Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Erickson Arthur T II
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
GANDER MOUNTAIN CO [GMTN]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
4567 AMERICAN BLVD. WEST
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/12/2010
(Street)

BLOOMINGTON, MN 54437
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 01/12/2010   S   33,573 D (1) 0 D  
Common Stock 01/12/2010   S   18,991 D (1) 0 I Gerald A. Erickson Irrevocable Trust of 1995 for the Benefit of Arthur T. Erickson, II
Common Stock 01/12/2010   S   15,120 D (1) 0 I Tristan O. Erickson Separate Trust for Arthur T. Erickson, II
Common Stock 01/12/2010   S   18,991 D (1) 0 I Gerald A. Erickson Irrevocable Trust of 1995 for the Benefit of Gerald A. Erickson, Jr.
Common Stock 01/12/2010   S   15,120 D (1) 0 I Tristan O. Erickson Separate Trust for Gerald A. Erickson, Jr.
Common Stock 01/12/2010   P   1,392,520.802 A (1) 1,392,520.802 I By Holiday/GMTN Family LLC (2)
Common Stock 01/13/2010   O   680,220 A $ 5.15 7,535,829 I By Holiday Stationstores, Inc. (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Option (Right to Buy) $ 5.15 01/13/2010   O     680,220 01/13/2010 01/14/2010 Common Stock 680,220 $ 0 0 I By Holiday Stationstores, Inc. (2)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Erickson Arthur T II
4567 AMERICAN BLVD. WEST
BLOOMINGTON, MN 54437
    X    

Signatures

 /s/ Jonathan R. Zimmerman on behalf of Arthur T. Erickson, II   01/19/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Certain individuals, including the reporting person, transferred shares of the Issuer's common stock to Holiday/GMTN Family LLC in exchange for the same number of units of Holiday/GMTN Family LLC.
(2) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares held by Holiday Stationstores, Inc. ("Holiday") and Holiday/GMTN Family LLC except to the extent of the reporting person's economic interest in these shares.

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