Especially at this time of year, the shops stock items that most outdoorsmen and women would not buy for themselves, but would be proud to receive. Some local sporting good store clerks offer a very easy answer. Patton understands the difficulty that a non-outdoors enthusiast may experience in trying to pick out just the right gift. They look at us and expect us to have an answer. Walk right to the desk and tell the clerk you need a gift certificate for whatever is your budget.
Groom is dead set against trying to pick out a gun or a rod and reel for another person.
If it is not exactly what the hunter or fisherman wants or needs, he is stuck with it. Plus, what he told you back in the summer and then forgot about, may not be exactly what he needs at Christmas. If your outdoorsman has hinted about a special rod and reel, series of fishing plugs, or a specialized item of hunting clothing, the easy answer might be a gift certificate. Picture your offshore fisherman waking every morning to the one sound he never gets tired of hearing, the screaming drag of a reel when a big gamefish takes the bait. After the initial scream of the drag, the clock emits the excited voices of fishermen yelling and the battle with the fish starting to take place.