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Dicks Sporting Goods removing hunting gear #6385332
11/29/18 11:53 AM
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Re: Dicks Sporting Goods removing hunting gear [Re: Canvasback2] #6385344
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Re: Dicks Sporting Goods removing hunting gear [Re: Canvasback2] #6385348
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Stock crashing too.


Went there ONCE when they first opened a satire nearby

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Re: Dicks Sporting Goods removing hunting gear [Re: Canvasback2] #6385359
11/29/18 12:27 PM
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I think the name says it all

Re: Dicks Sporting Goods removing hunting gear [Re: Canvasback2] #6385370
11/29/18 12:40 PM
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Be careful what you wish for. A trend is happing for sure.
You know all the small stores use to sell some hunting equipment. Not much around here anymore. Then stores like Dicks Cabela's and Bass Pro sold hunting equipment. Then Cabela's sold out to Bass Pro. Now you're saying Dicks is getting out of hunting market.
Business always heads toward the best market to make money. Not a trend for the hunting market I want to see. I like to see tons of stores to buy from.


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Re: Dicks Sporting Goods removing hunting gear [Re: Canvasback2] #6385384
11/29/18 01:01 PM
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Went into one that opened in my vicinity. Wasn't impressed, never went back.


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Re: Dicks Sporting Goods removing hunting gear [Re: Canvasback2] #6385390
11/29/18 01:06 PM
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Well, they are Dick's. I only ever shopped there for baseball supplies anyway. smile

Re: Dicks Sporting Goods removing hunting gear [Re: Ewcalls] #6385406
11/29/18 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Ewcalls
Be careful what you wish for. A trend is happing for sure.
You know all the small stores use to sell some hunting equipment. Not much around here anymore. Then stores like Dicks Cabela's and Bass Pro sold hunting equipment. Then Cabela's sold out to Bass Pro. Now you're saying Dicks is getting out of hunting market.
Business always heads toward the best market to make money. Not a trend for the hunting market I want to see. I like to see tons of stores to buy from.


I don't mind seeing the big boys crash. Give the Mom and Pops a chance to scratch out a living selling sporting goods. Used to be the local sporting goods shop had good inventories of whatever you needed outdoors. Now it's bait and booze, just to survive. If the owner is a gun smith he's got a fighting chance.

I also don't mind paying an extra $50-$100 to the local gun dealer/bow dealer for working with me to come up with the optimum bow/gun suited for me, or my kid, or my grandson. Unlike the fellas that waste their time trying this one and that one out and then go home and order the same online saving themselves $$$.


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Re: Dicks Sporting Goods removing hunting gear [Re: Muskrat] #6385441
11/29/18 01:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Muskrat
Originally Posted by Ewcalls
Be careful what you wish for. A trend is happing for sure.
You know all the small stores use to sell some hunting equipment. Not much around here anymore. Then stores like Dicks Cabela's and Bass Pro sold hunting equipment. Then Cabela's sold out to Bass Pro. Now you're saying Dicks is getting out of hunting market.
Business always heads toward the best market to make money. Not a trend for the hunting market I want to see. I like to see tons of stores to buy from.


I don't mind seeing the big boys crash. Give the Mom and Pops a chance to scratch out a living selling sporting goods. Used to be the local sporting goods shop had good inventories of whatever you needed outdoors. Now it's bait and booze, just to survive. If the owner is a gun smith he's got a fighting chance.

I also don't mind paying an extra $50-$100 to the local gun dealer/bow dealer for working with me to come up with the optimum bow/gun suited for me, or my kid, or my grandson. Unlike the fellas that waste their time trying this one and that one out and then go home and order the same online saving themselves $$$.

X2, We have locally a hardware store that you can get any gun, scope, etc. you want and they have many in stock. You may pay more, not much, but it is way better shopping than a cabelas or such. Good people.

