The Great Outdoors Company

03/03/2025

Cardinal Shooting Center Schedule:
May 9-11 SCTP Regional (Trap, S***t & Sporting)
May 28 - June 1 Buckeye Open (Trap)
June 10-15 Northeast Regional (Sporting Clays)
June 16 SCTP OH State Shoot (Trap)
June 17-22 Ohio State Trap Championships
July 9-19 SCTP National Championships (Trap, S***t, Sporting
Clays, Bunker Trap, International S***t, Pistol & Rifle)
August 12-17 Cardinal Classic (Trap)
September 12-14 Freedom Classic (Trap)

02/25/2025

We have an ACUI Collegiate Shoot this weekend. Anyone interested in the summer position, feel free to come by the store for a quick interview. I'll be there during the day on Saturday, March 1st and Sunday, March 2nd.

Event Schedule @ WSRC for the rest of the year:
May 17-18 SCTP Regionals
May 28- June 1 US Open Trap
June 27-29 IL SCTP State Championships
July 23-29 AIM National Championships
July 30- August 9th The Grand American
October 11-12 ACUI Fall Championships

02/18/2025

Summer Sales Job Opportunity:
Work Shooting Events @ The World Shooting Complex Store. Approximately 30 days May - August.
For info or to apply contact Mickey at [email protected]

02/18/2025

The Great Outdoors is looking for summer help. This is a sales clerk position working Shooting Events (approximately 30 days) May - August @ The World Shooting Complex store. For more info or to apply contact Mickey at [email protected]

10/14/2024

Thank you to all of our customers for a great shooting season! See you all starting next May!

06/06/2024

Shoot Schedules: We are open these days+

WSRC: Illinois SCTP State Championships, June 28-30
AIM National Championships, July 25-30
Grand American, August 1-10

Cardinal: Ohio SCTP State Trap Championship, June 17th
Ohio State Trap Shoot, June 18- 22
SCTP National Championships, July 10-20
Ohio Sporting Clay Championship, August 1-4
Cardinal Classic, August 13-18

05/25/2023

2023 EVENT DAYS: WSRC
May 19-21 SCTP Regional
May 31-June 4 US Open Trap
June 23-25 IL SCTP State
July 27-Aug 1 AIM Shoot
Aug 2- 12 Grand American
Oct 14-15 ACUI
Hours and days open may be expanded when a new restaurant opens in the Main Event Center

2023 EVENT DAYS: CARDINAL CENTER
May 12-14 SCTP Regional
May 27-28 Karen's Cup
May 31-June 4 Buckeye Open Trap
June 19 OH SCTP State
June 20-25 OH State Trap
July 6-15 SCTP National Championships
Aug 3-6 OH State Sporting Clays
Aug 15-20 Cardinal Classic Trap
Sept 15-17 Fall Classic Trap

07/28/2022

Sparta DQ is ready for the Grand American! Glad to have helped top of the tree with a Grand American Hat. Visit them during the Grand to help donate to the Childrens Miracle Network. Come see us for your own hat in the Main Event Center!

AIM Trapshooting
Amateur Trapshooting Association (ATA)
Trap & Field

Our tree is all set up the Grand American Trapshoot. A big thanks to our friends at The Great Outdoors Company for helping top off our tree.

06/05/2021

We are open in Illinois @ the WSRC
6/3 - 6/6 US Open
6/25-6/27 IL SCTP State
7/28- 8/3 AIM
8/4 - 8/14 Grand American

Ohio schedule @ Cardinal
6/3- 6/6 Buckeye
6/21 Ohio SCTP
6/22 - 6/27 Ohio State
7/8-7/17 SCTP Nationals
8/17-8/22 Cardinal Classic
9/15-9/19 Fall Freedom

06/04/2020

Announcing the reopening of the Cardinal Center (Ohio) Gift Shop store:
June 19-21 SCTP Regional
June 22 SCTP Ohio State Shoot
June 23-28 Ohio State Trap Shoot
July 9-18 SCTP National Championships
Aug 18-23 Cardinal Classic Trap Shoot
Sept 16-20 Buckeye Open Trap Shoot

The World Shooting & Recreational Complex (IL) store remains closed. We are hopeful that the state allows The Grand American to take place in August. If not, the store will not reopen in 2020.

And finally, if you happen to be going by our old Carbondale location,(in front of Kohl's, next to Cool Spoons) check out the new occupant "Two Bugs and a Bean."
They are Children's Resale Boutique and a subsidiary of the Foster Family Resource Center of Southern Illinois.

Stay well everyone and I hope to see you this summer!

Mickey