It’s no secret, that odor control is critical to hunting success. For deer, elk, and other big game animals the sense of smell is their primary defense mechanism, it is the sense they rely on the most to detect danger and avoid threats. A deer’s sense of smell is significantly better than you or I have. Deer have up to 297 million olfactory (scent) receptors in their nose. Humans? Just five (5) million. In addition, deer have two (2) large scent processing areas in their brains, and these areas are nine (9x) times larger than the processing area of a human, so it is clear to see why overcoming a deer’s sense of smell is so difficult and a critical element in any successful hunt. To be truly effective in the woods however, you must understand the difference between active and passive scent control. Understanding this difference and acting on it can be the difference between a great hunt, or just another sit in the woods.
Active vs. Passive Scent Control
The problem with traditional scent elimination products in the hunting industry (think sprays, laundry detergents, foams, shampoos, even scent free bags and closets) is that they are passive in nature – they can only treat the existing odor on any garment or on your skin, but they cannot actively treat any new odors your body may be giving off during your hunt. They treat a moment in time, but not the moment that matters most – when the animal enters your down-wind airstream. They begin to degrade the second they are applied and begin to be utilized. As hunters should care less about what we smell like, or what odors are on us, and we should be more focused on the odor that enters the airstream where deer can pick them up using their 297 million olfactory receptors.
Our bodies are continually producing odors and releasing them into the air – they go wherever the wind blows. So, to be effective, we must use products that continually and actively treat any odors our body may be giving off and polluting the downwind airstream. Ozone is the one product that can do this, and only Ozonics Hunting offers active in the field ozone generation. Ozonics pioneered this technology over 15 years ago and revolutionized the hunting industry when they incorporated oxidative odor elimination technology into an open-air environment, creating the first and only active odor elimination process. Through the generation of ozone, Ozonics units are constantly producing millions of ozone molecules and scrubbing the air by reducing, altering, or eliminating odor as it is released from your body and into the downwind airstream. The only truly active scent elimination technology on the market.
Now in 2022, Ozonics has done it again with the introduction of the most technically advanced Ozonics unit ever created, the new HR500. The new HR500 from Ozonics is 40% quieter in Boost mode than its predecessor – the OrionX. In addition, the new HR500 can be controlled via the new Ozonics App. This Bluetooth app puts complete control of the unit in the palm of your hands.
Never again guess how much battery life is left, and never again have to reach up to change the output mode. The app also provides you with current weather conditions, wind speed, wind direction, etc. Finally, the HR500 can be paired to an optional remote which allows you to quickly increase your ozone output when you need it most. The new HR500 is a must have for any whitetail hunter looking to increase their odds of success.
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