Thermals ..... Do they play a part in your hunt???
07-21-2008, 10:43 AM
#21
Boone & Crockett
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RE: Thermals ..... Do they play a part in your hunt???
The downward moving exterior is caused by colder air being displaced at the thermal top.
This is the part I wonder about, being we are sitting for 3+ hours, does are scent come back down?
Being Rob is on the move for Elk I understand, but we have very little wind in the mornings.
Can someone tell me as my scent rises an hour later it's not going to get pushed back down? Again I don't know
07-21-2008, 10:51 AM
#22
Dominant Buck
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RE: Thermals ..... Do they play a part in your hunt???
Yeah Jim......we have a lot of "deer"......but the ones I'm REALLY interested in hunting number fewer than you can count on your index fingers, usually
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Good luck this fall.
.Good luck this fall.
07-21-2008, 10:57 AM
#23
Giant Nontypical
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Location: Central Minnesota
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RE: Thermals ..... Do they play a part in your hunt???
I think thermals are much more accurate in the mountains then they are in a flatter area of land. Temp change is much geater in the mountains.
07-21-2008, 10:58 AM
#24
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jan 2005
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RE: Thermals ..... Do they play a part in your hunt???
I have probably done myself a disservice by not shooting any does for years.Now I have some very old does that catch on real quick when I slip up.[
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It nothing for them to stay outta sight and snort at me for an hour,[:@]they seem to have a knack for finding me ,even while I'mdoing my bestto hide from them.
I hate olddoe's .[:'(]
]It nothing for them to stay outta sight and snort at me for an hour,[:@]they seem to have a knack for finding me ,even while I'mdoing my bestto hide from them.
I hate olddoe's .[:'(]
07-21-2008, 10:58 AM
#25
Nontypical Buck
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RE: Thermals ..... Do they play a part in your hunt???
ORIGINAL: bawanajim
Lowbarometric pressure could cause your moisture laden scent to actually be pushed to the ground.
Lowbarometric pressure could cause your moisture laden scent to actually be pushed to the ground.
07-21-2008, 11:01 AM
#26
Giant Nontypical
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RE: Thermals ..... Do they play a part in your hunt???
ORIGINAL: Germ
As that air moves down, does it push are scent down?
This is the part I wonder about, being we are sitting for 3+ hours, does are scent come back down?
Being Rob is on the move for Elk I understand, but we have very little wind in the mornings.
Can someone tell me as my scent rises an hour later it's not going to get pushed back down? Again I don't know
The downward moving exterior is caused by colder air being displaced at the thermal top.
This is the part I wonder about, being we are sitting for 3+ hours, does are scent come back down?
Being Rob is on the move for Elk I understand, but we have very little wind in the mornings.
Can someone tell me as my scent rises an hour later it's not going to get pushed back down? Again I don't know
Bottom line .... your scent will follow the thermals .... does that answer your question?
07-21-2008, 11:17 AM
#28
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Sep 2005
Location: Michigan/Ohio
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RE: Thermals ..... Do they play a part in your hunt???
ORIGINAL: PreacherTony
Thermals effect an animal’s ability to detect human odor. Thermals are determined by the temperature and stability of air. If the air that is lifted is warmer than the surrounding air, it will be less dense and rise. This scenario occurs typically during morning hours. If the air that is lifted is cooler than the surrounding air, it will be more dense, and fall to the earth. This scenario occurs typically during evening hours. In short, air is attracted to the heat source. At night air is drawn to the earth, as the soil is warmer than the darkened sky. During the morning hours air is drawn to the sun, or heat source. Hunt strategies are difficult to implement based solely upon thermals, however when the opportunity presents itself the results can be advantageous.
Bottom line .... your scent will follow the thermals .... does that answer your question?
ORIGINAL: Germ
As that air moves down, does it push are scent down?
This is the part I wonder about, being we are sitting for 3+ hours, does are scent come back down?
Being Rob is on the move for Elk I understand, but we have very little wind in the mornings.
Can someone tell me as my scent rises an hour later it's not going to get pushed back down? Again I don't know
The downward moving exterior is caused by colder air being displaced at the thermal top.
This is the part I wonder about, being we are sitting for 3+ hours, does are scent come back down?
Being Rob is on the move for Elk I understand, but we have very little wind in the mornings.
Can someone tell me as my scent rises an hour later it's not going to get pushed back down? Again I don't know
Bottom line .... your scent will follow the thermals .... does that answer your question?
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07-21-2008, 11:19 AM
#29
Giant Nontypical
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RE: Thermals ..... Do they play a part in your hunt???
