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H Rhodes:
It takes some planning. Setting up the ambush is the best part of the hunt. You have to think about your scent and where it is being blown. You have to think about your entire approach to the general area as well as your stand placement in terms of a deer's sense of smell. It is his best defense. I move up to a stand location with the wind in my face. My usual set up is with deer moving in a cross wind out of a bedding area and into a stand of white oaks. Waiting on deer to settle down and begin feeding on acorns while I am part of the woods, just a few yards away is one of the most exciting things I can think of. I love being so close to them that I can hear them munching on acorns and the little quiet sounds they make between mama and babies. I can't think of anything I like better than hunting deer with a bow in my lap on an October morning.
DC:
How much does your scent spread as it goes downwind of you? Is it a narrow "V" or fairly wide?
H Rhodes:
Not real sure. I have heard of it referred to as a "scent cone" so I think it gets wider and less concentrated as it gets further downwind. We have lots of wild hogs around here and their noses seem to be keener than the deer. I have watched hogs coming single file, raising hell as usual, towards my stand on a bit of a crosswind and when they cut my scent cone a hundred yards downwind of me, come to an abrupt halt, all quit squealing and grunting, pause a second and then haul ass in the direction they had come from. Hogs are great fun to stalk, but their nose is second to none. One whiff of you and they are history.
DC:
Yeah, that's what I was wondering about. I wonder if it(the angle) depends on wind speed. Like maybe the angle is narrower if the wind is up. I can Google it now that i know what it'd called.
DC:
Here's a good site. http:// ww.vsrda.org/how-scent-and-airflow-works Insert missing "W". It's about tracking dogs but the theory is the same. It's not just a straight cone. There's back eddies and such to throw a wrench into the works.
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