This is the outdoor shop that both the 2G's like, far superior to anything I have seen and what a shopping experience - you can buy anything from a small fishing hook to a powerful twin hulled boat called a party barge. Not only that but everywhere you look there are diorama's, live animals and stuffed ones as well - tried to capture a few photo's - some shown below.
One Grizzly as a welcome
Turn left to look at the fishing gear and boats and you pass this live - yes live alligator
To the rear of the alligator is a beaver pond set as a diorama, eye level view across the pondUp and around the top of the walls are diorama's of forest with deer goat etc, these animals are stuffed and the scene almost life size.
Two friendly raccoons having a look in some cereal packets, love their expressions and concentration
One of the live turtles in their pond, enjoying a swim
3 more live turtles enjoying a nap, unlike those in the wild these are happy to be photographed
In one part of the shop the whole ceiling is set out as the lake surface so now we are underwater looking up at life, this is an Alligator Gar
More deer around the cliff edges
What a fine rack this deer is wearing
Then Gary showed me one of several fish ponds, with live ducks swimming in them! All these fish had been caught and are live, this one is a cat fish I think - ugly looking thing
Quite a few of these fish in the tank - quite big as well
Another shot of the cat fish
I have left these monsters till last - live Alligator Gars, so big I had a problem with getting photos, related to prehistoric fish from the Eocene Period and don't they look it.
Above the tills as you leave, more interesting birds and animals.
fantastic shop just to go in to see all the exhibits without even looking at the merchandise. Well I do know that when I go back to Springfield this is one shop that will be re-visited. What do you wish to buy, camping gear. kayaks, canoes, fishing gear, speedboats, pleasure boats, jet ski's, guns and ammo, knives, machete's, axes, clothes, camo gear (for all ages including kids), food? I am sure I have missed a few products but what a shop.
Two friendly raccoons having a look in some cereal packets, love their expressions and concentration
One of the live turtles in their pond, enjoying a swim
3 more live turtles enjoying a nap, unlike those in the wild these are happy to be photographed
In one part of the shop the whole ceiling is set out as the lake surface so now we are underwater looking up at life, this is an Alligator Gar
More deer around the cliff edges
What a fine rack this deer is wearing
Then Gary showed me one of several fish ponds, with live ducks swimming in them! All these fish had been caught and are live, this one is a cat fish I think - ugly looking thing
Quite a few of these fish in the tank - quite big as wellAnother shot of the cat fish
I have left these monsters till last - live Alligator Gars, so big I had a problem with getting photos, related to prehistoric fish from the Eocene Period and don't they look it.
Above the tills as you leave, more interesting birds and animals.
fantastic shop just to go in to see all the exhibits without even looking at the merchandise. Well I do know that when I go back to Springfield this is one shop that will be re-visited. What do you wish to buy, camping gear. kayaks, canoes, fishing gear, speedboats, pleasure boats, jet ski's, guns and ammo, knives, machete's, axes, clothes, camo gear (for all ages including kids), food? I am sure I have missed a few products but what a shop.
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