Bow Hunting and Mosquitos

[brn2ryd]

How are you guys dealing with Mosquitoes while bow hunting? I can't walk in the woods, let alone sit in a treestand without being absolutely swarmed.
To keep the scent down, I have't been using bug spay. And if I layer up, I overheat. If i head up and out of the timber, all i run into is grizzly.
It really put a damper on this years spring bear hunt.
Any tips?

[RackStar]

https://www.canadiantire.ca/en/pdp/t...-0754640p.html

[brn2ryd]

Thanks,
ive heard of those before but didn’t realize they were odourless. I’ll give that a try.

[J_T]

My rule of thumb, if I'm in bug country, I'm not in the immediate area of elk. The elk hate being pestered by bugs. If they have the option, theyll move to a location, cooler, better air flow etc, to get out of the bugs.
Never have an issue with bugs during elk hunt.
Hunt elk where you find them.

[Jagermeister]

My rule of thumb, if I'm in bug country, I'm not in the immediate area of elk. The elk hate being pestered by bugs. If they have the option, theyll move to a location, cooler, better air flow etc, to get out of the bugs.
Never have an issue with bugs during elk hunt.
Hunt elk where you find them.

Now this is sound advice, heed it! Thermacells make a noise, you probably can only faintly hear it, but it's likely screaming in the ears of deer, elk and moose.

[Bubbacanuck]

Now this is sound advice, heed it! Thermacells make a noise, you probably can only faintly hear it, but it's likely screaming in the ears of deer, elk and moose.

The newer version of the Thermacell is quieter when igniting, but I ignite mine before I even leave the truck. I haven't had an issue with game hearing the thermacell. Took a turkey this spring with my thermacell running the whole time; I had elk & deer within 5 feet of me for hours.

[Huevos]

x2 for the thermacell. Tried, tested, and proven at least in spring bear. I've never used it in the fall. I should say that this only works if you are stationary. It takes anwhere from 5 to 15 minutes to build up an area around you.

[Danny_29]

I'm very interested in this thread. I go back to Manitoba every year for the first week of archery trying to get a velvet buck. The mosquitos are horrendous...I'll try any and all suggestions and report back after field tests.

[acal57]

Thermocell. Can confirm it works. Used it for years in ON turkey woods. Works just as well out here.

[whitlers]

You can buy odorless bug spray. I think I got my bottle at wholesale sports before they closed down. Works good.