Field & Stream magazine wants it known they are not tied to Dick’s Field & Stream stores

By Chris Eger

“Just to be clear: Field & Stream is NOT affiliated with the retailer Field and Stream Shops or Dick’s Sporting Goods,” notes the media brand as often as possible in the past few months. (Photo: Screenshot)
The iconic outdoors magazine is clear on the fact they are not associated with the controversial big box sporting goods retailer that uses the same name.
Those who go to Field & Stream magazine’s social media accounts will find the same reoccurring response to those who ask if they are in some way tied to Dick’s Sporting Goods’ subsidiary chain of Field & Stream stores and its branded products. In short, and all caps, the answer is “NO.”
“We understand how that could be confusing for many, but it is the truth,” says the media company in an official statement issued in February that they frequently refer the curious to. “The two brands are owned by different companies and are in no way related.”
Founded in 1895, Field & Stream magazine has long graced news racks, workbenches, gun store shelves and waiting room tables around the country. Owned at various periods by CBS and Time, the publication was sold to the Swedish-owned Bonnier Group in 2007 who operate

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