Maine Outdoor Solutions Celebrates 45 Years of Foggy Mountain®

HERMON, Maine, Oct. 19, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Maine Outdoor Solutions is celebrating the 45th anniversary of its Foggy Mountain® product line, marking four and a half decades of developing practical, Maine-made products for hunters, gardeners, and outdoor enthusiasts.

The Foggy Mountain® brand traces its roots to 1981, when world-renowned Maine Master Guide Wayne A. Bosowicz of Foggy Mountain Guide Service introduced ProCover, a cover scent specifically designed to meet the needs of the hunters that came to Maine to hunt with him. Bosowicz said at the time, "Well, for quite a few years now, if 20 men came up to hunt with me, they would bring 20 different bottles of scents and lures and stuff. They meant well, but most of the stuff just didn't work. We decided to come up with a cover scent that really worked for us. We mixed it up ourselves and gave it out to our hunters in mayonnaise jars long before we even thought to name it. Folks always asked for more so we started selling ProCover, and that's how it all began."

Ken Johnson acquired the Foggy Mountain® brand in 1986 and began building the brand using the ProCover model, finding a need and filling it under a simple premise: unique and useful outdoor products, made in Maine. In the decades since, the line has grown by staying close to its customer base, listening for gaps in the market, and building products to fill them.

When a wave of state-level regulatory changes began restricting the types of hunting scents legal to use in the field, Foggy Mountain® responded with its DeadRinger Synthetic Hunting Scents line, including DoeFire and Ruttin'Buck, giving hunters a compliant alternative without sacrificing effectiveness.

"When the rules around hunting scents started changing state by state, we didn't want our customers caught without options," Johnson said. "DoeFire and Ruttin'Buck exist because people needed a scent that still worked but also kept them on the right side of the law."

Foggy Mountain® has also expanded well beyond scents. Its PestEscential Insect Protection Products line brings an extensive range of Maine-made, all-natural insect and parasite repellents and abatement solutions to market, a response to growing demand for effective alternatives to harsh chemical repellents. The brand's apparel side has grown, too, anchored by the Real Maine Crusher Hat and the distinctively designed Flapper.

Looking ahead, Maine Outdoor Solutions says the next chapter of Foggy Mountain® will follow the same formula that built the first 45 years.

"Forty-five years in, the products evolve, but the approach doesn't... we listen to what people actually need out in the field and build for that," Johnson said. "That's not going to change over the next 45 years either."

About Maine Outdoor Solutions

Maine Outdoor Solutions is the maker of PredatorPee®, and Foggy Mountain®, and other innovative outdoor products designed to help people work with nature rather than against it. Founded in Maine, the company develops natural wildlife management solutions for gardeners, farmers, homesteaders, and outdoor enthusiasts worldwide.

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SOURCE Maine Outdoor Solutions