Ripnbst
FNG
Ok everyone, brand new member here. Went elk hunting out in Colorado once last year and I am hooked. I am going Mule Deer hunting in Wyoming this year with a buddy who is also a RS member.
Been into firearms since I turned 21 and I am an adult onset hunter with a very recent foray into Bow huting. So, please forgive my ignorance but I have to ask to learn right?
I hear people talk about "thermals" all the time. What's the deal? When it increases in temperature then your scent will likely be pulled up a hill? My thinking here is things tend to rise or expand when warming so is the same true with scent? If it cools down then your scent will fall downward into a canyon or draw?
I am just guessing here based on the context that I've heard it talked about in and generally what I understand about the world. Any further explanation or clarification anyone can offer would be much appreciated. Also, just like you play the wind in your approach to game how would one "Play the thermals" in taking them into account in how you'd approach game?
TIA - Ripnbst
Been into firearms since I turned 21 and I am an adult onset hunter with a very recent foray into Bow huting. So, please forgive my ignorance but I have to ask to learn right?
I hear people talk about "thermals" all the time. What's the deal? When it increases in temperature then your scent will likely be pulled up a hill? My thinking here is things tend to rise or expand when warming so is the same true with scent? If it cools down then your scent will fall downward into a canyon or draw?
I am just guessing here based on the context that I've heard it talked about in and generally what I understand about the world. Any further explanation or clarification anyone can offer would be much appreciated. Also, just like you play the wind in your approach to game how would one "Play the thermals" in taking them into account in how you'd approach game?
TIA - Ripnbst