About Us
We are dedicated to a unique breed of waterfowler. You. The Refuge Rat. Our focus is on waterfowl products for the public refuge hunter on the move.
We also offer Select Partner Products that stand head and shoulders above the rest.
In addition, we want to help make duck and goose hunting on public lands a quality experience for all. In support of this goal and with your assistance, we are attempting to provide suggestions to some of the challenges we sometimes encounter in the field. As such, we offer the Field Etiquette RatGuide™ as a starting point. check it out...
Our Hunting Style
As you might have already figured out, we love to hunt refuges and public lands. Our preferred style of waterfowl hunting includes killer concealment, close decoying birds, and clean shooting (we strive for one shot, one kill). Do our duck and goose hunts always go according to plan? Nope, some are far from it. But we are always trying to stack the odds in our favor for killer hunts by managing the factors we can influence. If you like great waterfowl hunts too, then you will probably find RefugeRat.com helpful. Welcome.
Our Guiding Principle
Also, in support of keeping duck and goose hunting enjoyable for us, we launched RefugeRat.com with the following underlying premise clearly in mind, "Keep it Fun." Our feeling is that if we allow the company to become more of a burden than a passion, then we are building it for all the wrong reasons. As such, our goal is steady, manageable growth which means that some tasks, plans, or products may take a little time to complete. We hope you can appreciate our perspective.
It's probably also easy to understand that we believe in having a good time both in and out of the field. Our view is if it's related to waterfowl hunting and it's not fun, then why do it.
Supporting Waterfowl Causes
In addition, we support waterfowl related programs, issues, and causes. We recognize too that military personnel often times find themselves in remote parts of the world, unable to pursue the waterfowling sport they love. We have something special just for them.
Additional Principles
Further, we believe in quality products. Simply, if it's not quality, you won't find it here.
Finally, we believe in treating people fair and being nice. We also value your opinions and ideas, and feel that together we can continue to grow RefugeRat.com into a great company, so please feel free to contact us at any time.
Thanks for visiting, we hope you enjoy the company, and we'll see you in the field.
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Thanks for your interest and comments.
We have been busy with many things here at RatHQ. Products, site work, hunting preperation for this season, etc... It's been a lot to manage, but we are making regular progress on all fronts.
We decided to start RefugeRat.com for several reasons. But one of the underlying premises is that it has to be fun. If it isn't fun, we are doing it for all the wrong reasons.
We are in the process of developing, testing and releasing our own products, but how the company evolves will also be heavily influenced by field input from Rats such as yourself. We are listening...
As for tips, etc...I recommend you explore the RatNation section of our site. It's a growing group of Rats from around the country that are sharing their experiences, strategies, and advice. Plus they have some killer hunt stories. You can use this new comment feature as a direct link to those RefugeRats. If you have questions, fire away.
Thanks again for your feedback. We appreciate it.
Later,
RatStaff
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Great job
Once again great job and keep up the great work.
Another Nor Cal Refuge Rat
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I recently came across your site and was quite impressed. I visit it on a regular basis now and it seems that new things are always happening, especially since waterefowl season is only weeks away here in california. Hopefully, you or others can post tips, maps, hidden secrets on some of our state and national refuges. I realize, as a hunter, we always want to keep that honey hole a secret as long as possible, but a little hint of a certain parking lot can mean the difference between pockets of un-fired shells vs. empties and a full limit of fat mallards on your return to the check station! As a veteran refugerat, I;ve spent many hours walking in waders, fighting tules, swatting mosquitos, and searching for those little hidden pot-holes that we want to call our own. We never want to share our secrets, but we've all helped stear those die-hards like ourselves in the general direction and in return, they've often have returned the favor on other refuges or other parking lots! Hopefully, this can become a discussion board for us as "TRUE REFUGERATS". Thanks for the opportunity for the soundboard and pray for those slate skies and north winds!
Sincerely,
Shoottime
Santa Cruz, CA