What's everyone's experiences with spraying hunting clothes down with permethrin insect spray before the season? Spray once and don't wash until end of season? Thinking about trying it to keep off ticks along with the thermocell for the skeeters. Thanks in advance.
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Me personally, I spray all my clothes down with Permethrin about a week before the season starts and don't wash them until the season is over. Sometimes I'll give my clothes an extra shot mid-season. Overall, Permethrin has been a game changer for me. I haven't found a tick on me since I started using it.
As long as you dilute to no lesser than .07% the clothes can be washed up to around 8-10 times and maintain the treatment. Do it you won't regret it. I spray 38% at 2 oz per gallon in the yard and around the house and the mosquitoes are gone for about a week, and mosquitoes are worse where I live than your house guaranteed, so if you have them bad get some off of eBay and change your Summer. I can go outside at 3am and won't get bit
The last couple seasons I have used a product I actually bought at Wally World and it worked very well. Not a tick in two years! I believe it was made by Sawyer? Spray on your clothes and you are good for 30-40 days. The bottle I have used will cover 2 sets of shirts and pants pretty well.
It works. I usually reapply every couple weeks. Ticks are no joke.
Quote from: MS Turkey Chaser on March 08, 2019, 09:03:55 AM
What's everyone's experiences with spraying hunting clothes down with permethrin insect spray before the season? Spray once and don't wash until end of season? Thinking about trying it to keep off ticks along with the thermocell for the skeeters. Thanks in advance.
Absolutely DO NOT give it a second thought. DO IT !! Wal Mart carries permethrin spray ( I think the brand is Repel ? ). Easy to get, easy to use and as essential a piece of " equipment " as your calls, gun and shells.
Agreed. My local Home Depot has row upon row of Sawyers Permethrin. Like others. I spray my gear including boots, vest, blind, decoy bags and even the seat covers of my truck. Don't take a single chance.
Here's what I use. One good spray down lasts all season. I believe this will be the third season on this size (24 oz).(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190308/dae71aa3dbc37f8dbe5eb9cf3a236114.jpg)
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I don't mean to hijack turkeychasers post but it's the same topic. Can the garments you buy pretreated be trusted??
Don't go in the woods without it...period. Ticks are carrying more diseases then ever and are everywhere. Since we park our butts on the ground and crawl around in the woods we need this protection. Sawyers is one option but I prefer Martins 10% permethrin mix 1 ounce to 20 ounces of water for a .5% solution in a spray bottle. Take everything you hunt in (vest, hat, gloves, mask, pants, shirt, boots) and apply liberally a day or two before hunting. Hang it up and let dry and your good to go. When you wash your clothes, lightly apply again and you will be good through the season. Don't take the chance with Lyme disease, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever and other things associated with ticks. It's not worth the risk. Many on this website can give their testimonies of what ticks have done to them. An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.
Sawyers Permethrin
Use the Permethrin on your clothes and gear every season!!!
It's almost as important as carrying a gun for turkey hunting.
Well you guys have sold me. I will get some of this Sawyer's. I have been using repel purchased at Walmart but have had mixed results. I still pull several ticks off me. The place I hunt can be really bad some years and even the Turkeys are crawling with ticks.
Sawyers all day everyday. I spray everything. No chances. 2 thermacell for mosquitos. Now if I only had something for snakes I would be good
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I use Duration concentrate from Travelers Supply. It is more expensive up front, but in the long run it treats more clothing for less money. Permethrin is freaking magic. It kills ticks, chiggers, & repels mosquitoes. Since I added a ThermaCell, I barely see skeeters. Win/Win!
Jim
I also use the Sawyer's...haven't had a tick on me in the 6 seasons that I've been using it!
Just bought Sawyers at Walmart. Three different sizes and it also comes in a spray can. Wish I had known about this years ago.
I am also a faithful user of Sawyer's, my cousin and I used to shoot lots of 3d together, he never would where anything, long story short tick bite has changed his life and his family's it's a strain of Lyme disease that has all but crippled him several pills a day I wouldn't wish what has happened to him on my worse enemy protect yourself guys!
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Thanks for all the replies. I ordered a bottle of Sawyer's and it should be here by tomorrow, just in time for this weekend :turkey2:
Mixing yourself is way cheaper than sawyers and a bottle of concentrate (10% permethrin) can last several seasons and costs less than one bottle of sawyers (0.5%) that wouldn't last me a full season
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Quote from: catman529 on March 12, 2019, 10:41:51 AM
Mixing yourself is way cheaper than sawyers and a bottle of concentrate (10% permethrin) can last several seasons and costs less than one bottle of sawyers (0.5%) that wouldn't last me a full season
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Might try mixing my own later in the summer. I am in the field all year long not just during Turkey season so Sawyer's might get expensive over the long run.
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Quote from: catman529 on March 12, 2019, 10:41:51 AM
Mixing yourself is way cheaper than sawyers and a bottle of concentrate (10% permethrin) can last several seasons and costs less than one bottle of sawyers (0.5%) that wouldn't last me a full season
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Might try mixing my own later in the summer. I am in the field all year long not just during Turkey season so Sawyer's might get expensive over the long run.
