You’ve
seen our logo on the internet. You might be our friend on a social
netword. You’ve seen us on forum discussions. You may have even visited
our website. The one question you still may have is “What the heck is
Field Junky?” The answer is pretty simple, Field Junky is in business to
save you time, money, and help your time outdoors be more enjoyable. We
are a group of young hunters and fisherman who know how expensive
enjoying the outdoors can be. We want our Field Junkies to be able to
hunt and fish with the same gear as the pros without the professional
price tags.
Growing up in Southern Kentucky, there wasn’t a whole
lot to do besides hunt, fish and play sports. There was always the
option of TV and video games, but you can’t get dirt under your
fingernails from a PlayStation. Instead, we wanted to enjoy the
outdoors, go exploring, win games, and catch a few fish. As we got a
little older, our parents wanted us to start paying for our own fun. The
cost of new shoes, baits, shells, gas and clothes started to add up
pretty fast! Right away, we started learning a pretty hard lesson about
money and the value of a dollar. Instead of looking at Bass Pro
catalogs, we started visiting Wal-Mart and eBay to find our hunting and
fishing gear.
Unfortunately, lower cost gear usually meant lower
quality gear. We wanted to change that. Why can’t you get great gear
for a great price?
In 2004, I went away to college at the
University of Kentucky. While I was studying and working part time, my
brother was still at home hunting and fishing. I had nowhere to hunt and
fish near Lexington, Kentucky. Thoroughbred Horse farmers generally
aren’t friends of hunters! These were arguably the longest four years of
my life! Needless to say, I kept reading about hunting and fishing, and
kept up on the latest hunting and fishing gear. Every pay check I got, I
dreamed about cashing it and picking up a new camo Benelli or blow
money on some gear at the local Sportsmans Wearhouse.
During my
business classes I started to understand how financing, overhead,
marketing and various other parts of businesses make the total cost of
products so expensive. This is when I realized that lean companies
without much overhead can charge low prices. I wanted to take this model
and apply it to my passion of hunting and fishing. After college, I
started saving money to start my business and doing the research of how I
could make this dream a reality.
The original Field Junky crew
consisted of Duke Marley, Andrew Henson, myself and the pro staff of
Chase Van Meter, Skeet Dailey, and Matt Reed. We have all been lifetime
friends and committed to the outdoors. Through the power of the internet
and a lot of work, we have been able to turn our collective dream into a
reality. We are the everyday hunters and fisherman who want to turn our
hobby into our livelihood. We know what it’s like to work a 50 hour
week, go to school full-time and try to squeeze in some outdoors time.
We realize how expensive leases are, how much gas a boat takes, and how
much it costs to fill up a truck. The last thing we want to worry about
is spending hundreds of dollars on camouflage and gear!
You’ll
find that our prices are better than our national competitors'. All of
the products in our store are in-stock and will ship within 3 days. Our
shipping is generally half the cost or less of our national competitors.
All-in-all we know that you will find the highest quality gear in our
sport and pay less for it. We stand behind our products and even feature
many products that our national competitors don’t carry. We hope that
you will join the growing army of Field Junkies and learn how affordable
having the highest quality gear can be!
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