Scheels Fargo

I don't know what to say about this location. I should have just said "hell no" to going inside. It was so busy, my guess is because of Christmas shopping, but we came on the 19th. There was no parking anywhere in sight. People were stopping near the entrance just to let others out while the driver parked, causing traffic near the entrances to the parking lot. When you finally find a parking spot and go inside; it immediately felt like a mosh pit, a Japanese train car, people just bumping into one another, crowding in sections of the store, mainly near the entrance cause of everyone checking out, while there was an influx of the same amount of people coming in. It felt like the good old days of chaos which stemmed from Black Friday; minus the deals, and people running with their heads cut off, bringing a slight enjoyment to watch the chaos happening from people's madness. It seemed so much like a major fire hazard for how many people were in this building, even the second floor wasn't exempt from the chaos the first floor brought. This location must be a fairly popular one, especially cause of the ferris wheel, there were flipping school busses in the parking lot. Either way moving on from that chaos; the staff were ok for how much they could handle from all that chaos, a little pushy, slightly rude, just depends on how you look at it. Although this changes between the floor you happened to be on, the staff on the second floor were more polite, walking up to you and helping if you needed, basically just checking in. The first floor staff; seemed like they were to flip out at any moment, trying to control the influx of chaos, so I don't really put to much on them cause of that. I have no clue why the managers at this location only decided 2 registeres for most of the time we were there. Finally opening more over time, but the wait time just to check out was 30 minutes if you were lucky, to almost 2 hours depending on when you happened to walk to check out. The store was also dog friendly for some reason, so many people bring dogs, almost everywhere you walked in the store, there was a dog, often seeing how some dogs barked and growled at one another.

Visited on 7.7.2025. Initially stopped here to get University of North Dakota Polo Shirts and decided to browse for a bit. Sheels is more than a sporting goods store that has apparel and equipment. It is Taxidermy Heaven with all of the animal heads and an arsenal with several types of hunting rifles. There is also a candy shop, a snack bar, and a place to buy authentic jerky. The staff is also amazing and very helpful. Highly Recommend to shop or to admire Hunter's Paradise.