Behind the Scenes of Truffle Hunting - Pre-Season Prep 

Wonderfull job trufles. For video thanks 🌿🌳🌿

Beautiful background of red poppies. I'm sorry to here things are slow. We are have a record cold and wet spring in Western Washington and North Western Oregon this year while the rest of the country has been very hot. I have heard the upper Midwest has been having a great morel season ( hope I spelled that correctly) but I don't have any truffle contacts yet. ( I understand it's a little difficult to get into a network of folks on truffles because of the competition aspect. But eventually I will with some.) Anyway I'm going to mention something many folks are unaware of or don't consider. The noses of dogs,deer,elk and some other animals are similar in that the exterior of the nose, the part that is black, also contributes to thier ability to smell things. Warm dry heat,probably even cool but dry air lessons the ability of animals with those types of noses to smell. Under those conditions I would made double the effort to water the dog more often, even if they only take a lick or two. Perhaps use a wet washcloth to clean and moisten there nose and face. And teach them to work more slowly ( I know this last part could be difficult, especially the pointers who are so used to covering lots of ground). Another thing is I'm curious how much you cover a given area in relation to air movement. Of course it makes sense to hunt "into" the wind. But even more to move slowly across the wind until the dog picks up the scent THEN hunt up wind to the source of the scent. Birds, truffles what ever your hunting. And remember that air moves not just from a prevailing wind but from thermal air movements. In the early mornings air will be moving down hill. Later when things ( air) warms up it begins to go uphill. Even if you're on the valley floor you will experience this effect at the base of the hills. So if you're not already aware of this ( my apologies if you are and already using that information in your hunt) apply this to help. Done correctly and when you're dogs have been trained to use thermos this way you can cover much more land without having to walk as much. Anyway, have a great day 🌤 😀 🧆🐕🍷

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Hi I need some advice please. After watching your videos I would like to try and train my Young Manchester Terrier to hunt truffles as we live in a area with lots of woodland. You mention using truffle oil to scent a decoy to train the dogs but I was wondering. Is the truffle oil like they sell on Amazon okay to use at it seems most oils are actually Olive oil with truffle added. Will this still work ? Thanks in advance :)