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Mosquitoes!
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11/03/08 03:58 PM
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Koenig
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Hey what is a good way to keep the mosquitoes off? Anyone use the thermocell thing or scentless bug spray?
never trust a man that rents pigs....
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: Koenig]
#472539
11/03/08 04:26 PM
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ovalohunter
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Thermacell....Don't go to the blind without it!!!
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: ovalohunter]
#472540
11/03/08 04:44 PM
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psycho0819
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Thermacell....Don't go to the blind without it!!!
Yep, they work!
Jay
Tolerance is the virtue of a man without conviction.
The end of the world began the day it was created, and life is a sexually transmitted terminal disease.
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: psycho0819]
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11/03/08 04:57 PM
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mightyp
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thermacell works wonders...
It's still "we the people", right?
"If it bleeds, we can kill it."
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: mightyp]
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11/03/08 05:03 PM
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Koenig
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never trust a man that rents pigs....
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: Koenig]
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11/03/08 05:04 PM
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WhiteTales
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I swear by my Thermacell. I went out to bow hunt around mid October and set up in this spot that was infested with mosquitoes. The were all over me while I was setting my pop up blind up. Once I got it set up, there were quite a few inside of the blind. I turned on the Thermacell and left the zipper open at the top of the door in back. Within about 5 minutes, all the mosquitoes were gone.
We also use it on the back porch and you will see mosquitoes flying at you and then they just veer off when they get within its range. They work great.
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: WhiteTales]
#472544
11/03/08 05:08 PM
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WhiteTales
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I'm not sure if the regular Thermacell pads will affect the deer, but I have seen recently that they make some of the pads with a fresh earth scent that they advertise as a cover scent.
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: WhiteTales]
#472545
11/03/08 05:20 PM
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BMowatt
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Agree with all above, get a Thermacell, also the earth scent are just cover scent not repelant.
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: BMowatt]
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11/03/08 06:21 PM
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Koenig
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never trust a man that rents pigs....
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: Koenig]
#472547
11/04/08 12:22 AM
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CypertJ
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just the plain ol' thermacell
You can kill a fly with a sledgehammer.
But do you really need to son?
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: CypertJ]
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11/04/08 12:26 AM
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DFWPI
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thermacell saturday afternoon, kept nats and skeeters away
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: DFWPI]
#472549
11/04/08 12:40 AM
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jdickey
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Use SAWYERS INSECT REPELLENT. It is an odorless cream that the military uses, and is highly effective for hours. No batteries, no holders, nothing to lug around, drop, or sit on!
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: jdickey]
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11/04/08 01:59 AM
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AdgerC15
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Conservation means development as much as it does protection. - Theodore Roosevelt
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: AdgerC15]
#472551
11/04/08 02:23 AM
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Smoker1
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I haven't tried Thermacell, but probably will now! Until then, No Stinkin Bugs has done the trick for me for years!
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Re: Mosquitoes!
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11/04/08 03:39 AM
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Nathan at Fork
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After reading this, Ill be buying a thermacell this week. Got ate up last weekend and was forced to use OFF to save myself.
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: ovalohunter]
#472553
11/04/08 04:08 AM
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TXBowhunter1
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Quote:
Thermacell....Don't go to the blind without it!!!
been using one for a few years now. stays in my back pack. its loud to start it, so i turn it on as soon as i get in the stand and set it under me. i use it all though bow season.
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: TxonMyMind]
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11/04/08 10:55 AM
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Danny
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Thermacell. I saw at Academy that they are selling doe in estrus as well as the earth cover scent.
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: Danny]
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11/04/08 11:10 AM
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Hoytman
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Thermacell works great on skeeters but dont let anybody tell you its oderless cause you can smell it and it smokes a little. Does it spook game? I think so but alot of guys swear by em and the choice of gettin eaton alive or thermacell aint much of a choice.
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: Hoytman]
#472557
11/04/08 11:23 AM
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Big Orn
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I agree with Hoytman - they do smoke (you can see the smoke) and it's not really "odorless". I have one and it works great. I don't know the repercussions of using it in a completely closed space, but per the directions, it says not to.
I have talked to several hunters that say deer don't pay attention to it - whether they actually "smell" it or not - I don't know.
I vote Thermocell.
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: Koenig]
#472558
11/06/08 01:24 PM
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BYPATHofNIGHT
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I've used my Thermocell for hog and deer hunting and have never been "busted" because of it. I'm certain they can smell the thing if down wind, but it is not a smell that seems to bother them.
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: BYPATHofNIGHT]
#472559
11/06/08 09:35 PM
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huntnfishtx
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Chew on match heads... Works for me
They don't put the word "eat" in "meat" for nothin you hippie
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: huntnfishtx]
#472560
11/06/08 10:29 PM
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Nathan at Fork
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I just bought a thermacell and will be using it this weekend. I wonder if it will keep away the lady bug swarms as well if they come back.
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: Nathan at Fork]
#472561
11/07/08 01:42 AM
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REM788
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I have seen deer using the earth scent and the regular. They are freaking awesome. About 5 minutes after it is on I never see another mosquito.
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Re: Mosquitoes!
[Re: REM788]
#472562
11/07/08 04:05 AM
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JR
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Wow. I guess we have a winner here. Thermocell. I have one and don't leave camp without it. That reminds me, I'm out of butane. Note to self.....
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