I buy my hunting gear from Cabelas and my fishing gear from Bass Pro. but i buy my ammo at Walmart usually.

I can never decide between Bass Pro or Cabela's. I haven't been to Academy forever. I go to wal mart for my general shopping. The store I try and frequent the most is a "mom and pop" shop near KC called Rogers lures. They have tons of fishing gear(as you can imangtion) and cater big time to us waterfowlers. Their selection of deeks and ammo is astonshing. They are also Matthews and Bowtech dealers.(Sorry for the plug, but its a great local store.)

I love Bass Pro and Cabelas but Bass pro make better products themselves. example reels. but cabelas bargain cave is just awesome. i will only buy something from cabelas if it is in their. in the end bass pro is better in my opinion.

I like Bass Pro Shop for fishing gear and Cabela's for hunting gear. Although I try to go to the mom and pop shops as much as possible

I really like Bass Pro. The prices usually tend to be cheaper than Cabelas too. I personally will never shop at Cabelas again due to an issue that I had with them regarding goose decoys. They told me that they had the decoys that I had wanted in stock, so I drove to Sydney from Denver. (I wanted to avoid the shipping charges and excess handling fees for such a large purchase) Well anyway when I got up there they informed me that they did not have them. They offered that In-Store pick up but that is an extremely stupid concept. A company that I had been very loyal too due to its grand customer service really failed.

I find that the majority of the time Gander Mountain has the best price on guns and a good selection too. i always go to Gander and check first on guns before I go anywhere else.

I've been shopping Cabela's since they were running ads in the back of the magazines and I've never had a bad experience. Their customer service has always gone the extra mile for me. Prices are competitive. I have met with indifference from Bass Pro, but only isolated instances. Every employee has a bad day now and then.

I love bass pro and cabelas. But cabelas kind of screwed me this year, I bought two new game cameras and a week later one with more pixels went on sale. So I decided to take the two I bought back and by the better model. Long story short they didnt give me my full return back, which the cameras hadnt even been open. Also for price I find academy is cheaper but the people (in my experience) behind the gun counter dont know much about.... well anything.

I like the mom and pop shops for the atmosphere and conversation. For convenience and choice of selection I would have to go with Academy. It's only 20 minutes from my home, it's 90 miles to the nearest bass pro store.

Its crazy, I have two Bass Pro's and a Cabelas all within 60 miles of each other in the Kansas City area. Really convenient but unfortunately has put a hurting on a lot of the mom and pop shops in the area. When I have my choice and time I driving to Liberty, Mo and hittin up Roger's Sporting Goods. Been going there since I was a kid and they know my by first name. Prices are usually cheaper then the big boy's and if not, they price match! Feels like a real outdoors man store without all the glitz and glammer.

I like cabelas if I have time to drive down to it. The mom and pops stores appreciate your business more and they treat you like they do as well. Wally world, at least what I have seen is full of people who don't want to help you. When you arrive at the sportsmans' counter it is people that scatter when you need help.

I try to support the mom and pops stores as much as possible. They are priceless when it comes to local knowledge....spending a couple bucks on some lures you probably dont need/already have can get you a long way if you know the right questions to ask. That being said, this is not always possible. If I had to choose between Bass Pro or Cabelas for fishing gear it would be Bass Pro hands down. I have been to a number of Cabelas where they didnt even have the hooks I wanted. Besides, Bass Pro has a much bigger selection overall. When it comes to hunting Cabelas and Bass Pro are one in the same for the most part....but if i had to choose i would say Cabelas for hunting gear.

Out of the ones listed I like Cabela's, but I buy most of my gear at Gander Mountain due to the fact that there is one 10 minutes from my house.

mom and pop or academy. Academy has lots of stuff and are cheaper, plus theyll bargain a bit more. never been to cabelas. Bass pro is a great store, and i love it, but academy is just a little cheaper. I usually buy my ammo at walmart.

I like cabela's but I love sportsman's warehouse way better

I usually go to sportsmans wharehouse. Good prices without all the crowd at cabelas or scheels. Like firstbubba said I also have a local store owned by arrogant jerks, and they never get my business either.

CABELAS! That's the only way to go.

Cabelas!!

I don't know if anyone else has received their copy of the new Midway catalog. It is about 1 1/2 inch thick and is layed out excellent. Midway now had hunting clothes too. The new catalog is easy to find things and I find Midway's prices to be some of the best in the industry. I purchase a lot of my shooting and reloading supplies from Midway. Excellent and quick service.

Gander MTN and Fin Feather Fur are my favorites. But I love Cabela's, to bad there is not a Cabela's in Ohio.

Sportsmans and Scheels are my favs. I would go to Cabelas but i would drive past the other two stores. Scheels tends to be a sleeper store that no one goes to for waterfowl gear so i usually get some great deals.

i usualy shop cabellas or scheeles, never heard of academy

Bass Pro and Cabelas both work for me. There is a Bass Pro 45 minutes away and a Cabelas about an hour. So they both work really good

Academy has great prices, but not a lot of selection. I usually go there.

The Taurus Judge is NICE!

I have always favored Cabelas over Bass Pro due to customer service reasons. I do the most shopping at Walmart and Academy because of location.

I am tired of Cabela's mightier that thou attitude in their stores. They were more than helpful when their Prairie du Chien store opened but now they seem to think... if you don't like our way of doing business go somewhere else. Also they need to supply twister tails and lead heads (no paint) in bulk. These packaged tails and heads are just to expensive.

I love academy for all my huntin and fishin needs, but I also use a website called tacklewarehouse.com

Bass Pro here. When we lived in Colorado, would visit the one in Denver monthly and eat at the restaurant attached to it, delicious. No better way to burn some calories afterwards than walk up the stairs and stroll the hunting section.

well actually i do have a mom and pop gun store located right in town, went in there once to have a scope mounted on a slug gun and when i got it back the crosshairs were at an angle, so much for that place.

I order my clothes from Cabelas and i usually get lures at academy cause its close but i get assorted stuff at Bass Pro if i get the chance to go there.

BASS PRO SHOP IN DAPHNE IS NICE BUT I USUALLY GO TO ACADEMY ITS CHEAPER THEY HAVE EVERYTHING EXCEPT THE HUGE FISH TANK AND STUFFED ANIMALS

Prefer to search for a company here in the USA that sells Made in USA huting and fishing gear.

Try to give business to the local mom 'n pop when I can.

If I can't find what I need, then I go to Cabela's on the net.

Sportsman Warehouse is also a good place for gear.

Dicks Sporting Goods seems to market to the semi-serious outdoorsman only; the type of fella who will purchase new boots after only a couple years of hunting seasons only because he does not know how to break em down with saddle soap and treat them with some good waterproofing cream.

I love me some bass pro! But the other 2 are great too!

Cabela's! I've spent a small fortune in the "bargain cave" online!

I try to frequent the Mom & Pops even if it's a couple bucks more, though i do confess to internet shopping.