It’s a couple of hours north of Ward Manor, but the new Mallard’s Shooting Supply is expecting to open at the end of the month.

To its owner — it’s a “destination place.”

Mallard’s Shooting Supply and Apparel is expanding into a brand-new, 55,000 square-foot facility, offering a shooting range, retail space, and two bars.

“This will be a big draw,” said owner Chad Damron. “Something good for the county. The scope and scale of this store, you would think, should be in Tampa or Palm Beach, somewhere like that. But I wanted to do something really neat for where I’m from.”

I am intrigued. Particularly since I have one gun I still haven’t shot. Maybe something to do during that week between Christmas and New Years.