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.
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.
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