Refuge runner ?'s

I also have a 4 rivers refuge runner and run a 7 hp mud motor on it.

Tom will be able to answer your first question the best and I'd suggest getting a separate dog blind (mo marsh type dog stand/blind) for your dog so he has his own spot along with the owner not having to worry about the boat getting pushed around if the dog breaks along with less water in the boat.

One of my buddies uses a layout boat bigger then the 4 rivers and at first had the dog with him in the blind but since then has went to a separate blind for the dog and it works a lot nicer!

 

I would also suggest a separate dog blind. I hunted two or three years with short doors and the dog sitting behind me. It worked well enough, but do not underestimate the amount of water that a lab can haul into a boat. I tried a plastic tub with a raised floor. It helped, but was still not idea. My wife gave me an Invisi-Lab for Christmas and it has worked wonderfully. I have a mud motor, so I can't reccomend a paddle. I do like the factory cover as it made it very easy to attach raffia grass.

Kendall

 

The best paddle for those boats is a mud motor haha. I have a 9 ft kayak paddle for my EBADS and I can move it just fine but I wouldn't want to paddle that thing a long distance.

 

I have a push pole and then bought the paddle attachment for it. I have a mud motor as well and still use that push pole quite a bit.

 

Ninety-five percent of my duck hunting takes place after the cattails and bulrush have died in the marsh. An olive drab/green boats stands out like the proverbial sore thumb. I've painted my duckboats dead grass color (tan) and it helps hide them during the majority of the duck season. Something to think about.