Tracking Bonus due to scent?

[iwatt]

From what I´ve found in th DMG, scent allows to track through smell a Wisdom check DC 10 (-1 for every hour). This does not assume the characetr is aplying any of his relevant tracking knowledge (aka Wilderness Lore ranks). I basically have one question:

When tracking normally (i.e. footprints in mud), what bonus (if any) would you assume scent provides?

Scent is pretty powerful, so I was tthinking it should be a bit more than the generic +2 circumstance bonus the DMG hints at everywere. I´m leaning to a +4 unamed bonus to Wilderness lore checks for quarry which can be tracked through smell.

 

[Kahuna Burger]

Scent is pretty powerful, so I was tthinking it should be a bit more than the generic +2 circumstance bonus the DMG hints at everywere. I´m leaning to a +4 unamed bonus to Wilderness lore checks for quarry which can be tracked through smell.

Dogs receive a +8 bonus to wilderness lore when tracking by scent. Riding dogs, presumedly because they are not as intensivly bred for tracking receive +4. I'd give at least +4 and more depending on how the scent ability was gained and the flavor of the particular race/character having the ability.

Not all noses are alike after all, even if a large number are lumped together as "better than humans".

Kahuna Burger