Invention Makes Scents
The light bulb that came on in Chip Housley’s mind while he sat in a deer stand two years ago didn’t frighten away any deer.
Bored as he waited for his prey to walk by, Housley was thinking about the use of scents in deer hunting when an idea occurred to him: Why not use technology similar to that used in household “plug-in” scent dispersal units to get the same effect with deer scent?
The invention was a black plastic box about the size of a liter drink container. It contains three C-cell batteries, a warming element and a fan. A bottle of deer scent with a wick inserted in its top is screwed into the bottom of the Scent Drifter. The unit is hung in a tree, the switch is turned on and the deer-attracting scent begins to waft on the wind.
The first production run was for 30,000 units, which Housley is marketing through several outlets. “I’m not making any money yet,” Housley said, noting that is typical of new inventions.
Photo by Daily Citizen.
danakeith on June 19th, 2008 5:37 am
congratulations to him.. u’ve made a good invention there.. good luck Housley.
jaeda on August 5th, 2008 8:17 pm
well.. you’re not making any money yet? but soon you will . . with that invention? pretty sure!
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