ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 10 -- United States Patent no. 12,290,075, issued on May 6.

"Game attractant and varmint repellent compositions and methods" was invented by Duncan Clanton (DeRidder, La.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Game attractant and varmint repellent compositions which can be applied to a wildlife feeder to attract game animals to the feeder via positive aromatic characteristics and simultaneously deter or repel feed scavenging varmint animals from the feeder via negative gustatory characteristics may include a composition mixture comprising at least one carrier in a quantity of from about 55% to about 95% by weight; at least one pepper in a quantity of from about 0.5% to about 25%...