Re: Dicks Sporting Goods removing hunting gear [Re: Canvasback2] #6385460
11/29/18 02:21 PM
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Good riddance! after the crap you pulled i have only walked thru it a few time recently and can report they dont have any decent stuff and price is out there.
i"ll be at your going out of business sale to get a tree stand or two wink

Re: Dicks Sporting Goods removing hunting gear [Re: Canvasback2] #6385465
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Re: Dicks Sporting Goods removing hunting gear [Re: Canvasback2] #6385473
11/29/18 02:41 PM
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After their stance on guns became clear I wouldnt have given them two cents, hopefully they will go bankrupt. Be good for other businesses to see what can happen when you are on the wrong side of the gun debate...


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Re: Dicks Sporting Goods removing hunting gear [Re: Canvasback2] #6385524
11/29/18 03:41 PM
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NBC news said that Dick's is really taking a beating from low sales figures since they decided to dump AR's! WTG everybody.


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Re: Dicks Sporting Goods removing hunting gear [Re: Muskrat] #6385533
11/29/18 03:56 PM
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Originally Posted by Muskrat
Originally Posted by Ewcalls
Be careful what you wish for. A trend is happing for sure.
You know all the small stores use to sell some hunting equipment. Not much around here anymore. Then stores like Dicks Cabela's and Bass Pro sold hunting equipment. Then Cabela's sold out to Bass Pro. Now you're saying Dicks is getting out of hunting market.
Business always heads toward the best market to make money. Not a trend for the hunting market I want to see. I like to see tons of stores to buy from.


I don't mind seeing the big boys crash. Give the Mom and Pops a chance to scratch out a living selling sporting goods. Used to be the local sporting goods shop had good inventories of whatever you needed outdoors. Now it's bait and booze, just to survive. If the owner is a gun smith he's got a fighting chance.

I also don't mind paying an extra $50-$100 to the local gun dealer/bow dealer for working with me to come up with the optimum bow/gun suited for me, or my kid, or my grandson. Unlike the fellas that waste their time trying this one and that one out and then go home and order the same online saving themselves $$$.



we are very lucky here to have a couple small stores available...(Medford)


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Re: Dicks Sporting Goods removing hunting gear [Re: Canvasback2] #6385544
11/29/18 04:05 PM
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That's OK, they can following Gander down the rat hole. Nobody is going to miss Dicks.

Gander had not gone that far before failing, but were on the way. Now Gander is under new ownership. BassPro bought Cabalas, supposedly because there was not enough market for both, but now Academy Sports is in the market too. Doesn't make sense to me.

Re: Dicks Sporting Goods removing hunting gear [Re: Canvasback2] #6385547
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If you ever get close to Black River Falls while tearing up (or down) I-94 in Wisconsin, you've got to stop in at Moe's Hardware Store and take a peek at their gun inventory. Good place to trade too. Trader Vic put me on this one.

http://www.moehardware.com/guns.php


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Re: Dicks Sporting Goods removing hunting gear [Re: Muskrat] #6385558
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Originally Posted by Muskrat
If you ever get close to Black River Falls while tearing up (or down) I-94 in Wisconsin, you've got to stop in at Moe's Hardware Store and take a peek at their gun inventory. Good place to trade too. Trader Vic put me on this one.

http://www.moehardware.com/guns.php


Muskrat
Your right about Moe's Hardware little bit of everything, sometimes lot of used guns. Still has some of that old hardware store feel too. Don't go there if your claustrophobic and the store is busy. Been in there when it's hard for two people to pass in the isles.

Starks in Prairie Du chien is another one, can buy a gun or a fifth whiskey at same check out.


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Re: Dicks Sporting Goods removing hunting gear [Re: Canvasback2] #6385614
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I can EASILY live without any Dick's store around.
Never been in one and won't after the anti 2A stance they've taken.


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Re: Dicks Sporting Goods removing hunting gear [Re: Canvasback2] #6385634
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Been in one once, never spent a dollar, don't plan on changing.

Re: Dicks Sporting Goods removing hunting gear [Re: Canvasback2] #6385696
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They can just sell golf clubs and spandex foo foo gear.


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