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HONORING
SMALL BUSINESSES
From Hobby
to Business to Legacy
by Jenny Mitchell Altman
avy and Sara Mitchell are the many years away, the family loaded the Outdoorsman opened. Just
owners of the Outdoorsman up and moved to Lubbock, which six months later, Davy bought the
Din Lubbock. The two were they have called home for over 40 other half of the store from his
raised in the small West Texas town years now. business partner. 43 years later, the
of Morton. They married in 1961 Outdoorsman continues to serve
and graduated from Texas Tech. In 1977, Davy was selling sporting Lubbock in its original location.
They eventually moved to Colorado goods as a traveling sales rep. His
where Sara taught school and Davy love of hunting and fishing made it The unique small business has
worked for Boulder Real Estate. an ideal job. Sara continued teaching evolved over the years, but
school. Davy had a certain account one thing has stayed the same:
Davy always loved the outdoors. in Lubbock that he routinely called the Mitchell family remains
He especially loved hunting and on, and there, he would run into committed to their customers, to
fishing. Living in Colorado was a friend who knew that Davy’s the community that has been home
a dream come true for him. After knowledge in the sporting goods for over 40 years, and to those who
having their first daughter, Wendy, industry was one that not many love the outdoors. The store prides
in Denver, and staying in Colorado others possessed. This gentleman itself in customer service and their
a bit longer, they moved to Dalhart, repeatedly asked Davy if he would large inventory. They specialize in
Texas. In Dalhart, their second help and guide him as he wanted to helping customers find exactly what
daughter, Jenny, was born. But open an outdoor store in Lubbock. they need in outdoor equipment,
Colorado was still calling the family, After Davy invested a great deal clothing, and gifts for that hard-to-
so they returned to the Centennial of time and energy in his “friend’s buy-for someone.
State, this time to Longmont. Sara, dream store”, Davy said, “I want
however, longed to be closer to to be part owner of the store.” The After 40 years in the store, Davy
home and family, so finally, after two friends agreed, and in 1977, is semi-retired, and Sara retired
from teaching after 38 years. Their
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