Source for "Windage"? Wind monitoring dust--

[pcg]

A few years ago a company sold a product called Windage. It was basically a little mechanical blower full of scentless powder that detected wind & hung off your jacket. I can't find a current source. Out of business?

[PowDuck]

Haven't heard of that particular brand but Windicator is sold by Hunters Specialties, I believe, and can be found in most sporting goods stores. I suppose it could be tied to your clothing somehow.

[Roadkill]

I use various products for wind senseing.  Tie a string on the top of the bottle and use a safety pin to pin it on a part of you that is easy to accesss but not in the way.  That is my left sleeve/shoulder.  Hold bow in left hand and squeeze with my right, and rotate slowly to ensure you get a good read.

[Orion]

Unscented talcum power works the same.  Any small squeeze bottle will work as a recepticle.

[slivrslingr]

I use white chalk line chalk, purchase at Home Depot/Lowes/etc.

[Recurve50 LBS]

Several years ago I went into a crafts store and saw tiny bottles of Elmer's Glue with the orange twist top. I thought the bottle would make a good bottle for my wind checking powder, (AKA Unscented Talcum Powder). So I bought 2 bottles of glue, went home emptied the glue from the bottles really well and let dry for a couple days. Winds up that this is the best set up I've ever used because you can't loose the bottle top.

[Mike Most]

And I thought this would be about Kentucky windage, about 12" to the wind side(10mph) of the target at 30 yards works fairly well.....They come in real nice......  

[pcg]

Haha. I'll conclude Windage was a good idea that died a quick death in the marketplace. Thnx for all the great ideas & reminders.

[pcg]

Here's the Windicator link:

Windicator can be found at Bass Pro

Please no non-Sposor links.

[njloco]

Started shooting many moons ago, thats all I used was KY windage, now I have to learn to tune my arrows, I'm getting there!

[Shawn Leonard]

The best for hunting and checking the wind is the silk from milkweed pods. It would work for windage as well. The talc or powder tells you only what the wind is doing close the milkweed will travel a long ways and you can see it with binos up too and even farther than 50 yards. Shawn

[Orion]

Yeah, milkweed and cattail tops work well that way.  Don't like to use it though for fear of spreading those plants where they shouldn't be.  But if they're already in the area, have at it.

[bowlvr614]

Take a short piece of 10# test fishing line. Tie one end to a small down feather and the other end glue to the top limb of your bow.  It's always there and you don't have to dig around in a hurry trying to find something in your pocket or pack.  I had one on my wheelie bow for years.  Occasionally I would have to replace the feather.

[mdwatts]

Larry W.,  I like the glue bottle idea.  Thanks.  Does anyone know what will cut Elmer's Glue, so the bottle could be cleaned out?

[Bladepeek]

Water will dilute it and wash it out. A drop of soap might help get the last of it out. Once it dries, though, live with it. It's not coming out.

[mdwatts]

Thanks Blade

[Bud B.]

On the Hill Hog Hunt a fellow Hill shooter told of using an old pill bottle stuffed with cotton balls. Cut a slot in the bottle top then force cotton through it and replace the cap. Pull little tuffs of cotton from the bottle and watch the cotton float away, telling wind direction AND what the wind is doing well after any powder would be gone. No seed to disperse and a bottle of cotton balls will likely outlast your hunting years.

I gotta do that for this next season.

[BAK]

Orion nails it again.

[KSdan]

Baking POWDER (Not soda) works perfect too.  I use small bottles like the Elmer glue idea.

[MCNSC]

I bet Diatamacous earth would work really good. You can get a big bag of the stuff in the lawn and garden or farm supply stores. The stuff is very fine.