BOZEMAN — It’s Bobcat season, and that means the economy in downtown is booming. MTN spoke with local businesses about what they are expecting with the first home game this weekend.

“This week’s been restocking almost constantly,” said Dawson Raulston, who works at Universal Athletic, a staple for MSU merch. He says he has been working at that location for a year and previously worked at the Missoula location. Still, he says “bobcat fans are different.”

“They go crazy for their bobcats,” said Raulston.

That craziness is reflected in Universal Athletic's sales for gold rush. “Two years in a row, we set a company record on gold rush days and that’s 40,000 dollars in 2023 and 41,000 dollars in 2024,” he said.

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