misting bottles

[Bristleback]

Anyone mind sharing, suggesting what are the preferred bottle/sprayers for "misting" when calling?

Thanks, appreciate it, Bristleback

[flatlander (Jeff Yancy)]

Dwaine! What in the world are you talking about?

[Bristleback]

Hey Flats!
Where's the update pics on your FUR SHED?

..........some callers like to "MIST" the air on stand, keeps coyotes interested/keep from smelling you........gives you more time...

I've not played with it, but am wanting to try it, some say the key is getting a good sprayer that will allow you to put a VERY FINE mist in the air........rather than squirting/dribbling it down you leg so to say..........ya need a FINE MIST.

[flatlander (Jeff Yancy)]

Hows about one of them new Round Up Pro sprayers from Home Depot?

[lb]

I use two different ones. From the truck on top, I use a very fine ultra mist. These are recycled prescription nasal sprayers and I generally have two or three on me, they fit in any pocket.

On the ground, doing daylights, I use a cheap sprayer I get at Walmart, they are about 4" tall and come in various colors. Fine enough for most applications and cheap, they cost 50¢.

I use a small sprayer and refill it often.

However you mix your urine; I use 3 parts rabbit and one part coyote, I filter it with a coffee or paint filter and then cut it in half with water. This makes it far less likely to clog your spray nozzle.

BTW, one of the reasons why I like a small size and more than one is that you can keep them in a pocket and rotate them if they freeze. LB

[Bristleback]

Thanks LB, I was hoping you'd chime in, thanks!

Flat's I'll have to stop by HD and see about one of those sprayers.....do you know what size tractor these require? 40 HP, 75HP? You gonna carry it to the stands for me, so we can sneak in and not make much noise? LOL

[lb]

No prob bb. The thing about the fine mist is that especially at night, you can see it spiraling in the wind and it gets out there where mr coyote is going to be. Years ago we used to use a regular trigger bottle and noticed by sun up the next morning that there was birdshit type drops all over the windshield. 90% of the rest fell to the ground 20/30 feet from the truck, but that fine mist got way out there where they were.

I realize that you could spray it on the ground in front of you and a coyote would probably detect it but nothing gets their attention like that moist mist in the air, it practically hypnotizes them while you are lining up a shot. Some people never get it right, spray too late, not enough, or aren't prepared for what happens and an hour later start whinning about how it stinks and is too much trouble and all kinds of excuses to leave it in the truck....but then lug around a full size decoy that will scare away as many coyotes as an exposed vehicle; maybe more? Misting isn't a guarantee, but it will give you an opportunity to kill a few of those animals that manage to get downwind of you, without them putting on the afterburner as soon as they smell human. Conservatively, you might get 10% more animals than without it; some people, depending on the way the hunt, the yield is a lot more. Bottom line, it will never hurt and it may help you kill an animal you never would have killed, without it.

Good luck, LB