scent cone

[WillieELk78GSP]

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

[SpinoneIllinois]

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.

[Neil]

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.

[birddogger]

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.

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.

Charlie

[Sharon]

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.

[slistoe]

Still may have had more to do with it than heat.

Interesting page Sharon.

[Neil]

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.

Not saying the article is wrong, just imcomplete. There is a lot more to a dog's scenting ability than detecting skin rafts.