Testimonials

Hi TJ, I have been meaning to send James Valley Scents my pictures and stories. I have used various scents for years, but the last 5 seasons I have used James Valley exclusively. Truth be told, my buddies at deer camp are sick of my “luck”. It’s not luck, I sit for long periods of time during my hunts, use the wind, eliminate human scent as best as I possibly can and use James Valley scents.

I have had 5 great bucks in 5 years in a row using James Valley. Once I tag out at camp, I share my secret strategy with my buddies and they are amazed at their opportunities and the deer they all of a sudden are taking. Last year we went 4 for 5 in our camp for bucks using James Valley Scents. The one guy who didn’t take a buck, shot at 2 different bucks and missed both. We should have gone 5 for 5. I normally use a scent drag and then place the scents 3 feet off the ground blowing towards where I expect the deer to come from. The last two years at our camp in Kentucky I had both of my deer each year walking down a hill, hit my scent drag trail and follow it right to the scent I had placed in a branch 3 feet off the ground. It wasn’t the same stand either, matter of fact, two different farms. The 2012 buck with the horseshoe on it was taken on my first afternoon in camp. Classic. I was about ready to climb down so I had started to gather my things and pack up. I look over and see a deer 100 yards away walking down the ridge, he hits my scent drag that I walked across the hill with knowing the deer walk down the ridge, he walks right on a line to 20 yards broadside. I couldn’t believe it, I redirected that deer’s movement to directly in front of my stand. Setting up on that trail, with deer walking down hill I would have them looking straight at me and get busted for sure. My buddy who was waiting at the truck for me said “let me guess, you’re showing up here 45 minutes after dark because you shot one on the first hunt?” I smiled and all he could do was shake his head. I’m having such a good time with Full Rut gel. My confidence is through the roof when I use it.

It’s bizarre I admit, I’m not paid or contracted with James Valley, just a very satisfied customer who will continue to purchase your products. Thanks for reaching out.

Matt

Dear John, I’ve been using your scents and only your scents now for many years with great success.

November of 2008 I took this 200lb, 150 4/8, 11 pointer with an inside spread fo 31 inches using your Full Draw. When he came in over a hill, he had his nose pinned to the ground like a bird dog. When he stopped, it was where I ended the Full Draw scent trail. I took him where he stood with his nose still to the ground.

You weren’t lying about your scents bringing out the big old boys. I use your scents like they’re my little secret.

Steve Oakes – CT

MN Bear taken September 3, 2009. Largest bear I’ve taken to date. Weighed 350lbs dressed, scored 18 14/16 P&Y. I took this bear after applying a generous amount of Bruin Buster to the bait that morning. I’ve always been a believer in your deer scents and feel your bear lures are just as good.

Thanks for a great product!

Joel Goodman – MN

Hey John, I took this big buck this season. I had placed some Wall Hanger Dominant Buck Lure Gel on a limb over a scrape and he came straight to it.

I had told some carpenters, who were re-roofing my house about your lures, and after they saw my trophys they had me place an order for 12 bottles of your deer lure.

T.B. Deskins – WV

Brothers of the Bow

Gene Wensel, Libertyville IA

John, Had another good year with your scents. This 3 1/2 year old buck came in on my Full Rut scent trail. He was smelling my Full Rut scent bottle when I harvested him. Thanks again for an excellent product.

Jeff Bailey – TN

Dear John, Enclosed is a picture of my son’s first deer taken using your products. I had been treating several scrapes with Wall Hanger and Full Rut when this buck showed up. We watched as he checked two scrapes along the field edge as he worked right to us. My son made a perfect 24 yard shot! He was so excited he asked me to hold his bow so he could sit down! Thank you for the great products and for the prompt service on orders.

Chris and Benjamin Consler – NY

Thank you for making the best scents in the U.S.

Herschel Richardson – MI

Dear John, I had another successful deer season using Full Rut gel. I created numerous scrapes and had this large 8 point come in. He was chasing a small 6 point out of his territory and I was able to make a quick shot and kill him.

Thanks again for a great product, I have been using James Valley for over 20 years.

Kevin Miner – IL

John, I shot this 9 pointer using Wall Hanger and Full Draw gel scent. It was like pulling him in on a string. Thanks for making a great quality scent. Your scents are second to none.

Barney Gilbert – PA

I have been using your scents for many of my deer/bear clients for years. This year I decided to “load-up” a spot of my own in Alberta. I laced a fence row with Full Rut and Full Draw. The enclosed picture shows the result. I nicknamed him “The Tank” as his live weight was close to 350 and green scored 180. You make a good product!

Bob Bandy
Bucks N Bears Guide Service – MD

Just wanted to say thanks for caring about people’s money. I work hard for mine and have spent money on scents that didn’t work or have even spooked deer!

My first buck with bow put his nose on a rag of Full Rut when I was about 15 years old. I am now 35 and am still using your Full Rut Gel and Liquid scents. Here is my son and I in Oct. 2009 with a bow buck I got using your scents.

