Ice

Cold beer!!

surprised no one mentioned condoms ... but they come in very useful over the end of a barrel during rainy hunts outside of a blind ...

Has a lot to do with geographical location. I looked you're in Quinlan. Take a stroll through native off 276 those guys have don't pretty good. I'd suggest finding a good bow tech. I live 2 hours from Canton and still drive down there to have my bow worked on. Lots of waterfowl hunters in East Texas and no place to buy good equipment. Yes you can go I to academy and get a 25 dollar call some cheap waders and decoys but that's about it

Online market place competition, brick and mortar is dieing unless they have a sound online plan

Academy has been going downhill since they sold out. I still go there, as it is close to work. But I do miss the rod riots and worm bars.

Cheap ammo. Even if you sell it at break even pricing for you, it'll get people in the door. Hopes are they'll buy a few higher GM% items while they're in there picking up ammo. But I am no retail genius either.

At least a few boxes of .22 long rifle, .243, 30-30, .308, and 30-06 ammo.
Yes, I'm an old timer so rock on!

This is all you need!

I don't usually buy a feeder or a blind on the way to hunt, so all the last minute "I forgot at home" hunting stuff is lost on me. Anyone driving an hour or more is gonna' go by a WalMart, unless they're heading to El Paso. When I do pick up or move feeders and stands it's usually hotter'n hell. I would suggest beer and bottled water. I have no idea what a liquor license costs but I'm pretty sure it's not cheap. So that leaves bottled water and soft drinks. Next best thing is ice. If you can swing a big commercial ice machine to fill coolers that'd be cool. There's a tractor store near me that has had a sign out since the day they opened. "Free Ice!!! Come On In!". No telling how many units they've sold or leased by giving away ice. Rule #1....get them in the door. Best of luck to you sir! Living the American Dream!

although I agree with slow drifter in most cases, sometimes locations are remote enough that there isn't a handy Walmart/Academy type store around and a local hunting store might be all that's available. I agree I don't typically buy a blind or feeder on my way to hunt, but there have been several occasions at both my Ozona and Fairfield leases that I got there to find something broken or damaged where I need to run to town to buy something to repair if I don't have with me. Feeder parts are the most common, spinner plate, brackets to hold motor box on, coon cages, 6vdc/12vdc batteries, timers, solar panels (coons seem to love these along with wiring), barrel lids, self tapping screws, etc. I know that when I am remote like those locations, if I need something, so be it and I don't gripe about the cost if it is something I have to have that can't wait until the next trip. There is a hardware store in Ozona that has everything as does Caps in Fairfield. I actually prefer to shop at those local shops within reason of pricing. Part of the reason I buy corn at Brown in Lampasas is their corn is usually $2-3+/bag cheaper than in Ozona and when buying 30-40 bags, that easily covers the cost of the little bit extra drive.

Miscellaneous electrical parts - wire, wire nuts, alligator clips, etc......always needing a repair on feeder/solar panel due to coons. I now carry a "feeder bag" with me all of the time with wire and all sorts of connectors, tape, etc....