, though I would much rather support the local, smaller hometown sporting goods stores.

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Gander Mountian is my fav cause you can pick up the guns and look at them freely and they have a lot of great products.

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Cabelas.. But since BPS is right down the road I voted for it..

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Bass Pro for me. It is close and much better than Gander Mt. or D***'s Sporting Goods. I don't have a Cabelas anywhere close, so that is out.

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Academy. Not as good on selection, but on what they have, they beat everyone on price including WalMart.

BPS is a close second. They put a Cabelas in down here, but it is a pretty good drive from where I live north of Dallas to the northern part of Ft. Worth. Too bad; I wouldn't mind spending some money there.

Oh yeah, we have a Sportsman's Warehouse here, but it is shutting down in a week. Got a lot of stuff cheap there.

Of course my absolute favorite store is the one that is running 50% off clearances. :D

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Yeah I like Academy also.. You can get some good deals on there. There is one about a mile down the road from my office.. I make regular visits there during the week..

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I prefer my local guy. I do buy from basspro sometimes but only when Scott can't get something for me. But usually I just buy it from him. I feel it helps my community to pay a little more from a smaller establishment. Also, I feel that you get much better service from the small town outdoor shops than the "big guys".

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There isan Academyon my way home from work and another 15 minutes from work (as well as a BPS and Sportsman's Warehouse 15 minutes away). I stop there sometimes. Last week they were running 50% off of camo, and I can't resist camo. :D

I also drive by a Richards (ie nickname) and a Sports Authority on the way home. With so many sporting goods stores in the area, it bodes well for the sportsman.

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Gander and walmart and local shops, when I have a problem with the bow or need something reset I alway end up buying something from the local shop.

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bass pro is for cool stuff but i have to say for guns dicks is better despite not as much selection

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what is Academy?
bass pro stuff is so expensive thats why i usually do to dick's

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Academy is in the southern states. It's kind of like a Walmart for sporting goods. It looks like you are in Ohio....I'm not sure if they have any in Kentucky. When we have chains like ****s or Sportsman's Warehouse come down here, they try to overprice everything, and wonder why they don't do as well as up North. Probably don't do much competitive analysis.

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is there a academy website?

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I choose Bass Pro, I like to go to Cabela's too but it's afurther drive. I go to gander also, to find after season hunting clothes on sale. But I think Bass Pro has good deals on their product and things seem to easier to find in their store unlike Cabela's.

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I get alot of my crap at Dikc's Then Gander Mountain is where I get my quality stuff...

Word to the wise.... When shopping on the web for christmas stuff.... Do not go to dikcs.com..... Its not what you were looking for..... at all....

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Got to be Cabelas. They have great stuff at good prices and great customer service. Got to love them.

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I agree with Pikehunter! The BPS in Charlotte NC has poor custome service. While I enjoy the look and feel of the store, it does not compensate for not re-stringing bows, high prices, and very poor service.

Gander Mountain is where I shop. Jimmy James at the bow shop (in Gander Mountain) is an authority on archery. The Guide Series products (their Private Label) is high quality.

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:):):):):) lol i did that one time because i didnt know and my mom walked in and was po'ed at first but then i told her and she laughed

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I did it at work.... Sittin in my cubicle then... next thing I know I'm lookin at wiener....
Not the best chat to have with our IT guys...

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yeah i hate that when stuff like that happens

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If I have to get a bunch of stuff I go to BPS,I would rather buy from the small local guy's but the guy in my area try's to make the money for the week on one sale.

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Just yesterday i went and checked out the new Cabela's store in East Hartford, CT. I had never been to a big Cabela's or Bass Pro store before, so it was pretty neat. I didn't buy anything, nor did i plan on it, it was cool just to see all the mounts they have, the gun library, and stuff like that.

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Between thre stores I am able to get what I need. Sportsman Warehouse,JI Joes and Griggs Dept. store.

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Well the reason I picked Bass Pro is because we don't have a Cabelas in Tennesee yet! Although they are supposed to be building one around Nashvilleandit should be done sometime in 09'. I'm sure I might like it better when it gets here!

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I would say Bass Pro because that's we don't have a Cabelas in Tennessee yet. But they are building one around Nashville and it will be done sometime in 09'. I'm sure i'll like it better when it gets here. But I have to say as far as guns go, I like Gander Mtn. because there's easy access to them.

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yeah bass pro has a huge selection of guns but they are very expensive

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http://www.academy.com/

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Sportsmans Warehouse is my go to store, but you can't beat Cabela's customer service! I go to my Pro Shop for my Archery needs!

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Right now I will have to go with Gander Mountain, but there is a new Cabela's being built right next to Gander that will open the end of this year and I am sure I will spend more time there.

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where do they have academy stores?

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http://www.academy.com/index.php?page=content&target=company/locator/landing

Here is the store locater. Looks like the only place that they go north of the Mason-Dixon line is Missouri.

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Cabelas

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I like Walden's Outdoor world here in Augusta, GA. They are a local shop that really knows what they are talking about. I also like dealing with locals and they have been really good to me and hook me up. I seem to think that I have a good personal relationship with them and enjoy doing business with them rather than a larger chain. Just my opinion.

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why does everyone seem to like cabelas the best over bass pro?

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im partial to cabelas cause my dad works there now and we get some great discounts[8D]