Luis Wilson & Family – IN

I’ve used Wall Hanger for several years with success. On Nov. 14, 2009, I was sitting with my daughter Mallory – 14 years old. We had a nice 9 point come out at about 90 yards. When he got a whiff of my my Wall Hanger scent holder, he bristled his hair on his back and stiff legged over to scent. I think he was looking to fight, but my daughter was able to make a good shot because the scent stopped him long enough. This was her very first deer. She made dad very proud. Thank you for your great products.

James Miller – NC

John, here is a picture of a nice Maryland deer I took with Wall Hanger and Full Draw. He came in and licked the cotton ball with Wall Hanger on it, turned back and walked away. Then, he turned around and came back for seconds. I got him with an arrow at 15 yards.

Jim Waltz – PA

Dear John, I shot this big buck using your Scrape Gel in a mock scrape. The buck walked out of a thicket about 80 yards away and walked directly up to the scrape. He was really worked up. He was licking the overhanging branch that I put the gel on and offered me a 17 yard shot. The buck scored 158 p/y and was 2nd in the state for largest buck killed with a bow. Wow!

Mikey Yates – SD

Dear John, I have taken two nice bucks here in IL with using a combination of Wall Hanger and Scrape Gel. I shot this buck with an arrow as he walked in to check the scrape. I also enclosed a picture of my 2010 buck. I shot him as he was trying to run off a small buck from the scrape I doctored with Wall Hanger. Thanks for the great products.

Kevin Miner – IL

Sorry to hear of John’s passing, my thoughts to his family and the staff at James Valley. I know he was dedicated to his product and I have used it for many years. Enclosed are to pictures of my dear hunt last fall. A nice 8 pointer I took and a 10 pointer that came past forty minutes later which I photographed from the base of my tree stand at 9 yards in my new WINDOWcamo camouflage and I was totally undetected. I had been using the James Valley Scents and had the deer coming and going in a frenzy.

Gary Christoffersen
Owner – Day One Camoflage – SD

9 point buck I killed in Kentucky in 2013, the first year I started using your scent. Great products.

Patty Bronson

Just wanted to drop James Valley an email and tell my 2013 success story. I shot 2 quality bucks that both came to the Lethal Weapon scent trails that I laid out.

On Halloween, I had a 9 point catch wind of the Lethal Weapon. He turned and followed the scent nose to the ground and stopped 20 yards from my tree broadside. My arrow hit the mark and I know the Lethal Weapon did its job of drawing him to my shooting lane.

Then on November 20th, while shotgun hunting, I laid a scent trail in a field that led to a strip of woods that backed up to a marsh about 60 yards from my stand. I walked to my stand and climbed into it. Before I could sit down, I looked out in the field and a big 7 point was standing where I laid the Lethal Weapon scent trail. He was smelling the scent and that was his mistake … my benefit. He came right to the Lethal Weapon.

2013 was my best deer hunting year by far in over25+ years of deer hunting. James Valley Lethal Weapon was the reason for my success – Lethal Weapon pulled in the bucks and all I had to do was make the shots. Great product and a customer for life going forward.

Thanks, Larry Kindbeiter, Delaware

Your lures are the best; used them for years. Two bow bucks November 2013. Thanks for all the hard work; used full draw and lethal weapon.

Gordon McNaney

James Valley, Here’s a buck I was able to get while bowhunting this weekend, a big Pennsylvania 10 pt. using Full Rut in a line of scrapes I set. By monitoring them, my buck visited 4 of the 5 scrapes with regularity and was ultimately his down fall.

Just received the shipment yesterday, thank you.

Talk with you soon,

J. Buck

I have been hunting 35 years with my dad in New York State and have a lot of bucks under my belt but never harvested anything like this before. I have seen more bucks this year using the James valley scent I followed the directions that john puts in his book to a tee and have had great success . I have used many different scents but none comes even close to this . I use wall hanger before the rut and the once I seen that the rut was starting I use lethal weapon and full rut and full draw and combined them as directed in the book I seen bucks at ever post except one and was 10 yds from an 150 class 10 pointer that I couldn’t draw on and was hunting him when this 9 point 130 class came in full speed and stopped dead at my scent wick the rest is history . Also my partner harvested the other 9 pointer in the pic it was around the same size he never used scent in his life needless to say he was posted for 25 min and now he is sold thanks for a great product.

Anthony Ambrosino, New York

Dear John, I primed some weak scrapes along a fence line with Wall Hanger. You wouldn’t believe the way the whole scrapeline exploded! The first time I hunted the area I had deer all around me and shot a 9-point buck. A doe and a button buck also responded well to Wall Hanger. I just can’t believe what Wall Hanger does to scrapes and how it seems to calm deer. You make a great product. Keep it up.

Jim Magill, Zelienople, PA

John, Full Rut & Wall Hanger works again! This year’s buck was my 4th or 5th taken with James Valley. Thanks once again.

Mike Smith, Butler, PA