Bass Pro Experience

[Artist]

I'm not usually one to complain on here, nor one to bash any business establishment, but my last experience at Bass Pro really surprised me.

I went there looking for some Bowfishing accessories (which they used to carry when they first opened). I was first of all surprised to see that all bowfishing gear no longer existed in the archery department. After waiting about 20 minutes at the archery desk [that didn't really surprise me; whatever, I've got time] a guy finally came over from the rifle department to inform me that they currently did not have any personnel in the archery department ...so I asked him about Bowfishing accessories, and he sent me down to the fishing department..

I found a guy there and asked him if they carried any Bowfishing accessories. To my surprise, he said that "Bowfishing is not legal in the province" and thus was apparently the reason they didn't carry any accessories. I gently tried to question him about it but was met with some pretty stern attitude and a "look" to assure me that I was definitely the one who was mis-informed. Instead of walking into a "who's right" argument, I simply opted to leave and go elsewhere.

I understand if a store doesn't carry a certain product, fine, but shouldn't a guy who works in what's probably the largest outdoor supply store in Alberta at least know some basics about the provincial Regulations?

Bowfishing illegal?

If anyone from Bass Pro is on this forum, you may want to pass the following along to both your archery and fishing departments:

Bowfishing
A special licence for bowfishing is not required. Bowfishing is allowed
under the Alberta Sportfishing Licence.
 Crossbows cannot be used.
 Bows cannot be used to take trout, mountain whitefish, Arctic grayling,
lake sturgeon, walleye or northern pike.
 Bowfishing is not permitted in Gods, May, Seibert, Winefred, Andrew,
Gardiner and Namur lakes.

Therefore, species that are legal for Bowfishing are: Lake Whitefish, Perch, Burbot... and possibly others I'm unaware of.

[dodger]

Your frustration sounds valid.

On the other side of the coin, I have had exceptional service. They have brought in items that are online but not in stock. I never had to pay until it arrived and they called me when it came in.

Dodger.

[Artist]

Originally Posted by dodger

Your frustration sounds valid.

On the other side of the coin, I have had exceptional service. They have brought in items that are online but not in stock. I never had to pay until it arrived and they called me when it came in.

Dodger.

Yea, there have been occasions where I've hit a good day there too, and in general, I love that place (like I said, I'm not generally one to nit-pic), but somehow, this just seemed a bit "abnormal" for an outdoor supply store of this size and popularity, and when I left the store, I couldn't help but wonder how many others had been fed such information.

[slingshotz]

That's quite a coincidence as I asked the guy in the archery department just yesterday about bowfishing kits and he was quite helpful and told me right away they stopped carrying it.

We also got some boots for the wife and the service from the shoe salesperson was very good, just had to wait around for a bit to get someone to help us but it was crazy busy in there.

[SushiUnagi]

Totally hear you... the service of a company is only as good as the person assisting you though.

Maybe its xmas season and stores are getting busy so the staffs are busy and in turn gets annoyed easily too... gf was buying stuff @ sport chek and was presented with a very annoyed and don't-want-to-work-here attitude as well.

Too bad there isn't enough competition in AB to drive the quality of service up. Guess we have to learn to love it or leave it

[Kim473]

Originally Posted by SushiUnagi

Totally hear you... the service of a company is only as good as the person assisting you though.

Maybe its xmas season and stores are getting busy so the staffs are busy and in turn gets annoyed easily too... gf was buying stuff @ sport chek and was presented with a very annoyed and don't-want-to-work-here attitude as well.

Too bad there isn't enough competition in AB to drive the quality of service up. Guess we have to learn to love it or leave it

Maybe the managers should be on the floor to see for there own eyes and ears. A good over all staff requires good managers. I would tend to believe that the manager is not much better than the person who served you. The staff needs either better training or fire the bums. Chances are just better training which the manager is responsible for. A happy worker means more pleasant, and more productive ect...... I would blam it on the manager, as I have experianced this first hand from beeing a manager myself.
Hmmmm happy and well trained staff????? What do you think your experiance would have been like.

[RedHeadedFisherman]

Originally Posted by Artist

I'm not usually one to complain on here, nor one to bash any business establishment, but my last experience at Bass Pro really surprised me.

I went there looking for some Bowfishing accessories (which they used to carry when they first opened). I was first of all surprised to see that all bowfishing gear no longer existed in the archery department. After waiting about 20 minutes at the archery desk [that didn't really surprise me; whatever, I've got time] a guy finally came over from the rifle department to inform me that they currently did not have any personnel in the archery department ...so I asked him about Bowfishing accessories, and he sent me down to the fishing department..

I found a guy there and asked him if they carried any Bowfishing accessories. To my surprise, he said that "Bowfishing is not legal in the province" and thus was apparently the reason they didn't carry any accessories. I gently tried to question him about it but was met with some pretty stern attitude and a "look" to assure me that I was definitely the one who was mis-informed. Instead of walking into a "who's right" argument, I simply opted to leave and go elsewhere.

I understand if a store doesn't carry a certain product, fine, but shouldn't a guy who works in what's probably the largest outdoor supply store in Alberta at least know some basics about the provincial Regulations?

Bowfishing illegal?

If anyone from Bass Pro is on this forum, you may want to pass the following along to both your archery and fishing departments:

Bowfishing
A special licence for bowfishing is not required. Bowfishing is allowed
under the Alberta Sportfishing Licence.
 Crossbows cannot be used.
 Bows cannot be used to take trout, mountain whitefish, Arctic grayling,
lake sturgeon, walleye or northern pike.
 Bowfishing is not permitted in Gods, May, Seibert, Winefred, Andrew,
Gardiner and Namur lakes.

Therefore, species that are legal for Bowfishing are: Lake Whitefish, Perch, Burbot... and possibly others I'm unaware of.

Bohning Bowfishing Kit
This high-quality Bohning Bowfishing Kit contains all the accessories a bowfisherman needs for a successful bowfishing trip. This kit includes a retrievable Lightning Reel, glass fish arrow with RuffNeck fish point and AMS Safety Slide™ System, and 50’ spool of 80lb braided bowfishing line. Plus, an informative bowfishing tip booklet is included. [Read More]

$49.99
this is currently at Bass Pro N of calgary as of YESTERDAY!
soo.. its just a case of two shoes full of a idiot! (the sales clerk)

http://www.basspro.com/Archery-Bow-Fishing/_/N-1z11cu4try http://www.bowfishingassociation.com/
http://bowsite.com/BOWSITE/features/...ettingstarted/
http://www.batsonarchery.com/

other than this.... GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND if i can find this, so can you .. Merry X-mas

[slingshotz]

Originally Posted by RedHeadedFisherman

this is currently at Bass Pro N of calgary as of YESTERDAY!
soo.. its just a case of two shoes full of a idiot! (the sales clerk)

Where was it? I looked at all the aisles before I asked the archery clerk. He responded really fast saying they didn't have any so it seemed like he was confident they did not carry it anymore.