Disclosed herein is a scent carrying projectile comprising a scented portion made of a scent-carrying substance and a unscented portion, adjacent to said scented portion, said unscented portion made of an unscented substance. The scent carrying projectile can include a front conically shaped portion, a middle cylindrically shaped portion, adjacent to the front conically shaped portion, and an end cylindrical portion, adjacent to the middle cylindrical portion, wherein said front and middle portions are made of a scent-carrying substance, and further wherein said end cylindrical portion is made of an unscented substance. Further disclosed herein is a collapsible scent distributing airgun, a method of manufacturing a scented projectile, and a method of operating an collapsible scent distributing airgun with a scented projectile.
