It is an endorsement most GOP hopefuls would welcome at anytime, but having Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty fame announce his endorsement of Ted Cruz less than three weeks before the Iowa caucuses can only help the Texas senator and his campaign to become the Republican nominee.

“Ted Cruz is my man, I’m voting for him,” Robertson says in a video released by the Cruz campaign.

The video shows Robertson and Cruz in full hunting regalia, including camo face paint, as they sit in a duck blind.

“My qualifications for president of the United States are rather narrow," Robertson says looking straight into the camera. "Is he or she Godly, does he or she love us, can he or she do the job, and finally would they kill a duck and put him in a pot and make him a good duck gumbo? Cruz fits the bill.”  

The video ends with a remake of the Duck Commander logo restyled to read Cruz Commander. Duck Commander is the name of the company that made the Robertson fortune, a line of duck calls and hunting supplies. Robertson and his family have also starred in the A&E show Duck Dynasty since 2012.

Cruz welcomed the endorsement, announced after he visited the Robertson home and ate dinner with them on Sunday.