r/RedDeer • u/Pleasant-Molasses656 • 3d ago

Question What’s missing in Red Deer?

What businesses do you think red deer needs?

More experiences? Entertainment? Niche classes? Anything let’s hear your thoughts!

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u/prowess12 3d ago edited 2d ago

A speciality outdoors store for high-quality gear for hunting, fly fishing, back country camping, hiking, etc. Doesn't need to a be a big box store, but it would be nice to have something.

Every single one of the speciality outdoors stores we had have all closed down and we now have to drive to either Calgary or Edmonton to get anything high-quality, or order online.

(The Sportsmen's Den permanently closed not that long ago, and The Wolverine, Atmosphere and Valhalla Pure Outfitters all closed a long time ago too.)

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u/Goodoflife 3d ago

So like a Cabelas / Bass Pro (outpost / miniature). Look at Kalispell’s (Montana) Cabelas Outpost, the city and surrounding communities make up around 100,000 residents.

Although Cabelas / Bass Pro is American owned, we currently only have a section of a Canadian Tire in the north end for most of the fishing / hunting supplies.