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    Scent killer and mosquito repellent

    Just curios what you guys use for both mosquitos and a scent killer. Where I live, the mosquitos AIN'T no joke. Worst I've seen in a long time. I use a thermacell but I'm not sure if the deer can smell it or not.

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    I use the wind for scent control and permethrin for chiggars/mosquitos. Play the wind right and the thermocell will be fine.
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    I never bothered with scent killer. I am old school when it comes to hunting. I loved bow hunting but hated dealing with the heat and the bugs. I actually did most my bow hunting well into gun season.
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    Mix equal parts actual vanilla extract and distilled water into a pump spray bottle,shake well and apply before going into woods and again when you set up.Definitely keeps mosquitos away as I've used the same for night fishing many times,has a pleasant scent that could also work as a cover scent/attractant.

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    I use 100% deet. a dab on my ears and a dab around my forehead, which is the only 2 exposed places. everything else I do is dictated by the wind.
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    Wind direction is the only effective scent control there is for deer hunting. For the bugs I pre treat my clothes with permetherin or wear Sitka equinox guard clothing, use a therma cell, and ranger spray on exposed skin. Since I started with this strategy a couple years ago, I have been tick, chigger and bug free. Only a couple mosquito bites on skin that wasn't treated or covered like around my eyes.
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    Spray all my stuff with Permethrin before season starts.
    I also use Dead down wind scent killer. Seems to work ok from what I can tell.

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    Thermacell!
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    Here in the south we have a ton of Stick Weed or Southern Crownbeard. It's just a weed that takes over pasture areas. I always put a bunch of leaves from this into my trash bag of hunting clothes.
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