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My brother & I have been refuge rats ,as follows Jeff 41 years myself I have 48 years hunting refuges,across 4 states.Jeff hunts & lives in Cal. I live in Oklahoma hunting there!
Our Dad started taking us at 5 years old .I have sent 3-4 days in the sweat-line get in opening morining in California to hunt Grizzly Island , one of the great "sprig " refuges of the 60's , 70's & 80's.

jeff and rob,

hey guys the site is great. i love the tests and cant wait for more to come. i spend 48 to 50 days in the field chasing waterfowl. this is a great sport.

how do become part of your pro-staff I kill alot of ducks on public land here south la when nobody else can kill them been huntin it 20 + years

I have hunted ducks and geese all my life and have been training dogs (mainly retrievers) for 20+ years. I hunt mainly public lands (Nat. Refuge or State land).
I hold 10-15 dog training seminars throughout NYS at sport shows, retriever clubs, County Fairs etc. I would like to know more about your Prostaff program

Hey there, just wondering what you folks are looking for in a pro-staffer... If its 15+ years of waterfowling expierence, working in the natural resources field, working with DU and PF to maintain public hunting lands and spends time building a soild network of hardcore waterfowlers across the mid west I think I would be a good asset.

and a wake up call I will be sweating, and swating mosquitos waiting for the distinct whistle of a Green Wing or squel of a Blue wing.

Is it September yet?

How do you become a pro staffer

I have been hunting the management area in south central Louisiana since I was 16 and now 51, I usually out perform all my hunting buddies since they do not want to put in the work I do, I will use a piroque and push pole 200 yards thru the mud to get to the pot holes that the Mallards love down here, I have had a very good run killing 9 bands in the last 6 years. I usually use up all my vacation to chase the Birds. LOVE IT

From the Alkali flats of Mendota, California at the age of eighteen I began whistle calling in flights of Sprig , "the limit was seven pintails then, and I hunted with three friends so.. ", the pep call of flights of greenwings, gadwalls and mallards--- to the Columbia Basin of Washington State and the Pacific Flyways King River Gorge Mallards--- to Skagit Flats north of Seattle and the Mallards that ride the waves of our Pacific Ocean--- the White Snow Geese and Mallards that live in the High Desert Hideaways Of Summer Lake,Oregon and Upper and Lower Klamath Oregon and Tulelake, California ... Ive sweated lined myself for years and as I look back I promised myself one thing "JUST" get better at calling. You can do some amazing things with a call --- try no decoys--- just calling. I now live in Arkansas , my sixth year, Why? Chasing Mallards and Pintails and looking for that ever lasting Swarm the "BEEHIVE" and so far Ive hit and gotten to hunt and scout about 17 Waterfowl Refuges in this state.... the RATS TRUTH is " IT JUST GETS MORE ADDICTING " I love the Waterfowl World !!!

I am in West Tennessee, And have spent many days chasin mallards in the Public WMA's Accross this state. I Train Retrievers and also have a good connection with RNT calls, and call in Meat calling contests some. I would like to Be on the Pro staff team if I can......

First i would just like to say i really like the website, second i would like to say Iam the definition of a refuge rat. Go check out our facebook page CUPPED ADDICTION and like us. I am 21 and sleep on the river to hold down my spot, on opening weekend i go on Tuesday to wait in line to get in first. Me and my boys made all of our own stuff, a cart that is built for bulk and can handle the rough conditions of pot holes and mud and long distances. We make our own electronic decoys because we believe that the ducks see the same things over and over. I would like to talk more with you guys about hunting and would appreciate any comments in response to this post would love to hear comments.

thanks fellow duck hunters