August 2010 Mallard Marine attends Oregon Waterfowl Festival 8/21 & 8/22 Mallard Marine will be have a spectacular booth at the Oregon Waterfowl Festival occurring at the Polk County Fairgrounds, Rickreal, Or., August 21 & 22. All of Mallard Marine's products will be on display and available for purchase. If you want to step inside a Marsh Rat and feel the quality of good boat construction then this is your chance. Here's the festival's website: www.oregonwaterfowl.com. We'll see you there! July 2010 Mallard Marine goes to Canada! Recently David Boys with Mallard Marine traveled to Edmonton, Canada for the annual Alberta Professional Outfitters Society (APOS) Golf Scramble. This event was hosted by Kevin Rolfe of APOS, the Marsh Rat dealer for Alberta. A great time was had by all, especially those on the "Marsh Rat Golf Team." Kevin Rolfe put together a classy and well attended event. See attached photo of the team at the 6th hole of the Belvedere Golf Course, Edmonton. June 2010 Shipping your Marsh Rat direct Mallard Marine carries the popular Marsh Rat with many dealers across the Pacific Northwest and Midwest. However, for those states without a dealer, we ship factory direct. We at Mallard Marine have bargained hard with YRC Freight Company (formerly Roadway and Yellow Freight) to offer the customer shipping on the Marsh Rat at the lowest price. So if you want to get your hands on a Marsh Rat or Marsh Rat Magnum just call us and we'll take care of the rest. April 2010 Boy Scout turns Marsh Rat into Race Car! This is no April Fool's joke. We just received news that Adam Smalley, 11 years old from Battleground, WA, got creative with his Boy Scout derby car project and made it look like a Marsh Rat. Not only did it look good, but it was fast. His proud dad, John Smalley, told us Adam's hot rod took 2nd place at a chapter meeting and 4th at the district competition. Wow! Sign this kid up as a future Mallard Marine Engineer. January 2010 Mallard Marine announces Chris Simms of Idaho as the WINNER of the free Marsh Rat H2O blind raffle! Chris sent in a photo of himself and his Marsh Rat – both were really camo'ed up! Mallard Marine wishes to thank all those who sent in photos for 2009 of their Marsh Rats. The raffle was a huge success! See 2010 entry information. October 2009 This just in from the field! As you can see the Marsh Rats worked awesome for these hunters in Utah. Duck and goose numbers are way up this year, so order your Marsh Rat or Marsh Rat Magnum today. September 2009 Just like your best retriever...Mallard Marine delivers! If you're in a state without a dealer (see dealers) then Mallard Marine will sell direct – saving you money. The Marsh Rat at $599 (plus shipping) and the Marsh Rat Magnum at $749 (plus shipping) are reasonably priced. Contact us by e-mail or call and get one today! August 2009 Mallard Marine reports Sportsman's Warehouse and Wholesale Sports Stores (OR and WA) will be carrying the popular Marsh Rat boat in their stores across the U.S. Mallard Marine will sell factory direct to those customers located in states without a dealer. July 2009 Mallard Marine now offers our popular boat The Marsh Rat factory direct in many more states. Mallard Marine is pleased to announce that the Marsh Rat Magnum was recently tested by the U.S. Coast Guard and all future models are approved for use with a 2 horsepower or less motor (as pictured). Motor mounts and pictures to be posted soon. May 2009 Mallard Marine now offers our popular boat The Marsh Rat factory direct in many more states. Please check the map to buy direct or locate your nearest dealer. And to help get things moving along for May '09 Marsh Rats are on sale at $549 (factory direct only). We offer great shipping rates so you pay less to get a Marsh Rat! For customer service we're available at: mallardmarinecorp@charter.net or ph.# (503) 771-7720. March 2009 Mallard Marine recently improved the Marsh Rat Magnum(tm) for the '09-10 season by making it 15% lighter and increasing its strength! Using the latest technology in fiberglass resins we're able to reduce the weight of the Marsh Rat Magnum to 78 lbs. – a savings of 12 lbs. – while increasing the flexural and shear strength of this craft. The Marsh Rat Magnum is extremely stable at 44 inches wide, tracks straight when paddled and is easily loaded into larger boats for long water transports. Available factory direct at mallardmarine.com or phone at (503) 771-7720. February 2009 Boxes, boxes and more boxes. Mallard Marine is proud to tell it's customers from now on all Marsh Rats will be sent to stores or direct to customers (in states without dealers) in nice, clean, strong boxes! Why is this news? Because boxes (click photo for larger view) will allow us to send boats cheaper, faster and with minimal chance for damage. Boxes have cost us a little bit more, but we're not raising the price of the Marsh Rat or Marsh Rat Magnum. Stay tuned for more and bigger improvements for the 2009 season. January 2009 Mallard Marine announces Joe Shuler of Washington as the WINNER of the free Marsh Rat H2O blind! Joe sent in a photo of himself, his Marsh Rat and a limit of geese. Mallard Marine wishes to thank all those who sent in photos of their Marsh Rats. The raffle was a huge success! See 2009 entry information. December 2008 Mallard Marine wishes all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We are busy filling orders for Sportsman's Warehouse and Joe's Sports & Outdoors. Mallard Marine welcomes direct orders for customers in states without dealers. Call us at (503) 771-7720 to order a Marsh Rat for Christmas! November 2008 Mallard Marine has Marsh Rat H2O blinds and recliner seats! These popular, low profile blinds are available in: Mossy Oak’s Duck Blind, Natural-Gear, Advantage Max 4D and Snow. Call us or e-mail your order today while supplies last! Also, look for the Marsh Rat article in Field & Stream magazine, December issue. September 2008 Mallard Marine warmly welcomes Scotia Outdoor Gear as your 2nd dealer in Canada! James Feltmate, Scotia Outdoor Gear's proprietor, will soon have the Marsh Rat and H2O blind available for Eastern Seaboard waterfowlers. Contact James for a Marsh Rat or other waterfowling gear at the store located at: Scotia Outdoor Gear, 45 Shrewsbury Rd, Dartmouth, Novia Scotia, B2V 2C4. August 2008 Mallard Marine is proud to welcome our first dealer in Canada! The Alberta Professional Outfitters Society or APOS is excited to offer the Marsh Rat to outfitters in Alberta looking for a great layout boat at a reasonable price. Please contact Kevin Rolfe for the Marsh Rat or other great outdoor products at www.apos.ab.ca/. July 2008 Mallard Marine launches whole new website, showing features and the latest information about the Marsh Rat, The Marsh Rat Magnum and related accessories. Feel free to browse the site and see the Marsh Rat in action. Stop by often for fresh pics from the field and company updates. Marsh Rats will soon arrive at dealers for the 2008-09 hunting season! See photo. March 2008 The Marsh Rat was the First Place Prize for the Utah State Duck Calling competition. Carl Taylor, head honcho of the competition, reported Dave Barnhart really impressed the judges and won first place. Barnhard took home his prize: a brand new Marsh Rat! See photo. February 2008 Pacific Northwest Sportsmens Show: The Marsh Rat, Marsh Rat Magnum and accessories were at the Mallard Marine booth at the NW Sportsmens Show in Portland, Ore. The show was a huge success for us as we were able to introduce folks to The Marsh Rat and the Marsh Rat Magnum. Hunters saw the H2O blind first hand and were impressed with its ease of installation and low profile. We also had some Dave Smith Decoys on hand to show off. They were a big hit among die hard goose and duck hunters! See photo.