Mesh “bug” suits and chemical repellents are necessities that turn muzzleloader hunts in southeastern North Carolina into good experiences.
The ThermaCELL is a staple. The device operates on a butane gas cartridge, which heats a metal element with the flip of a self-igniter. The element heats a felt wafer impregnated with insect repellent, issuing a vapor trail that shoos mosquitoes from an area as large as 20 feet square. It is much less detectible to a deer’s nose than an aerosol repellent.
Spraying clothing with Permethrin tick repellent kills ticks that crawl along six inches of treated fabric. Once dry, Permethrin-based products are odorless and remain effective through at least six washings.
Hunter Monroe Cooke of WInnabow sprays down with Avon Skin So Soft Bug Guard IR353 Plus Expedition to keep mosquitoes away when he is setting up his stands.
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