Scent Determines A Successful Hunt
THE hunter should constantly check the direction of any wind, since even the slightest breeze can influence whether he enjoys success or failure. Your scent may be non-existent to your own nostrils, but to a game animal it spells danger. More game is spooked by the hunter's scent than any other cause.
A famous English writer once wrote that man scent to any wild animal was "most awful vile." This scribe may not have been an outstanding hunter, but he summed it up succinctly in a few words. Unless the hunter is careful to keep the wind in his favour, he is not going to achieve a very high degree of success.
It is astonishing just how far man scent carries, even on a seemingly still day particularly in mountain country where there always seems to be a faint zephyr at play. You might not be
