eric
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If any of you folks get to the Ft. Worth area any time soon, then be sure and check out the new Cabelas store on 35W and Hwy. 170. The grand opening is next weekend, but they had a preview weekend this past weekend, and we went and checked it out. They have a huge walk through aquarium, with just about every sort of freshwater fish in there, bass, crappie, stripers, huge albino cats, channel cats and stuff. They feed the fish on Sundays and Thursdays at 1 pm. A diver goes in there and feeds baitfish/shrimp to the fish, and it's neat to watch them take it right out of her hand. The bass will just suck it right up! It's down a big long hallway, and the freshwater fish are on the right, from floor to ceiling, and the saltwater fish are on the left side, from floor to ceiling. Saltwater feeding is Tuesdays/Fridays at 1 pm.
They also have a huge African wildlife exhibit, with mounted animals. Everything from impalas, lions, tigers, all sorts of birds, even a humongous elephant with long tusks. That thing must be 15 ft tall. They have a mount of 2 lions which have just taken down a big water buffalo, and it's made up to where the waterbuffalo has a bloody carcass and the lions have a piece of flesh in their mouth. They have a rhino, some wilderbeasts, more water buffalo, heyenas, porcupines and javelinas.
There is another exibit of nothing but record setting mule deer, about 50 of them. Huge, complete full body mounts, not just the heads/antlers. Then there is another exibit room with only whitetails in there. Another room is set up with elk/moose from North America. Huge elk with massive racks. Lots of bucks and does of each species. Muleys/whitetail/elk/moose. You can kill 4-5 hrs in there very easily.
I always thought Bass Pro was first class, and it is, no doubt, but this place really takes it to another level. We were really impressed.
They also have a huge African wildlife exhibit, with mounted animals. Everything from impalas, lions, tigers, all sorts of birds, even a humongous elephant with long tusks. That thing must be 15 ft tall. They have a mount of 2 lions which have just taken down a big water buffalo, and it's made up to where the waterbuffalo has a bloody carcass and the lions have a piece of flesh in their mouth. They have a rhino, some wilderbeasts, more water buffalo, heyenas, porcupines and javelinas.
There is another exibit of nothing but record setting mule deer, about 50 of them. Huge, complete full body mounts, not just the heads/antlers. Then there is another exibit room with only whitetails in there. Another room is set up with elk/moose from North America. Huge elk with massive racks. Lots of bucks and does of each species. Muleys/whitetail/elk/moose. You can kill 4-5 hrs in there very easily.
I always thought Bass Pro was first class, and it is, no doubt, but this place really takes it to another level. We were really impressed.