40mins to Bass pro
40mins to Cabela's 1
45mins to Cabela's 2

All big ass stores that require a person to wade through a bunch of BS to get what one wants.

10 mins to Sportsmans. Grab and go in a matter of minutes.

Any of the gift/decor/random BS other stuff bass pro/cabela's jam their stores full of, I'm not buying on short notice. I shop at big box outdoor stores for last minute hunting/shooting/camping stuff or convenient/hazmat free reloading stuff. I don't want to make a 2hr+ round trip for that.

I was super sad when the SW Plaza location closed years ago (but my wallet was happy).

Then Dick's turned to the dark side.

That left a hole for convenient outdoor goods in my area until Sportmans opened at River point again.

My guess is in a few years, we'll see many of the Sportsmans locations closed for just the reasons mentioned by others above...to consolidate locations. That will suck.

When that happens, my last minute outdoor shopping will come to an end as there won't be anything reasonably close anymore.