Got great video? Eternity Outdoors does and RefugeRat.com is pleased to partner with this promising group as their waterfowl hunting footage on public lands and refuges is not only entertaining and true to life, but also a visual representation of the published RefugeRat.com Field Etiquette RatGuide. learn more...

The RatGuide has been well received across the continent, and we are thrilled to see waterfowl hunters and videographers emphasize the suggestions found in the document through their films.

The ultimate winner will receive a custom mallard duck call from Watkins Duck Calls in acrylic or stabilized wood. There is also an early entry bonus prize in the pot for the first 25 Refuge Rats that make a rat name submission.

Watkins Duck Calls

Brian Watkins has been duck and goose hunting on the public waters of Chesapeake Bay for about 30 years which requires a great deal of effort and preparation on the part of the hunter. Virginia has an elaborate set of public goose and duck hunting laws which are complicated, but anybody that hunts public lands, refuges, or waters knows that though the amount of effort required to be successful can be great, it just makes the good days that much sweeter. Give Watkins Duck Calls a holler if you hunt public lands, waters, or refuges, and are looking for a new duck call.

Name the Rat

As for the contest, you may have seen an illustration of a new rat character floating around recently as we have been soliciting name ideas. This illustration is one of several new charming public land duck and goose hunting characters you will see associated with the company.

RatGuide Introduced to California Waterfowl Association's Membership Encourages Quality Duck and Goose Hunts on Public Lands

Scotts Valley, CA - December 27, 2010 - Late last month, the California Waterfowl Association mailed the winter issue of its magazine, California Waterfowl, to its membership, and included in the publication was an article titled, "Etiquette in the Field," which is based on an adaptation of the original RefugeRat.com work, the Field Etiquette RatGuide.

The latest version of the RatGuide, formally introduced early this year, is a unique field guide to assist duck and goose hunters better understand the issues involved while waterfowl hunting on public lands, and ultimately improve the quality of their hunts.

As a way to introduce folks to the Field Etiquette RatGuide and some great decoys, we are offering a 2011 Giveaway.

Learn more about the RatGuide...

We have one carton of Dakota Decoy brand decoys up for grabs. The random drawing details follow.

If you want in on the action, just register, indicate your preferred decoy type (full body, floater, mallard, canada, snow, blue, or speck, it's your choice), and activate your account.

It's free of course and wish you good luck.     enter giveaway...

We have been conducting several Rat experiments here at the RefugeRat.com RatLabs^™ and have made some exciting discoveries.

We are also solicitating your participation with these series of tests.

Multiple Rat breeds were first analyzed and their genetics mapped using the latest genome technology. The findings were mind blowing.

Though the subsequent experiments did include Rats, none were harmed in the process. No electrical stimulus, scalpels, syringes, or cutting edge pharmaceuticals were used during the tests under highly controlled conditions.

The primary implements used were creativity, sketches, and fun, as the tests were purely illustrative in nature.

In support of the new partnership between Sportstand dog platforms and RefugeRat.com, we are offering another great contest.

The winner will receive a sturdy Sportstand dog stand perfect for all the Rats and their hunting dogs while duck or goose hunting on public refuges and other lands. An early entry bonus prize in also up for grabs.

Sportstand Dog Stands

Sportstand has an established history of helping Rats effectively hunt quality public lands, refuges, and other waters, and their dog stands are built Rat tough.