Registered: Jul 2003
Location: copemish MI
Posts: 62

Just came from squirrelhaters.com.Someone had posted there that wick was closing there shop,order while supplies last not restocking.whonder what was going on

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Registered: Jan 2005
Location: BLOOMFIELD IOWA
Posts: 2439

Surely not!

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Registered: Aug 2004
Location: texas
Posts: 908

we got a gift certificate from them. it said need to use it asap they was closeing Feb 2008. i dont know the reason?

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Registered: Jan 2006
Location: Everywhere
Posts: 2708

Maybe he's gonna retire. He's worked hard and deserves to.

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Registered: Sep 2006
Location: Spartanburg, SC
Posts: 10

i thank its because him and his wife are getting a divorce..thats what i heard

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Registered: Jul 2003
Location: Canton, Georgia
Posts: 1630

i think they divorced years ago

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Registered: Dec 2003
Location: Mercer PA
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It sure seems to be closing, the website has almost nothing on it and it appears they are liquidating their supplies. Not to spread rumors, but it sure seems likely.

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Registered: Dec 2004
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Website looked pretty bare to me too.......maybe he is retiring.

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Registered: Feb 2006
Location: Holt, Missouri
Posts: 432

i thought that his daughter had taken over the company/store and he retired. thats what i was told about a year ago.

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Registered: Feb 2004
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I thought the same he didn't have much if anything to do with the day to day of store.

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I went to the wbsite thinking they might have some equipment discounted but it doesn't look that way. Same retail prices as always.

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Registered: Nov 2007
Location: Alabama
Posts: 30

What is there web address?

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Registered: Dec 2004
Location: Kansas
Posts: 120

Just called and yes they are early next year so get your supplies while you can especially if you are a fan of the frog legs; my favorite chap; Good Luck to them in what ever they pursue. And thanks for all they have done for the coon hunting world.

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Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 828

Darn! I've been thinking of getting a pair of those nylon bibs. Guess I'd better go on and do it.

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Registered: Jul 2003
Location: columbia,mo.
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that sucks!!!!!!!!!!!! It is the only place around here to get supplies. Good ones at that. They will be greatly missed. Thanks to the Wick Family for all they do and have done over the years.

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Registered: Aug 2007
Location: Jamestown, Kentucky
Posts: 25

I know a guy that called and tried to buy the business several days ago, he was told they wouldn't or couldn't sell it, so they are just closing it down.

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Registered: Jun 2003
Location: cambridge,ohio
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quote:

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Originally posted by Tarascon
Darn! I've been thinking of getting a pair of those nylon bibs. Guess I'd better go on and do it.

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Registered: Sep 2006
Location: Pikeville, Kentucky
Posts: 482

I sent a email to Wicks to see what they had to say about the closing and Monica Taylor emailed me back and here is what she said:

"Yes, the business is closing early next year. We don't have an exact closing date - just when we don't have enough orders to keep the girls sewing, which we expect to be late January or early February as it slows down a lot around then."

So I guess it is true, How long have they been in business?

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Registered: Mar 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 2043

this blows. mostly all my hunting clothes/gear came from wicks. we are talking alot of dollars and only because of his quality and service. the only other company i trust doing buisness with is regy ramsey.

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Registered: Oct 2005
Location: Kenbridge,va
Posts: 3045

Wicks closing Im afraid is going to be the norm!! When he started sewing chaps onto boots he was the only one doing this but with any buisness now any idea you may have will be copied a hundred times over..I have been in the supply buisness for twenty plus years and loyalty to dealers is a thing of the past..With the advent of the internet there is becoming little need to have people selling your products then your product doesnt become represented at all the major events then as a hunter you show up and buy whatever is available that is made out of nylon..I remember when there were about three or four major feed companys but take a look around now and count the brands that you can purchase somebody will be nudged out or everyone will eventually lose out..This is not the only buisness this is happening in but it looks like the wave of the future and as a individual you will have to make a decision who you support and who survives...I wish good luck to the wicks and their employees !!

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Registered: Aug 2003
Location: Kentucky
Posts: 828

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Originally posted by wildbill
you better get them while you can,,
i got a pair over 10 yrs ago and they are like new,
i bought my son a pair and also got us both a jacket too,,
you can go thru brair thickets like a bull dozer,,only thing i need is a pair of gloves made out of that nylon and nothing could stop you...

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Henry County, Kentucky

~Tarascon Working Terriers~

GREWCH CH Corn Row Busy AWTA Veteran Earthdog CG

CH Huntmoor Reiver AWTA WCs CG

CH Tarascon Walker

GREWCH Tarascon Bailey JRTCA Bronze, AWTA Veteran, RIP my special girl.
~Bailey is the only terrier in the country to have earned the highest hunting honors in three working terrier programs~

CH Tarascon Jessie JRTCA NHC, RIP

Smoky Mountain Hillbilly AWTA WC, RIP Billy, we miss you


~and Silken Windhounds!~
~CH 'PR' WindnSatin Smoke 'n Water (Arwen)~
and
~CH 'PR' Hunters Run Cuda (Holly)~

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Registered: Jan 2004
Location: Rock Island Co. IL
Posts: 170

i hate to see them go out. i just ordered another pair of frog legs and another coat. hope they last me thats for sure. there are other brands but not of the same quality as wick, just my opinion. thanks john for your services through out the years. good luck in what ever you and your employes pursue. thanks criag ineichen

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Registered: Mar 2006
Location: mississippi
Posts: 50

If we don;t want them to close maybe we need to start spending more money with them. That would keep the doors open. There are to many supply dealers someone has to fold.

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Registered: Mar 2005
Location: Illinois
Posts: 2043

when i called them today. it sounded like it didnt matter if he made 100grand in the hext week he was still going to close down.. i tried to order some bibs and they didnt have any left in my size.

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Registered: Jul 2003
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John Wick hasn't had ownership in the business for several years. Former wife Linda and daughter Monica have run the business for years and its their decision to close, not John's.

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