If I buy this product they will hang at stable area and horse pasture fence lines. My question is will the decaying, rotting smell attract coyotes? Or dogs? Or other creatures?
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My dogs haven't given a second glance. Haven't seen any other animals be attracted to them, in Iraq or here. It has an odor but you can't smell it more than 10-20' away usually because the only opening is the small hole at the top. These things catch thousands of flies and get even more effective with time. I'm up to about a two inch layer at the top of one that I put out three weeks ago or so.
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Thank you. We have had a Shetland pony killed by coyotes and I did not want a smell attracting them around here worse. Thanks a lot.
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The smell becomes very bad once the bag starts to have lots of flies inside. To my experience it does not attract cats or dogs. I don't know if it will with coyotes but I doubt. These bags are really a good invention and they work quite well.
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The smell comes from the substance they put into the bag to attract flies. I have used this at our camp site for three years. We have dogs, cats, racoons etc, and have yet to see anything attracted to them except flies.
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You either have many acres for your dog to use or you have no dog. The fact is dog poop does not decompose in a few days if left in your yard - it just turns your yard into a disgusting poop pile! We have been using the Doggie Dooley for several months now and we are very pleased with the results. There is absolutely no odor and we feel good about not filling a garbage receptacle with dog poop.
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I'm very surprised. I added "attractant", hung it out and caught several. You could try adding hamburger or soda. I know they are attracted to soda cans if left out.
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Hi Nancy,I have 7 of these in my home. I wish I could smell them but to me their smell is almost nothing. So I guess I can say the scent will fade.
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My favorite spray is Liquid Fence, but it does smell badly for several hours. Deer Out seems to be working well so far for the last two years and although I have never used it on the lawn I would think it would be effective.
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After leaving them in the garage for two months, they still smelled. I ended up giving them away. I admit that I have the nose of a hunting dog, so that could be part of the problem since other reviewers didn't seem too bothered by the scent.
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Yes, they are designed to hang. Just follow the direction carefully when cutting out the hole on top. You will need a string or some flexible wires to hang them with. These are the best fly traps ever. Hang some and watch them fill up with flies. They are stinky though. And in this hot weather, the water evaporates so you will need to replenish them once in a while. We have two hanging outside of our garage, and we hardly ever see flies in the garage any more. Your horses will thank you.
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We found it very helpful to keep stray cats off our property. We took a stake and a rag, sprayed the rag and put it on top of the stake. The smell is somewhat of a anise smell. Cats must not like if because they stay away. I can't answer for chipmunks, but I can tell you, since we have used products, we have not seem any chipmunks in the yard and we live on lake front, large property in a wooded area and we have lots of little critters. We love animals and wildlife, but the stray cats would spray on our patio screen because we have 2 cats. They sure were trying to get as close as they can and this was in the winter, so I would say winter, spring, summer and fall, I would recommend this product. We found it very helpful to keep stray cats off our property. We took a stake and a rag, sprayed the rag and put it on top of the stake. The smell is somewhat of a anise smell. Cats must not like if because they stay away. I can't answer for chipmunks, but I can tell you, since we have used products, we have not seem any chipmunks in the yard and we live on lake front, large property in a wooded area and we have lots of little critters. We love animals and wildlife, but the stray cats would spray on our patio screen because we have 2 cats. They sure were trying to get as close as they can... » Read More We found it very helpful to keep stray cats off our property. We took a stake and a rag, sprayed the rag and put it on top of the stake. The smell is somewhat of a anise smell. Cats must not like if because they stay away. I can't answer for chipmunks, but I can tell you, since we have used products, we have not seem any chipmunks in the yard and we live on lake front, large property in a wooded area and we have lots of little critters. We love animals and wildlife, but the stray cats would spray on our patio screen because we have 2 cats. They sure were trying to get as close as they can and this was in the winter, so I would say winter, spring, summer and fall, I would recommend this product. « Show Less
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The label says good for deer, rabbit, and squirrels. But I have not seen any effect on all three. This product does smell kind of rotten, but all the critters just ignore it. I suspect the same result with chipmunks.
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Try hanging it in a slightly different place, fifty feet or so away if you can. I have had mine hanging in different locations along the length of a fence between my house and a horse, ahem, "rescue" operation that never cleans the tiny pasture. The effectiveness of the traps has varied widely by location along the fence. Once I found the hot spots, that's where they have stayed.
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Karen, I would give it a try. In fact, contact the company directly. They ship asap because they obviously get it that it's situation critical. Follow the directions, mark your territory as instructed and stay with it. I've been using this product for years. I put some golf ball sized balls (old pantyhose work with Shake Away inside) and tossed them in the attic. No squirrels. Put another one near my baby sunflower plants and they are still standing. It isn't all that expensive so if it doesn't work on groundhogs, you won't be bankrupt. Good luck in your war against the critters!
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Hi Lisa, I've used product for your basic question, coyotes, first thing I must urge you to be cognizant of, THE WIND !! it will be of little concern if the wind is in your face, you will be "praying" for eye wash and fresh air :-) I've found this to be a very powerful product. I would not hesitate to use on 'yotes out to 30 yards, I hope not to need it, but I would start against a Bear confrontation at 35 yards (downwind) and continue until affected !!! I wonder in canister temperature and maybe age of product had something to do with the 10 yard claim? not sure, its strong I know that. hope this helped Hi Lisa, I've used product for your basic question, coyotes, first thing I must urge you to be cognizant of, THE WIND !! it will be of little concern if the wind is in your face, you will be "praying" for eye wash and fresh air :-) I've found this to be a very powerful product. I would not hesitate to use on 'yotes out to 30 yards, I hope not to need it, but I would start against a Bear confrontation at 35 yards (downwind) and continue until affected !!! I wonder in canister temperature and maybe age of product had something to do with the 10 yard claim? not sure, its strong I... » Read More Hi Lisa, I've used product for your basic question, coyotes, first thing I must urge you to be cognizant of, THE WIND !! it will be of little concern if the wind is in your face, you will be "praying" for eye wash and fresh air :-) I've found this to be a very powerful product. I would not hesitate to use on 'yotes out to 30 yards, I hope not to need it, but I would start against a Bear confrontation at 35 yards (downwind) and continue until affected !!! I wonder in canister temperature and maybe age of product had something to do with the 10 yard claim? not sure, its strong I know that. hope this helped « Show Less
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I have no idea. Two suggestions/recommendations - First contact the manufacturer and ask them your question. Surely they would havesome idea of its effectiveness; Two, if you choose to carry dog repellent, have a secondary choice to use if the spray fails...a stun gun or something like that might be helpful. One last thing, ask those who manufacture this substance what they would use for a coyote? Best of luck.
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Well since it's poison I would avoid placing bait stations if your pet is apt to play or chew it. There is no odor so I don't know if a pet would be attracted to them. They have self adhesive on back so you can place them on sides of cabinets, walls etc in places where pets cannot reach but roaches crawl. I would probably do that if you are concerned.
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I don't know about the birds, ... I also live the in the country and sprayed it around my barn, hoping to get rid of a groundhog. I don't think it lasts long enough to attract coyotes (at least it didn't at my house) ... and I still have a groundhog.
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I would say that the attractant is critical. These things REALLY work. They smell bad, so do not place near your house, entryways, or patios. But, you'll catch hundreds of flies per day!
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Ive only used on the outside fence, not on the inside. The dogs seemed fine with it as it has district smell. I actually liked it but I'm sure its not good for you. Ive only had one rattle snake since I used it, and two rodent snakes. Very small ones. Seems to help a little.