Constructing a dry spot for dog when hunting in cattails???

[BLACKJACK]

A lot of my duck hunting is done without a boat, I wear chestwaders, throw out some decoys, and sit on the edge of the cattails. I have two milk crates tied together, it makes a nice raised seat, I'm hidden in the cattails, but the problem is where to put the dog? Sometimes I'm in a foot of water, they don't like to sit for long like that. A muskrat mound is ideal, but they're not alway available where you want to set up. I want to stay mobile, so pallets are out. I tried constructing a platform on an inner tube, but it was too tippy. Any ideas?

[Seabass77]

Buy a shelving system from the depot or where ever that is made of plastic and has round tubes for the support poles. Use one section as a table for the dog. Just push it down into the weeds.

[Guest]

The shelf will work but an otter sled would get your job done. I used to float several bags of decoys behind my boat and tow them out effortlessly in a medium otter sled. If the water is shallow the dog will have no problem getting into it, and it will also let you pull your gear behind you vs carrying everything out.

I floated a 150 lb fishing partner across open water to the ice(open shoreline).. fishing late ice ( I had waders ).. if it will hold him, it will hold the dog.

[BLACKJACK]

Both you guys ideas have merit, the Otter Sled would be more versatile and variable for different water depths. I wonder how stable it would be? Wonder where I'd find one this time of year? Or if I'd take a 2'x2' piece of plywood, put some 1 inch pointed dowels on them and push them into the mud, then have some practice sessions with the dog before season...

Any other ideas out there? I can't believe everybody duck hunts out of a boat.

[Kodiak]

gander in bloomington has one on clearance near the ice fishing stuff. cheap

[FOOT]

I don't know how far you have to go to get to your hunting area but how about a wood pallet? We use them on the Miss. to stand on and to give the dog a place to sit.

They are a little heavy but it's a lot better then standing in muck and mud all day long and then getting cramps all night long. The dog thanks me as well.

[BLACKJACK]

I'd like to be more mobile than pallets allow. About the time you put a few pallets down in one spot, the next week with a different wind, you might want to be in a differnt spot. Plus I don't like the idea of leaving pallets around the swamp, I've run into enough old, rotting duck blinds the way it is.

[BLACKJACK]

I was just in Bloominton a couple of weeks ago, but I won't be getting back anytime soon.... You suppose I could talk my sister into picking it up with her PT cruiser?