verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . december 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message gander mountain company inc. type private company formerly publicly traded industry retail founded wilmot wisconsin usa 1960 founder robert sturgis headquarters saint paul minnesota number of locations 162 key people david pratt interim ceo chairman robert vold cfo treasurer derek siddons president products apparel equipment & accessories for hunting fishing camping outdoor recreation revenue 1.06 billion 2008 1 net income 15.4 million 2008 1 number of employees 5 606 2 325 full time jan 09 1 slogan we live outdoors hunt . fish . camp . website www.gandermountain.com gander mountain company inc. is headquartered in st. paul minnesota and is a retail network of stores for hunting fishing camping and other outdoor recreation products and services . gander mountain incorporated began as a catalog based retailer in wilmot wisconsin . wilmot is located near gander mountain the highest point in lake county illinois a short distance across the state line . there are currently 152 gander mountain stores in 26 states . in the 1990s the company sought bankruptcy protection and began to rebuild its business once it emerged . in 1996 it sold its mail order division and then later acquired the watersports company overton s in order to relaunch its mail order business . 2 contents 1 management 2 operations 3 locations 4 gun sales controversies 5 see also 6 references 7 external links management edit gander mountain was formerly traded on nasdaq but was turned into a private company under the majority ownership of david pratt and the erickson family 3 which own holiday gas stations . chairman of the board and chief executive officer david c. pratt was elected chairman of the board in december 2006 . mr. pratt was elected as a director of gander mountain in august 2005 and named vice chairman of the board in december 2005 . operations edit gander mountain offers a wide array of sportswear for men women and children camouflage and field wear kayaks and canoes . gander mountain sold its mail order business to cabela s in 1996 with a no compete clause . in 2007 it won a lawsuit brought by cabela s to resume online sales . on december 6 2007 the company announced it purchased boating and watersports catalog company overton s for 70 million from a private equity firm . the purchase of overton s based in greenville north carolina helped gander mountain s transition back into direct marketing . in december of 2013 gander mountain brought suit against cabelas claiming that the competitor was illegally using domain names related to its business . the lawsuit accuses cabela s of violating federal and state statutes as well as common law . additionally gander claims that cabela s is in violation of the federal anticybersquatting consumer protection act trademark infringement and trademark dilution . 2 locations edit gander mountain store in appleton wisconsin using 1980 s 2004 era logo . map of gander mountain stores . as of march 2010 the company had 116 stores operating in 23 states with 6 600 000 square feet 610 000 m2 of retail space in the continental united states . 1 as of december 2014 the company had 154 stores operating in 26 states . citation needed gander mountain s large format stores range in size from 50 000 120 000 square feet and offer customers a unique experience . physically and visually the stores are met with wider shopping aisles high joist ceilings brick and stone accents log wrapped columns and other wilderness related decorations . gander mountain online store officially opened in august 2008 . gun sales controversies edit james holmes convicted of the 2012 aurora shooting in which 12 people were killed and 70 were injured bought two of the four firearms he used in the attack at gander mountain stores . 4 see also edit academy sports outdoors bass pro shops cabela s dick s sporting goods legendary whitetails rei scheels all sports sportsman s warehouse references edit a b c d gander mountain sec form 10 k pdf . retrieved 2009 12 27 . a b orrick dave . gander mountain sues cabela s over web addresses . twincities.com pioneer press . retrieved 16 december 2013 . 204 holiday cos . forbes . colo. shooter purchased guns legally from 3 different stores . retrieved 2016 07 03 . external links edit gander mountain overton s retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title gander mountain & oldid 742441190 categories companies based in saint paul minnesotaeconomy of the eastern united stateseconomy of the midwestern united stateseconomy of the southwestern united statessporting goods retailers of the united statescompanies established in 19601960 establishments in wisconsinprivately held companies based in minnesotahidden categories articles needing additional references from december 2015all 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