Abstract: Smooth articles such as bows and rifles are coated during a finishing process to form a rough, nubby exterior surface having a unique, three-dimensional appearance for facilitating concealment of the article among vegetation. The method in accordance with one preferred embodiment of the invention includes the steps of initially coating the object with a uniform base color such as battleship gray, and then applying splatter paint through a specially configured orifice to provide a number of raised, spaced apart images over the base color. Next, a number of removable, self-adhering templates are placed over the article in spaced relation to each other, and a second coat of splatter paint of color different than the color of the underlying discrete, splatter paint images is applied to the spaces between adjacent templates.

Abstract: A lightweight, portable device maintains at a warm temperature a quantity of animal scent, particularly animal urine, which is used by hunters to attract animals. A battery operated heating element surrounding a chamber which removably receives a vial of the liquid scent maintains the temperature of the liquid above freezing when the device is used outdoors in cold weather, and preferably heats the scent to a temperature which closely imitates the fresh presence of live deer. The device includes a cap having two oppositely oriented threaded sections, one of the which when received on a housing of the device closes the chamber containing the liquid while the other when received on the housing enables vent openings formed in the cap to dissipate odors which emanate from the vial. Batteries of the device are located within an enlarged base and thus provide a low center of gravity, which allows the device to remain in a stable, upright orientation on the ground when desired.