Beating the Midgies

FISMA

Lads,
Have you any lessons learned or advice to beat the midgies both in the field and for hanging meat in the garages?

Was out the other day sussing out for the 1st and was eaten by the midgies. Pointless keeping the clothes in the bags with a bit of charcoal if you're going to use bug spray.:pac: I can only imagine how far off the deer could smell that.

Anyone using or recommend a face mask? Any home remedies or solutions?

Also, I usually take my game when its colder and don't have to worry about the midgies. What do you use to cover the meat when the flies are about. Anyone use those gauze type butcher bags?

Finally, what's your preference for skinning: same day as cull, three days later, or other?

Thanks

tfox

Avon Skin So Soft. scottish hill stalkers swear by it f
to kep away the midges !! And you aint seen midges till you spent a morning on the hillside of the highlands !!

Wicklowrider

Used a woman's stocking ala bankrobber, just be careful you aren't mistaken for one by the ERU!

tfox

Wicklowrider wrote: »

Used a woman's stocking ala bankrobber, just be careful you aren't mistaken for one by the ERU!

Sounds a bit kinky to me

CJhaughey

You can buy midge nets cheaply in most outdoor shops, they are usually called No-see-um nets and are less than €10, best used over a wide brimmed hat.
Midges while uncomfortable are not as bad as ticks which have the potential to ruin your life.

johngalway

tfox wrote: »

Avon Skin So Soft. scottish hill stalkers swear by it f
to kep away the midges !! And you aint seen midges till you spent a morning on the hillside of the highlands !!

You want to get the Forest Fresh one in the Green bottle. I would also make sure it's a newly made batch. I had mixed results with it, but the ingredient which deters midges may have "gone off" or they got used to it, which I don't know.

Repel 100 is good stuff, but nasty in a few ways. Do not get it near your mouth :eek:

johngalway

CJhaughey wrote: »

You can buy midge nets cheaply in most outdoor shops, they are usually called No-see-um nets and are less than €10, best used over a wide brimmed hat.
Midges while uncomfortable are not as bad as ticks which have the potential to ruin your life.

Too true CJ, my girlfriend got lymes disease, caught it in time thankfully but by God it's a nasty dose.

landkeeper

jungle formula splash it on all over henry

Tackleberrywho

DEET is the only preventer or a mozzie net all over teh head.

I have both, midgies bring me out in lumps

kildare.17hmr

I used to suffer real bad with the feckers untill a mate from work came back from NY on a holiday with some garlic tablets. He was getting eaten alive over there and went into a chemist and was given these things and they worked a treat. I have been usin them ever since and dont think iv been biten by anything while taking them, i used to wake up every mornin destroyed in bites as i sleep with the window open in the summer.
The ones i take are sona oderless garlic capsuals, €5 for a pack of 60, they are for your circulation but work great for bugs 2!

Grizzly 45

tfox wrote: »

Avon Skin So Soft. scottish hill stalkers swear by it f
to kep away the midges !! And you aint seen midges till you spent a morning on the hillside of the highlands !!

Concur 100% Have used this all this "summer" when working outside.Usually I'm a walking banquet for mossies,horseflies,ticks,black flies,fleas and any other feckin biting insect we have here.:mad:
Not this time..Only two disadvantages to it..You smell rather gay from it,and if you sweat,getting it in your eyes isnt much fun.So you need to reapply.Still you get a lovely smooth skin from it.:o:D

diveshark

Tackleberrywho wrote: »

DEET is the only preventer or a mozzie net all over teh head.

I have both, midgies bring me out in lumps

I'll second Tack's statement!
100% Deet will stop those feckers!
Its hard on the skin keep away form mouth and eyes!, you can buy 50% 70% versions of it.

CJhaughey

Deet is pretty nasty stuff, I used some on my face and found my cheekweld to my stock was literally that! The varnish on the stock was dissolving on contact with the deet.
I have also had sunglasses get very sticky from contact with deet and lots of nylon stuff doesn't like it.

Tackleberrywho

CJhaughey wrote: »

Deet is pretty nasty stuff, I used some on my face and found my cheekweld to my stock was literally that! The varnish on the stock was dissolving on contact with the deet.
I have also had sunglasses get very sticky from contact with deet and lots of nylon stuff doesn't like it.

I spent several wet summer nights under the stars and if it were not for my Mozzie net and Deet I would have gone mad.

But yes it is nasty stuff if ingested or gets into eyes, a midgie can do nasty stuff too if it bites you in the eyelid!.

Mozzy need is best, but can be very warm as you are creating an air blanket around your head