It's a sad testament to the declining sportsman living amongst us.
Because the majority of department style stores have seen declines in their fishing/hunting wares through the years, the local stores around me are about the size of a crammed broom closet. (A couple rows of Hoppes #9, a few sizes of patches, perhaps two boxes of shotgun shells-sans slugs, only birdshot or target loads, perhaps- if you're lucky, a camo seat cushion, and 3 or 4 reel selections with about a dozen rod offerings total (in baitcasting, spinning) The lure offering is limited to a small heap of terminal tackle (few size weights, bobbers, leaders, hooks) and a couple packs of plastic worms, a few different spinnerbait and crankbait offerings round out the "assortment"
Heck, the paintball section has now dwarfed the fishing/hunting section. It's been a losing proposition in the communities that I live to carry these products.
There's a variety of reasons but I personally believe that the largest reason is due to the fact that not enough young people are carrying the sporting traditions foward. Take a kid fishing, shooting, or hunting.
