Bass Pro Shops as Conservationists
Sportsfolk all over the country love the Bass Pro Shops for their supplies and the spectacular displays that have made them tourist attractions for non-sportsters. But the newest edition at Spanish Fort demonstrates zero regard for any concept of conservation of habitat - and it further insults our intelligence by hiding behind a cloak of new urban planning by trying to disguise itself as a “town center”. The Mobile Bay community should boycott their opening party to send them a message! Yeah - right - like that will happen!
Tags: Bass Pro Shop, conservation, town center
July 30th, 2008 at 10:19 am
If this were San Francisco we would dress up as taxidermed wolves,
rabbits and other game - me I’d attached myself hugging to a
huge plaster of paris oak tree with spanish moss as my long hippie hair
- and stop traffic from entering the
parking lot before the opening. I’m game if you are but like you
alluded, it might be just the two of us - and we might become
roadkill . . but at least we would die martyrs . .a Disney World
for hunters, huh? and - mostly wanna-be hunters. .
a pickup truck with empty gun rack, a cap that says
“Hunters Can Shoot All Night Long”,
a can of Skoal in the back pocket or at least indentation of such,
a white bucks’ horn decal on the back window and you are a
hunter or tamer of marlin . . a ready-made image if not sexy at least
wrought with possibilities . . .see you there . . .
August 4th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
G: Very interesting column. Over the top is right. Gigantic waterfalls, plentiful tackle, and nearby fudge shops are always lovely, but their stuffed menageries are just creepy. Nice idea to combine the archery range and the taxidermy, so long as I don’t have to see the casualties and their guts (stuffing?) falling out on my way to the fishing section.
P: The boycott/protest sounds like fun. I might consider joining you ONLY if I reserve the right to return to my favorite “Fish Naked-Show off your pole” t-shirt the next day.
One mustn’t forget our fancy new Tackle This! Shoot That! in TC, right off I-10.
August 21st, 2008 at 9:19 am
Could be worse. The one in Atlanta straddles the interstate.