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sailordad:
--- Quote from: recurve shooter on August 14, 2009, 11:40:24 pm ---pappy, i soaked myself in deet before i went, and im not alergic to anything out there, so it worked ok for me. dont like saw briers though.
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i wouldnt be doing that to often directly on your skin
deet is known to cause cancer,excellent for bug protection but still not very healthy on your skin
i use deet,but only on my clothes.when i hunt the only bug protection i use is my thermacel.
this year i am going to try the new thermacel scent pads
recurve shooter:
--- Quote from: sailordad on August 15, 2009, 09:37:16 am ---
--- Quote from: recurve shooter on August 14, 2009, 11:40:24 pm ---pappy, i soaked myself in deet before i went, and im not alergic to anything out there, so it worked ok for me. dont like saw briers though.
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i wouldnt be doing that to often directly on your skin
deet is known to cause cancer,excellent for bug protection but still not very healthy on your skin
i use deet,but only on my clothes.when i hunt the only bug protection i use is my thermacel.
this year i am going to try the new thermacel scent pads
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huh. i didnt know that. i got to get one of them thermacels before season.
sailordad:
ya i figured you probably didnt know about the cancer thing with deet
you can get them at most sporting good stores for under $20,have seen them for as little as $14.99
i wont hunt without my thermacell,odor free keeps the skeeters at bay,and they have new scent pads you can use
during deer season.from what i have read they have doe in estrus and other scents too.
so i am giving them a try this year,still think its gonna be hard to beat my old way off scenting
i keep a couple of acorn scent wafers in my blind bag,along with one doe in estrus wafer
usually by fall it stinks so bad like acorns and does,the bucks are tripping over themselves to get to me ;D
not that i have ever really been that much of a deer hunter,my youngest got me into it about 5 years ago.
Pat B:
I sometimes use a thermocell too but they make vapors of a chemical that repels bugs. You are breathing those vapors even though you can't smell them.
sailordad:
--- Quote from: Pat B on August 16, 2009, 11:53:40 am ---I sometimes use a thermocell too but they make vapors of a chemical that repels bugs. You are breathing those vapors even though you can't smell them.
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the regular pads are supposed to be citronela,when i use them in my blind all the windows are open and it vents quit well
usually use them when doing stalk type hunting,or just sitting in the woods waiting on them.
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