Why Have So Many Cities and Towns Given Away So Much Money to Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's?

When was the last time your local specialty retailer received a government handout?

An exhaustive investigation conducted by the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity found that Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's together have received or been promised more than $2.2 billion from American taxpayers over the past 15 years.

LINK (via:The Atlantic Cities)

Colorado Front Range - the Gaza Strip of big box outdoor retail

In addition to a couple of Front Range Cabela's locations and an existing Bass Pro Shop in Denver, a new 120K sq ft Bass Pro theme park store is set to open today in Colorado Springs.

How will this new big box effect the local specialty fly fishing retail waters?

LINK (via: The Gazette)

Proving them wrong!

This recent post inspired chum readers to tip us off on this one.