Boy they got a hold of me this weekend! I put off on(heavy) and wear my rubber boats....they always get me around the waist line! What are the secrets if any??? I pull them off every time I get back from lease ..

Long sleeves tucked in and buttoned up with jeans pulled over the top of 17" snake boots. Haven't found a tick on me yet this summer.

Dont go hunting until it gets cold! Just kidding I dont know if there's a 100% way to get around the turds!

Ya need a flea and tick belt, not the collar.

we have never had problems with chiggers or ticks. the skeeters almost carried us off this weekend though. i am still itchin. i wont be goin to the stand without my thermocell again.

i have heard that a dab of motor oil keeps them off, never used it myself but thats what my grandad used to tell me.

Thermocell whip ars!

http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/arthopo/chiggers/
Good article.
SULPHUR does the trick. Only thing that has worked for me.

Thanks man! Great link!! I am going to the CVS tomm. That was very informative...42 degrees is what I am waiting on! That is the temp that kills all Chiggers!

Got mine from feed store. 5# bag $5
Pour it in a old sock tie off open end use it to dust with.

Ok, please no pics on this topic.

:-)

Who told you 42 degrees kills chiggers? I think you got some bad info. They got me on the nads the last weekend of the season last year,jan 3rd.

Use SAWYERS insect repellant cream and permetherine spray. Great stuff and is what the military uses.

use the high end deet sprays. they work just fine. i was using the deet and my brother was using sulpher on a recent dove trip, and my brother got hammered by the little monsters.

Where do you get the Sawyers or the high end deet?
The above post SWAMP:
Chiggers are affected by temperature. They are most active in afternoons, and when the ground temperature is between 77 and 86 degrees. Chiggers become completely inactive when substrate temperatures fall below 60 degrees; temperature below 42 degrees will kill the chigger species that bite us.

so how bad do the deet,sawyers,or sulphur bother the deer when trying to sneek within bow range. Which is the least likely to spook deer?

I used an entire bottle of OFF during every hunt...I dont think they gave a chit! Next time you leave your hunting spot..spray a little around the area! I was 20+ ft in the air though!

SULPHUR has always did it for me. I put it into a sock and dust it on me. As far as the deer and hogs I have never had an issues with it.

WHERE CAN I BUY SULPHUR OR SAWYER?

Have not heard of SAWYER, but sulpher can be bought at any pharmacy. I bought some at WalMart. Worked great for Missouri ticks. I introduced it to my Boy Scout troop. Now it is on the list of things to pack when we go on trips or summer camp. Like many have said - put some in an old tube sock & powder down before going out. I keep mine in a ziplock bag in my backpack / fanny pack for use during the day.

Get Sawyers at most ACADEMY stores! Usually in the CAMPING SECTION!