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Mosquitoes

Posted By: chrswr

Mosquitoes - 09/26/18 08:20 PM

Anything that you guys use to keep em off while hunting that the smell wont spook deer????
Posted By: sqiggy

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/26/18 08:23 PM

Thermacell!!!
Posted By: Pope&Young

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/26/18 08:27 PM

Originally Posted By: sqiggy
Thermacell!!!


X2
Posted By: Greg Z

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/26/18 09:10 PM

Originally Posted By: sqiggy
Thermacell!!!
Originally Posted By: sqiggy
Thermacell!!!


x3
Posted By: SenkoSamurai

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/26/18 09:12 PM

x4
Posted By: soonersorlaters

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/26/18 09:29 PM

x5

You can also get some Permethrin and spray your boots / hunting clothes and allow product to dry. It has @ 6 week effectiveness and will even retain the product through a couple of wash cycles. NOT for skin application but the thermacell will help with that. Scent free once dry.

This
Posted By: SherpaPhil

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/26/18 09:47 PM

x6
Posted By: ZK-315

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/26/18 10:00 PM

x7
Posted By: Gumbeaux

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/26/18 10:21 PM

I'm in.

x8

Just got a holster and more butane and wafers for mine today from Amazon.
Posted By: Smokey Bear

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/26/18 10:32 PM

Originally Posted By: chrswr
Anything that you guys use to keep em off while hunting that the smell wont spook deer????


Thermacell is the ticket. I wouldn't worry too much about the smell. If the deer can smell your mosquito repellent they can also smell you....
Posted By: Bigfoot

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/26/18 10:49 PM

x9

i use mine for work golf fish range and hunt
Posted By: Texas Dan

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/26/18 10:50 PM

You can put me in that group that touts the value of a Thermacell. I just hope breathing that stuff while sitting in a ground blind or in a tree stand doesn’t one day make my skin turn green.
Posted By: salth2o

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/26/18 10:55 PM

X's 11

It works.
Posted By: skinnerback

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/27/18 12:03 AM

Originally Posted By: sqiggy
Thermacell!!!
Posted By: rickym

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/27/18 12:46 AM

Originally Posted By: skinnerback
Originally Posted By: sqiggy
Thermacell!!!


Have you gotten the idea yet?
Posted By: GLC

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/27/18 12:51 AM

Thermocell for sure
Posted By: RattlesnakeDan

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/27/18 02:05 AM

I am one of those who has never used a Thermacell...seems like a gimmick but apparently it works according to everyone here.
Posted By: skinnerback

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/27/18 03:44 AM

Originally Posted By: RattlesnakeDan
I am one of those who has never used a Thermacell...seems like a gimmick but apparently it works according to everyone here.


No gimmick. We got 22" of rain last weekend, water everywhere and thousands of BIG mosquitos trying to get in the house. Open & close front door, and there's 10-15 or more that made it in with you. Add 4 kids doing the same thing and I damn near grabbed my shotgun, many are the size of quarters. Engage Thermacell, set outside by front door, no more skeeters coming in unless attached.
Posted By: chrswr

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/27/18 08:44 PM

Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo,

We are saying I should get a thermacel. Got it. Thanks!
Posted By: chrswr

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/27/18 08:47 PM

This one..............?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B004ASNM9O/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1
Posted By: PMK

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/27/18 08:53 PM

do those work on gnats? I used to have one of the earlier models that I used while dove hunting but didn't seem to put a dent in gnats.
Posted By: soonersorlaters

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/27/18 09:12 PM



Yep. I'd recommend one of these as well so you can store extra butane and pads. It also has a clip on the back. If in a pop up blind, I clip it to the edge of the window. If in a tree, I clip it to my backpack. I don't have the camo version but it looks nice. Holder

Go ahead and order some pad/butane refills while you're on Amazon. They make pads that have the fresh earth scent impregnated in them as well that I like.
Posted By: major_74

Re: Mosquitoes - 09/30/18 08:59 PM

Thermacell flehan
Posted By: Ranch Dog

Re: Mosquitoes - 10/01/18 12:03 PM

Just bought one for my dog!
Posted By: Jimbo

Re: Mosquitoes - 10/01/18 12:48 PM

Originally Posted By: PMK
do those work on gnats? I used to have one of the earlier models that I used while dove hunting but didn't seem to put a dent in gnats.


They work on anything!
They will run even you out of a popup if you don't ventilate it.
Posted By: Jimbo

Re: Mosquitoes - 10/01/18 12:52 PM

Originally Posted By: RattlesnakeDan
I am one of those who has never used a Thermacell...seems like a gimmick but apparently it works according to everyone here.


Those who say it's a gimmick as you say, have never used one.
To test if it's a gimmick or not, buy one, go out into the woods in a totally skeeter infested area and don't turn it on yet....Wait until you are covered in bites and can't open your eyes without the skeeters trying to feed on your eyelids...Now, turn on the Thermacell and you'll be a believer in this gimmick from then on.
Will it block every one of them brom biting?...Out in an open environment with a slight breeze probably not, but you may get one to buzz around a little, but turn it off like mentioned above you you'll understand the rave reviews.
Posted By: foodieguy

Re: Mosquitoes - 10/04/18 03:33 AM

Not a gimmick, they are the real deal.
Posted By: BubRay

Re: Mosquitoes - 10/04/18 10:37 AM

Originally Posted By: foodieguy
Not a gimmick, they are the real deal.
Posted By: decook

Re: Mosquitoes - 10/04/18 11:01 AM

Here's a similar test. Go into the east texas woods. Turn it on right away. When you get board and want to swat skeeters, turn it off. You can marvel at how fast they come.
Posted By: happydaddy2

Re: Mosquitoes - 10/08/18 02:35 PM

i don't use anything. Mosqis can bite someone thats always on the move.
Posted By: Jimbo

Re: Mosquitoes - 10/12/18 01:04 PM

Originally Posted By: happydaddy2
i don't use anything. Mosqis can bite someone thats always on the move.


roflmao
Posted By: chrswr

Re: Mosquitoes - 10/12/18 03:46 PM

Well Thanks guys. I bought one. Used it last weekend.....WOW, no mosquito! It really works....

I watched one or two fly into the popup, and right back out......
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