AT A STEADY GAIT, the 8-point buck was walking out of my life without ever coming within range. That is
when it happened. Stopping dead in his tracks the buck raised his nose to decipher the message carried
on the breeze. Thinking he had found the object of his desires, he made a sharp right turn and came in to
check the situation. Heading straight for the scent canister I had set out earlier, the buck stopped to offer
a 15-yard shot. With the scent canister only 18 inches from his nose, the youngster didn't realize how
lucky he was. For over 10 minutes the buck thoroughly worked over the location, offering multiple shot
opportunities at ranges as close as 8 yards. I opted to allow him to live another day and to simply enjoy
the show.
Was there a magic potion in that scent canister? Yes, no, maybe. That 8-point buck was fooled by a
urine-based scent treated with Scent-Ammo.
What is Scent-Ammo? Well, a U.S. patent prevents me from telling exactly what it is, but I can tell you, from
a layman's perspective, how it works. Coming in the form of a granular, porous material, conveniently
packaged in a plastic squeeze bottle, Scent-Ammo removes the ammonia from any urine-based scent.
As I understand it, the ammonia smell in urine results as Mother Nature breaks down and recycles the
nitrogen in urine. This process begins as soon as the urine is excreted from an animal. The nitrogen
combines with hydrogen in the urine to form ammonia. Most of us are familiar with the ammonia odor
associated with bottled urine and urine-based lures.
The Scent-Ammo pellets act as a magnet that absorbs the nitrogen and ammonium ions and actually
holds them within the pellets. When a scent is poured into a bottle of Scent-Ammo, it doesn't fizz, bubble,
or cause any visible reaction, but don't be fooled. It does work. This can be proven in a couple of ways,
both of which I have tried.
First I used pH paper to test a bottle of 2-year-old scent product with a strong ammonia odor. It registered
slightly above 9 on the pH scale. For the record, neutral is 7, and ammonia registers 11. Each number
above 7 on the scale is 10 times more caustic than the previous. So a 9 represents a substance 100
times more caustic than a 7. Then I treated the scent with Scent-Ammo, and within 48 hours the scent had
returned to a pH of 7. The results were not only noticeable on the pH paper but to the nose as well. In
effect the Scent-Ammo returned the 2-year old bottle of urine to fresh condition.
The beautiful thing about Scent-Ammo is that it can be used with any brand of scent. Treating
your favorite scent lure with Scent-Ammo only enhances its effectiveness by eliminating the
effects of deterioration.
Pennsylvania scent manufacturer David Hoyes has produced quality scent products for years. The main
problem David faced was the rapid deterioration of bottled urine. The common ammonia odor would soon
invade a fresh batch of his scents. As luck would have it, David's son Brock returned from Penn State
University with a degree in hand. Brock used his knowledge to solve the ammonia problem in dad's lures
and Scent-Ammo was born. A patent was granted, and soon ol' dad was feeling a little better about the
money he'd spent for tuition. Today, Hoyes filters all of his deer lures through Scent-Ammo with excellent
results.
I had almost given up on scents in my own hunting, because using them was like playing Russian roulette.
I never knew whether the outcome would be good or bad. Then I tried treating various lures, some
fresh, some old, with Scent-Ammo, and I never saw any negative reactions for an entire
season. In fact, I saw more bucks this past season than ever before.
Were my findings unique? To find out I contacted two of the largest dealers of Scent-Ammo
processed deer lures in the country.
Dale McCarty owns and operates Outback Archery in Paris Illinois. Dale sells Hoyes lures treated with
Scent-Ammo, as well as 15 other brands of lures. Dale said the Scent-Ammo lures are now far and away
the top sellers in his shop. Local hunters have used Scent-Ammo treated lures to harvest numerous Pope
& Young class bucks over the past couple of seasons. That probably would not be happening if hunters
were using spoiled lures.
Roger Grisham owns Whitetail Archery in Quarryville Pennsylvania. He carries 20 to 25 scent brands so
that every customer can find his favorite. Even with all of that competition, the Scent-Ammo line is the top
seller, and each season, Roger sees the demand for these lures grow. Roger also sells Scent-Ammo by
itself so that his customers can create their favorite brands of scent, a simple process by which the
customer simply pours the bottle of scent into a larger plastic squeeze bottle containing Scent-Ammo
pellets. After a couple of days in the Scent-Ammo, the deer lure is ready to use.
As an avid hunter himself, Roger constantly tries to improve his own success. He feels that using
Scent-Ammo treated lures definitely helps. When a deer gets a nose full of treated lures, Roger observes,
it generally calms down. It is as if he has detected other deer in the area and feels secure enough to
relax. The benefits for the bowhunter are obvious.
