scent cone
- WillieELk78GSP
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scent cone
What does the scent cone do when its hot out? My dog and I went to a release site and they put out 5 pheasants and it didn't seem like she could smell them until she could get right on top of them!! Is this normal? It was about 90 degrees out!
Thanks
Will
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Will
- SpinoneIllinois
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Re: scent cone
I don't know if temperature makes a difference, but I think the time of year does. This early in the fall, there are still a lot of live plants on the ground, giving off competing scents.
Re: scent cone
High heat, low humidity, high dust and pollen, little wind, high wind, rain, etc all make the dog's job harder, it is a wonder they can smell a bird at all, but they can.
Adverse conditions require experience to overcome.
So it is normal.
Adverse conditions require experience to overcome.
So it is normal.
- birddogger
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Re: scent cone
I have noticed also, a lot of green makes the scenting conditions tough. But as Neil eluded to, there are many things that can affect the scenting conditions.SpinoneIllinois wrote:I don't know if temperature makes a difference, but I think the time of year does. This early in the fall, there are still a lot of live plants on the ground, giving off competing scents.
Charlie
Re: scent cone
http://www.vsrda.org/how-scent-and-airflow-works
Cold and moisture make air heavier and dense. Warmth and lack of moisture make air rise UP. Without any air movement , scent diffuses evenly.
Cold and moisture make air heavier and dense. Warmth and lack of moisture make air rise UP. Without any air movement , scent diffuses evenly.
Re: scent cone
Still may have had more to do with it than heat.
Interesting page Sharon.
Interesting page Sharon.
Re: scent cone
Not saying the article is wrong, just imcomplete. There is a lot more to a dog's scenting ability than detecting skin rafts.Sharon wrote:http://www.vsrda.org/how-scent-and-airflow-works
Cold and moisture make air heavier and dense. Warmth and lack of moisture make air rise UP. Without any air movement , scent diffuses evenly.