Scent Tracking App for Hunters: How Thermal Lab Pro Works

By Jake Roberts, retired Green Beret and founder of Wayward Ridge

Thermal Lab Pro is a hunting app that tracks scent in any weather. It combines live weather data with thermals on real terrain. It estimates what scent does at any spot, every minute of the day. It is a precision tool applied to air no one can see, so every result is an estimate. Always check the air in the field.

Thermals are hard to picture from a forecast or a description. Watching the air move across a piece of ground makes them easier to understand.

Scent from one spot, minute by minute, on real terrain.

What the scent tracking app shows

Scent on your own ground. Drop a pin on a property, place a marker and see where scent goes.
Every minute of the day. Move through the day and see when a spot switches in the morning and evening.
Live weather. Forecast wind and gusts, cloud cover, sun and shade all feed into the view. Rain and storm warnings show on screen.
Real terrain. Ridges, draws, benches, timber and moving water all change how air moves. The app uses the real shape of the ground.
Fresh cuts and clearings. When timber gets cut, paint it as open ground and see how scent changes.

App screen of a timbered hillside before a cut is marked, with the stand's scent held low — Mark a fresh cut as open ground. Open ground heats faster, so scent rises sooner.

The same hillside after the cut is painted as open ground, with the stand's scent lifting earlier — Mark a fresh cut as open ground. Open ground heats faster, so scent rises sooner.

Features for whitetail and elk hunting

Spots for stands, blinds and glassing. Save the places you hunt. Each spot has its own scent plume that turns on or off.

Whitetail and elk. It works the same in hill-country draws, creek bottoms and big mountain basins.

Share with a hunting partner. Send a saved property to someone you hunt with.

Works with your mapping app. Keep your current map app for property lines and tracks. Thermal Lab Pro shows what the air and scent are doing.

Free and Pro plans

Free: 1 Spot a day.
Pro: up to 20 properties with unlimited spots. $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial. Cancel anytime.

It runs in a web browser and installs on a phone's home screen in about 30 seconds. Android app: Get it on Google Play.

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FAQ

Is there an app that tracks hunting scent?

Yes. Thermal Lab Pro shows rising and sinking air and where scent goes on real hunting ground, minute by minute.

How is this different from a wind app?

A wind app shows the forecast for an area. Thermal Lab Pro adds what the air does on each slope as the ground warms and cools, combined with the forecast.

Does it work for elk hunting?

Yes. It works on mountain terrain the same way it works in whitetail country.

Is Thermal Lab Pro free?

There is a free plan with 1 Spot a day. Pro is $4.99 a month or $29.99 a year, with a 7-day free trial.

Does it replace onX or other mapping apps?

No. It works alongside the mapping app you already use.

Estimates only. Always confirm conditions in the field.