Foggy Mountain Turns 45: From Mayo Jars to Maine Gear
Hermon, Maine – October 19, 2026 -- Foggy Mountain®, the Maine-made outdoor brand that began with homemade cover scent handed out in mayonnaise jars, is marking its 45th anniversary with a product range that now covers hunting scents, insect repellents, and hats.
A Maine guide mixed the first scent in 1981
The brand dates to 1981, when Maine Master Guide Wayne A. Bosowicz of Foggy Mountain Guide Service introduced ProCover, a cover scent built for the hunters who traveled to Maine to hunt with him. Bosowicz recalled that 20 hunters would arrive with 20 different bottles of scents and lures, and most of them did not work. His team mixed its own blend and gave it to clients in mayonnaise jars before it even had a name. Hunters kept asking for more, so the guide service began selling it.