The use of scents as a hunting tool is certainly not new. However, deterioration of even the
best urine-based products has always been a problem. Scent-Ammo assures that a deer will
smell no evil.
when it happened. Stopping dead in his tracks the buck raised his nose to decipher the message carried
on the breeze. Thinking he had found the object of his desires, he made a sharp right turn and came in to
check the situation. Heading straight for the scent canister I had set out earlier, the buck stopped to offer
a 15-yard shot. With the scent canister only 18 inches from his nose, the youngster didn't realize how
lucky he was. For over 10 minutes the buck thoroughly worked over the location, offering multiple shot
opportunities at ranges as close as 8 yards. I opted to allow him to live another day and to simply enjoy
the show.
Was there a magic potion in that scent canister? Yes, no, maybe. That 8-point buck was fooled by a
urine-based scent treated with Scent-Ammo.
What is Scent-Ammo? Well, a U.S. patent prevents me from telling exactly what it is, but I can tell you, from
a layman's perspective, how it works. Coming in the form of a granular, porous material, conveniently
packaged in a plastic squeeze bottle, Scent-Ammo removes the ammonia from any urine-based scent.
As I understand it, the ammonia smell in urine results as Mother Nature breaks down and recycles the
nitrogen in urine. This process begins as soon as the urine is excreted from an animal. The nitrogen
combines with hydrogen in the urine to form ammonia. Most of us are familiar with the ammonia odor
associated with bottled urine and urine-based lures.
The Scent-Ammo pellets act as a magnet that absorbs the nitrogen and ammonium ions and actually
holds them within the pellets. When a scent is poured into a bottle of Scent-Ammo, it doesn't fizz, bubble,
or cause any visible reaction, but don't be fooled. It does work. This can be proven in a couple of ways,
both of which I have tried.
First I used pH paper to test a bottle of 2-year-old scent product with a strong ammonia odor. It registered
slightly above 9 on the pH scale. For the record, neutral is 7, and ammonia registers 11. Each number
above 7 on the scale is 10 times more caustic than the previous. So a 9 represents a substance 100
times more caustic than a 7. Then I treated the scent with Scent-Ammo, and within 48 hours the scent had
returned to a pH of 7. The results were not only noticeable on the pH paper but to the nose as well. In
effect the Scent-Ammo returned the 2-year old bottle of urine to fresh condition.
The beautiful thing about Scent-Ammo is that it can be used with any brand of scent. Treating
your favorite scent lure with Scent-Ammo only enhances its effectiveness by eliminating the
effects of deterioration.
Pennsylvania scent manufacturer David Hoyes has produced quality scent products for years. The main
problem David faced was the rapid deterioration of bottled urine. The common ammonia odor would soon
invade a fresh batch of his scents. As luck would have it, David's son Brock returned from Penn State
University with a degree in hand. Brock used his knowledge to solve the ammonia problem in dad's lures
and Scent-Ammo was born. A patent was granted, and soon ol' dad was feeling a little better about the
money he'd spent for tuition. Today, Hoyes filters all of his deer lures through Scent-Ammo with excellent
results.
I had almost given up on scents in my own hunting, because using them was like playing Russian roulette.
I never knew whether the outcome would be good or bad. Then I tried treating various lures, some
fresh, some old, with Scent-Ammo, and I never saw any negative reactions for an entire
season. In fact, I saw more bucks this past season than ever before.
Were my findings unique? To find out I contacted two of the largest dealers of Scent-Ammo
processed deer lures in the country.
Dale McCarty owns and operates Outback Archery in Paris Illinois. Dale sells Hoyes lures treated with
Scent-Ammo, as well as 15 other brands of lures. Dale said the Scent-Ammo lures are now far and away
the top sellers in his shop. Local hunters have used Scent-Ammo treated lures to harvest numerous Pope
& Young class bucks over the past couple of seasons. That probably would not be happening if hunters
were using spoiled lures.
Roger Grisham owns Whitetail Archery in Quarryville Pennsylvania. He carries 20 to 25 scent brands so
that every customer can find his favorite. Even with all of that competition, the Scent-Ammo line is the top
seller, and each season, Roger sees the demand for these lures grow. Roger also sells Scent-Ammo by
itself so that his customers can create their favorite brands of scent, a simple process by which the
customer simply pours the bottle of scent into a larger plastic squeeze bottle containing Scent-Ammo
pellets. After a couple of days in the Scent-Ammo, the deer lure is ready to use.
As an avid hunter himself, Roger constantly tries to improve his own success. He feels that using
Scent-Ammo treated lures definitely helps. When a deer gets a nose full of treated lures, Roger observes,
it generally calms down. It is as if he has detected other deer in the area and feels secure enough to
relax. The benefits for the bowhunter are obvious.
The use of scents as a hunting tool is certainly not new. However, deterioration of even the
best urine-based products has always been a problem. Scent-Ammo assures that a deer will
smell no evil.
| Reprinted with permission of Bowhunter Magazine |
| HOYES OUTDOOR PRODUCTS Magazine Article About SCENT-AMMO |
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