{{Short description|United States clothing company}} {{Infobox company |name = Legendary Whitetails |logo = Legendary_Whitetails_Logo.jpg |type = Private |founded = 1999 |founder = Larry Huffman |hq_location_city = Apopka, Florida |hq_location_country = U.S. |industry = Retail |products = Everyday Apparel for Hunters: clothing, gift/home, footwear, camouflage, outdoor gear |website = {{URL|https://www.legendarywhitetails.com/|legendarywhitetails.com}} }} '''Legendary Whitetails''' is a clothing company that designs and sells everyday apparel, gifts, and gear related to deer hunting. Legendary Whitetails was established in 1999 as a direct-to-consumer catalog and internet retailer, and is headquartered in Apopka, Florida.
== History == Legendary Whitetails was founded in 1999 by Larry Huffman, a hunter and conservationist.<ref>{{cite news|title=Larry L. Huffman Obituary|url=http://www.gmtoday.com/obits/ozwash/obits/2007/January/18/03.htm|accessdate=4 April 2015|work=gmtoday.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Davenport|first1=Les|title=Larry Huffman: Mr. Legendary Whitetail|url=http://www.northamericanwhitetail.com/trophy-bucks/trophybucks_naw_0707_04/|website=North American Whitetail|date=22 September 2010 |accessdate=7 April 2015}}</ref>
Founder Larry Huffman died in 2007.<ref>{{cite web|title=History|url=https://www.deergear.com/content.jsp?pageName=History|website=Legendary Whitetails}}</ref>
In 2019, the company filed for Chapter 128 Receivership in Washington County Circuit Court on March 4.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.gmtoday.com/news/local_stories/2019/03122019-legendary-whitetails-under-receivership.asp | title=Legendary Whitetails under receivership }}</ref> The company was sold and operations moved to Florida in May 2019. It is now owned and operated by Entertainment Retail Enterprises, a wholesale company that manufactures for companies like Disney, Walmart and others.
== Products == The Legendary Whitetails brand was established with the release of the 1999 catalog, deeming product as the “Original Deer Gear”. The catalog, along with the ecommerce website are the primary channels of business.<ref>{{cite web|title=Direct Tech Signs New Customer Legendary Whitetails|url=https://www.internetretailer.com/2012/11/21/direct-tech-signs-new-customer-legendary-whitetails|website=Internet Retailer|accessdate=27 April 2015}}</ref> The product line included a men's line, women's line, kids’ apparel, Big and Tall sizing, footwear, home, hunting, and auto product categories.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our Products|url=https://www.deergear.com/content.jsp?pageName=Ourproducts|website=Legendary Whitetails|accessdate=27 April 2015}}</ref>
The Hunt Bum apparel line was added in 2013 and was designed specifically for active outdoorsmen.<ref>{{cite web|title=Hunt Bum {{ndash}} New Product Line|url=https://community.deergear.com/the-hunt/you-might-be-a-hunt-bum-if/|website=Living Legendary: The Hunting Community|accessdate=14 November 2017}}</ref>
As of 2014, the women's line was the fastest growing segment of Legendary Whitetails.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Richards|first1=Michelle|title=Retailers respond to increase in number of female hunters|url=http://www.620wtmj.com/news/local/Retailers-respond-to-increase-in-number-of-female-hunters-282706911.html|accessdate=27 April 2015|work=620 WTMJ News|date=17 November 2014}}</ref>
== Achievements == In 2013, Legendary Whitetails won the Outstanding Employer Award, given by the Wisconsin Rehabilitation Association's Job Placement and Development Board.<ref>{{cite web|title=Outstanding Employer Award|url=https://community.deergear.com/the-hunt/outstanding-employer-award/|website=Living Legendary: The Hunting Community|accessdate=14 November 2017}}</ref>
==See also==
{{portal|Companies|Sports}} {{div col|colwidth=30em}} * Academy Sports + Outdoors * Bass Pro Shops * Cabela's * Dick's Sporting Goods * REI * Scheels * The Sportsman's Guide * Sportsman's Warehouse * Lands' End * List of Florida companies {{div col end}} {{clear}}
==References == {{reflist|2}}
== External links == * [https://www.legendarywhitetails.com/ Legendary Whitetails] * [https://community.legendarywhitetails.com/ Legendary Whitetails Community Blog]
Category:Deer hunting Category:Online clothing retailers of the United States Category:Companies based in Orange County, Florida Category:Apopka, Florida Category:Mail-order retailers Category:Washington County, Wisconsin Category:American companies established in 1999 Category:Retail companies established in 1999 Category:1999 establishments in Wisconsin