Odor control and prevailing winds are of importance to a successful outing. Mostly for big-game hunters and predator hunters who are concerned with the wind direction and odors. Unfortunately, many trappers do not associate wind direction and odor control with running a successful trapline.
Raccoon, beaver, muskrat and mink trappers do not have a lot of concern when it comes to wind and odor. These furbearers could care less if a human was present a couple of hours prior to their arrival. It is the canines that will think twice before approaching a set that is saturated with human smells.
There are several precautions that can be taken by the trapper to reduce the amount of odor left behind at a set. These will never eliminate all of the odors, but they will certainly help.
A canine’s nose is 4,000 times more powerful than a human’s. It would be
