 The chain has over 230 locations in 22 states, including Alabama, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.The first store opened in West Bloomfield, Michigan in 1937 as Dunham's Bait & Tackle.It was operated by Ron Dunham in a location on Northwestern Highway west of Telegraph Road.