I have recently started using this to monitor my scent zones. I really like it and I like how you can check the scent zone by the hour and see how it changes. My question is this: I would asume that the scent cone is where your scent will be detected by the deer. Am I right on this one?
I had no idea what you were talking about at first, so I googled it. It looks pretty cool. And I would think that you are correct in your assumption.
Not down to the exact trees and not using gps. I do know my land well enough to be able to look at the arial map and put the locations in from there. I am probably within 30 feet of where it is if not closer in most stand locations. I live on my land so every spare minute I get I am scouting and just enjoying the land God gave me.
I am hoping it does. Last year I just hunted what ever stand I wanted to and had no concern about wind. I did not really know the importance of hunting the wind. This year I will be using this system to help me decide the morning before what stand to hunt and what times I can effectively hunt them. You can see the scent cone by the hour for two days out. Since wind, location of stands and scent control is so important and the only thing i knew about last season was scent control maybe I will triple what I harvested last year. 6 this year would be really nice.
I will also throw in here that the terrain can affect the wind. I highly doubt that scoutlook takes into consideration swirling winds due to creek bottoms or high ridges, so be careful that you dont rely solely on scoutlook. But a pretty nice tool indeed.
I am not sure about swirling winds but, I have noticed one of the stands that has a big elevation change near it is usually different than the others and it changes more drastically and more often. It seems like it does have an effect with the elevations being different.
You should also take into account thermals. You can find many articles that address it. http://www.huntwashingtonstate.com/HWS/scent.htm
