Composition and method for scent lure composition and dispersal

Abstract

This invention relates to a composition and a method for scent dispersal. More specifically, this invention describes a scent lure method which can be rapidly and conveniently deployed without potential contamination by a hunter's individual scent.

Claims

1. A scent composition and method of dispersal comprising: a. A naturally occurring or artificially synthesized wild game attractant in liquid form; and b. An absorbent polymer composition to include at least one monomer such as methacrylamide, bis-acrylamide, an acrylate, or acrylamide.

2. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the naturally occurring attractant is urine from a female or male deer.

3. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the naturally occurring attractant is an extract of a tarsal gland from a male or female animal.

4. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the naturally occurring attractant is an edible food attractant selected from clover, honey, corn and apples.

5. The composition according to claim 1, wherein the naturally occurring attractant is obtained from domesticated animals including deer and goats.

6. A method of dispersing scent to attract deer comprising; a. Assembly of a scent composition comprising (i) an acrylamide polymer particle, preferably spherical, (ii) a quantity of naturally occurring scent in liquid form such as female or male deer urine, and (iii) adding this to the aforementioned acrylamide polymer particle, wherein the quantity of deer urine absorbed into the acrylamide particle provides saturation of the particle, generally one to ten times the volume of the particle per volume of the scent liquid, herein referred to as a charged deer attractant. b. Dispersing the charged deer attractant composition at a location to allow the scent of the attractant to attract deer to the aforementioned location.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the scent is synthetically formulated and absorbed into the acrylamide polymer particle to provide saturation of the particle.

Description

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

[0005] The present invention provides a scent infused microporous sphere comprised of a biodegradable polymer infused with natural or synthetic liquid scent. This can include animal urine, aqueous extracts or secretions from scent glands of a game animal, other significant scent producing compounds of natural origin, or synthetically formulated chemical compounds used to attract game animals. In a preferred embodiment, the polymer is synthesized from acrylamide monomers such as methacrylamide, bis-acrylamide or acrylamide. Careful selection of the ratio of monomers in the polymerization process creates the reptacean microporous channels into which the aqueous scent solution is absorbed and dispersed through capillary action. Once the scent molecules are absorbed, exposure to open air permits their free diffusion.

[0006] The scent-filled polymer spheres are mechanically robust enough to withstand being propelled by a variety of manual as well as automated means. Dispersal of these scent-filled polymer spheres can be accomplished by a hunter from his hunting location/position by simply throwing/lobbing the spheres in the direction the scent needs to be deployed, such as targeted shooting points, strategic open areas in the line of sight of a hunter, etc. To one who is skilled in the art, it will be obvious that the current invention allows for highly efficient scent absorption and dispersal into a mechanically robust porous sphere followed by its physical deployment into a target area without the need for a hunter to contaminate the target area with human scent. To one who is skilled in the art, it will be obvious that the present invention accomplishes all three critical objectives; various changes in form and details may be made without departing from the scope of the invention.