Hunters, can you tell me if my scanner will pick up dropped items/trophies (ie from a few squares away in scanner range) OR do I have to move to the square I killed them in and then they appear?
I killed a squad of Nunas and got a Claw drop, first creatures I killed in months. I think it depends on what creatures you are hunting and how many of them are in the squad, things that go alone I'd imagine they drop little.
All creatures seem to have ~5% chance of dropping a trophy.
Mysterious eggs on the other hand have a decreasing drop rate based on creature size. If it is 5% for tiny creatures expect it to be something much less for huge and colossal creatures.
Just luck. It is indeed 5% across the board, so while you may get a couple in a row, you may also kill for days without seeing anything. The joy of probability. :p