Abstract A portable scent detection system for moving air from a search area to an animals nose that can include a hand-held pickup for collecting air from a target area, an air moving unit containing at least one fan, a return hose coupled between the pickup and the air moving unit, and a scent presentation device worn on the animals head with a one or more presentation ports near the animals nose. The preferred animal is a dog however, any animal which can be trained to indicate detection of a target scent can be used. The air moving unit can be contained in a waist or backpack for ease in use. A system of hoses normally can be run between the pickup device and the air moving unit and between the air moving unit and the scent presentation device. Fig 1
