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Is it just my dogs or do we all have the same problem. There are days when my dogs can run wide open with there heads up in the air. On these days the humidly level is around 60% and up with high pressure but I see it more with humidly levels. Is it the humidly or pressure or both or dew point? There are days they can hardly run at all (low humidly low pressure). Is it only my dogs or dose it affect every one? Or do my dogs just have a sorry nose? I will welcome all comments

It's the same here on the East coast in the Maritimes, days that you figure that should be good scenting days... just aren't. They can move the hare but sporatically at a slower pace as the heads are down trailing the scent to get more of it, long checks, many losses. Sometimes I think it's the low pressure more so than the humidity as of late. Low pressure it's hard to get the hare to move. JMO.

You just need to get some dogs























I do to because I have the same problem.
We've had a powder snow on for the last few weeks and makes my dogs looking like idiots. They can still get it done most of the time, but it is slow and ugly while they are doing it.

I read about all these great dogs on the internet, I wish my dogs never had bad days.

We all have those days. I had my two out on hard frozen snow last nite and boy did they look stupid.

It has alot to do with the barometer, I think the highter the better. jmo

I have always heard a falling barometer is better, but there are other factors.
I never pay attention to what the weather is doing because I am going to hunt/run anyways (rain, snow, or shine). The weather will affect how long I stay out.

The best indicator that I have seen I read several years ago on rabbithunting online board.
As you go hunting, look at the smoke coming out of a chimney.
If the smoke is going straigth up in the air, it is going to be tough.
If the smoke is coming out and going level with the chimney, falling, and laying low in the valleys, it is going to be a good day.

So far what I have observed since reading this holds true.

The tough days always seem to be blue bird sunny days, which are usually breezy because it is a high pressure system.

I know barometric pressure has alot to do with scent conditions or seems to in my experience seems like it gets down in th 29 range here tough runnin when its in the low 30s much better. just something I saw a pattern in. I always write down dew pt. Baro. pressure, Temp. and weatehr condition along with how dogs ran. A couple other guys I run with do the same. 2 of them run faster dogs like myself the other run more conservative medium speed stick to the line sort of dogs and they all seem to indicate the same thing. Silver alot of times when the smoke falls to the ground means high humidity and a lower dew pt. not always baro. pressure. JMO

Totally agree on the smoke, Silver Zuk... been watching it for many years..



Went and bought a "weather station" thermometer and started to log pressure, humidity, dew point, wind, etc... quit doing it as I couldn't come up with anything consistently predictable.

Went back to stepping out on the deck and watching what the smoke was doing coming out of the chimney..

Big River -- was typing the last reply so didn't see your entry...

Will revisit the stats using your observations...

thanks for the input

Yes the smoke dose work. I pass by Georgia Pacific on the way to hunt and when the smoke is low it's going to be good.

I agree with evryones veiws. Heres a site I look at, thought maybe we could compare by it and how the smoke goes. Maybe get a tread going.

smoke out of chimney = temprature, conditions and dewpoint

http://as.weatherstudio.com/dp/weather? ... JNRk88MBw=