By RICKY KERR
Hays Post

As local residents gear up for the eminent deer, elk, and dove hunting season starting Sept. 1, two cousins from Ellis plan to meet all of their hunting needs.

“There just aren’t a lot of hunting stores around (the area), and we decided that we would like to start selling gear and interacting with the hunting community,” said C&D Outdoors co-owner Cody Honas.

Honas, a Kansas Highway Patrol trooper based in Wakeeney, said the business formed in May with his cousin Devin Jaques to further their passion for hunting.

“Our first thought was to become dealers to sell enough product just to be able afford more hunting equipment for ourselves,” Honas said. “But as we got more and more partnerships, we saw an opportunity to provide services to people in this area that aren’t available.”

Jaques, owner of Mid Kansas Auto Accessories in Ellis, said the plan to start a hunting goods store has been in the works for some time.

“We’re familiar with most of the products we’ve sold because we’ve used them ourselves for almost five years now, and we thought, ‘Why not offer it to other people?’ ” he said.

The business sells an array of products such as feeders, blinds, trail cameras, attractant, and arrowheads from brands like Boss Buck, Moultrie, Browning, Nutra Deer and Muzzy.

“We cover all aspects of what a hunter would need,” Jaques said.

C&D Outdoors is currently inside of Mid Kansas Auto Accessories in Ellis at 1506 Lakeview, and is open from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday. Honas said they also field calls during the weekends for products they have in stock.

“If somebody happens to find (a product) somewhere else, we will match it or beat it,” Jaques said.

Free delivery is available to Hays and Wakeeney. The business also plans on giving away a Browning trail camera to a random winner after reaching 1,000 likes on their Facebook Page.

Their products can also be found for sale online on their eBay account.