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So in another thread, "Renting Optics", there's some talk about the hunting business and I was mentioning to my wife this morning how #####'s Sporting Goods stock took a big hit recently in part because the hunting goods sales weren't too good.
I was explaining to her how I felt the hunting industry as a whole is a risky and tough market, primarily because it's an industry that really can't grow it's customer numbers much because hunting is based on a resource (the game) that is shrinking.....certainly not growing.
It would be like trying to grow the golfing industry if no more golf courses could be built and the current courses were already full. How do you recruit more players if there isn't room to play?
What's your take on all this? Is firing up another online hunting store a good business venture? Is there room for more businesses out there selling hunting packs, hunting rifles, camo, etc.? How about more hunting magazines, or websites?
How do the guides and outfitters feel? Is there room for more guides in the units you operate in?
Brian Latturner
MonsterMuleys.com
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I was explaining to her how I felt the hunting industry as a whole is a risky and tough market, primarily because it's an industry that really can't grow it's customer numbers much because hunting is based on a resource (the game) that is shrinking.....certainly not growing.
It would be like trying to grow the golfing industry if no more golf courses could be built and the current courses were already full. How do you recruit more players if there isn't room to play?
What's your take on all this? Is firing up another online hunting store a good business venture? Is there room for more businesses out there selling hunting packs, hunting rifles, camo, etc.? How about more hunting magazines, or websites?
How do the guides and outfitters feel? Is there room for more guides in the units you operate in?
Brian Latturner
MonsterMuleys.com
Will you LIKE MonsterMuleys.com on Facebook! I need a friend....