Howler--I usually try to avoid sitting on top of cactus plants, but that carpet pad sounds like a great idea if you call from a sitting position.
When calling during the snow season in ND, my calling partner has a 4 foot long knit rug done in a light color to match snow. I think you can buy them at the Wal-Mart/K-Mart stores. He lays the rug on the snow and then he lays down on top of it to keep his clothes dry. When he is done calling, he rolls the rug up, has a 4' piece of parachute cord with a slip knot on each end and slips the loops around each end of the rolled up rug and slips the cord over his shoulder opposite the side he carries his rifle on.
I like to take a heavy white plastic trash compactor bag and slit it up the sides, but not the bottom. They are 2.5 mil thick and I think they are the 18 gallon size. This makes a nice wide, long, waterproof sheet to lay on in the snow. The sheet winds up being 25" wide and 68" long after you cut it up the sides. Yes, it does make a little noise if you move around too much, but I don't think it has cost me too many coyotes over the last 15 years I have used them. When you are done calling, you just fold it up neatly and it fits right into the back pocket on my coveralls. Light weight and handy for me. The only drawback to using the plastic is when you are laying on a steep snow covered incline. The plastic sheet acts like a sled and you may start sliding down the hill!!!
Wiley, I know I said a picture is worth a thousand words, so I'll post a picture of what I'm talking about as soon as I get my photos developed. LOL
When calling during the snow season in ND, my calling partner has a 4 foot long knit rug done in a light color to match snow. I think you can buy them at the Wal-Mart/K-Mart stores. He lays the rug on the snow and then he lays down on top of it to keep his clothes dry. When he is done calling, he rolls the rug up, has a 4' piece of parachute cord with a slip knot on each end and slips the loops around each end of the rolled up rug and slips the cord over his shoulder opposite the side he carries his rifle on.
I like to take a heavy white plastic trash compactor bag and slit it up the sides, but not the bottom. They are 2.5 mil thick and I think they are the 18 gallon size. This makes a nice wide, long, waterproof sheet to lay on in the snow. The sheet winds up being 25" wide and 68" long after you cut it up the sides. Yes, it does make a little noise if you move around too much, but I don't think it has cost me too many coyotes over the last 15 years I have used them. When you are done calling, you just fold it up neatly and it fits right into the back pocket on my coveralls. Light weight and handy for me. The only drawback to using the plastic is when you are laying on a steep snow covered incline. The plastic sheet acts like a sled and you may start sliding down the hill!!!
Wiley, I know I said a picture is worth a thousand words, so I'll post a picture of what I'm talking about as soon as I get my photos developed. LOL