Scents- Cold vs. Hot

[lungdeflator]

Seeing the recent development of heated scents has caused me to wonder if the same goes for human scent? Is our human scent more prevalent in warmer (early season), than it is in colder(Late Season)?

[HC Eye Hunter]

YES, without a doubt. The colder the air the more dense the air becomes making any scent less likely to carry for any distance. I have been out bowhunting in -30 and the scent, in most cases does not travel much at all. Back in my trapping days, later in the season the colder it got, the more scent I would have to lay down to hit the noses of the fox. Even with a lot of scent it would never match the effectiveness like early fall .

[lungdeflator]

Ok thats what I was thinking. I worry alot about it late season bowhunting. I like to get dressed in the field, but it is hard to do that and really stay scent free like early season when it is below zero and 5:00 in the morning

[Archerysniper]

Also a deers nose is not as good in colder temps.

[GottaGo]

I could be wrong, but I usually think it has to do with humidity. Warmer temperatures have more water in the air, colder temperatures make the air more dry. The wetter the air the stronger the scent (for example, the forest smells very strongly if you go in it right after a rain shower when everything is still all wet).