Here is my comparison of sawyers and 2 different brands of concentrate.
https://youtu.be/FDlq7g5DTyk
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Quote from: catman529 on March 12, 2019, 10:41:51 AM
Mixing yourself is way cheaper than sawyers and a bottle of concentrate (10% permethrin) can last several seasons and costs less than one bottle of sawyers (0.5%) that wouldn't last me a full season
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Might try mixing my own later in the summer. I am in the field all year long not just during Turkey season so Sawyer's might get expensive over the long run.
Here is my comparison of sawyers and 2 different brands of concentrate.
https://youtu.be/FDlq7g5DTyk
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Good video. Thanks for taking the time to do it. :icon_thumright:
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Quote from: catman529 on March 12, 2019, 10:41:51 AM
Mixing yourself is way cheaper than sawyers and a bottle of concentrate (10% permethrin) can last several seasons and costs less than one bottle of sawyers (0.5%) that wouldn't last me a full season
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Might try mixing my own later in the summer. I am in the field all year long not just during Turkey season so Sawyer's might get expensive over the long run.
Here is my comparison of sawyers and 2 different brands of concentrate.
https://youtu.be/FDlq7g5DTyk
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Good video. Thanks for taking the time to do it. :icon_thumright:
Thanks, hope it helps
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Permethrin is legit. I watched a tick crawl onto my leg and die. I will never go in the woods without it in the spring/summer.
Guys sawyers is a rip off. Go to tractor supply, buy the concentrate and mix it w water. You'll have enough for years even if you give lots to friends and it'd be cheaper than one can of sawyers.
Quote from: Bowguy on March 12, 2019, 09:29:59 PM
Guys sawyers is a rip off. Go to tractor supply, buy the concentrate and mix it w water. You'll have enough for years even if you give lots to friends and it'd be cheaper than one can of sawyers.
Yep did this a couple years ago. Definitely cheaper. I think there was a recipe on here some place on how to mix to the desired concentration
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Guys sawyers is a rip off. Go to tractor supply, buy the concentrate and mix it w water. You'll have enough for years even if you give lots to friends and it'd be cheaper than one can of sawyers.
Yep did this a couple years ago. Definitely cheaper. I think there was a recipe on here some place on how to mix to the desired concentration
There are recipes on the bottle for all different concentrations depending on usage. I use it on dogs, chaps, etc n in the worst of the season and all year long. I get no ticks. To be honest w sawyers I did get some. Maybe just a freak coincidence though but it seemed to only be somewhat effective compared to the tractor supply stuff that def works.
Ok. I knew I seen the mixtures somewhere. It definitely works as I haven't found one on me since I started using it
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Quote from: mtns2hunt on March 12, 2019, 07:05:29 PM
Quote from: catman529 on March 12, 2019, 10:41:51 AM
Mixing yourself is way cheaper than sawyers and a bottle of concentrate (10% permethrin) can last several seasons and costs less than one bottle of sawyers (0.5%) that wouldn't last me a full season
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Might try mixing my own later in the summer. I am in the field all year long not just during Turkey season so Sawyer's might get expensive over the long run.
Here is my comparison of sawyers and 2 different brands of concentrate.
https://youtu.be/FDlq7g5DTyk
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Great video, thank you for taking the time. This video is worth the time and sure sold me.
Tried to buy some at Tractor Supply the day before yesterday and they looked at me like I was stoned, said they had never heard of the stuff. I will have to order it online and have it shipped there.
Quote from: Sir-diealot on March 13, 2019, 09:19:47 AM
Tried to buy some at Tractor Supply the day before yesterday and they looked at me like I was stoned, said they had never heard of the stuff. I will have to order it online and have it shipped there.
TSC has it in the aisle with livestock treatments, small rectangular bottle with two caps. But they don't have the Martins water based, gotta get that online
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Quote from: Sir-diealot on March 13, 2019, 09:19:47 AM
Tried to buy some at Tractor Supply the day before yesterday and they looked at me like I was stoned, said they had never heard of the stuff. I will have to order it online and have it shipped there.
TSC has it in the aisle with livestock treatments, small rectangular bottle with two caps. But they don't have the Martins water based, gotta get that online
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Thanks, would you have a link to that one, typed that in and it came up with a bunch of unrelated stuff.
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Tried to buy some at Tractor Supply the day before yesterday and they looked at me like I was stoned, said they had never heard of the stuff. I will have to order it online and have it shipped there.
TSC has it in the aisle with livestock treatments, small rectangular bottle with two caps. But they don't have the Martins water based, gotta get that online
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Thanks, would you have a link to that one, typed that in and it came up with a bunch of unrelated stuff.
Here is a link to Amazon for the one I use:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00061MSS0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I mix it 1 oz. concetrate to 18 oz water....just a touch heavier than .05%.....1oz to 19oz is .05%.
Been using Army Issue permethrin for years. I think I'm down to my last bottle. When it runs out I'm gonna try something new. It's called bifenthrin. It's available at our local Orscheln. I did some reading on it last year. It seems it's very similar to Permerrin and safe enough to use in food preparation areas. I bought some last year to spray my yard with. We had a terrible mosquito problem. It was the first time they have ever been bad in my yard. It immediately took care of the mosquitos and I noticed I never got a tick on me after spraying. Just wanted to throw that out there in case somebody wants to mix some up for their clothes. It's supposed to last longer than permethrin.
It yielded some amazing results on mosquitos. After I did my yard, I did several yards for family members and neighbors with great results.
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Tried to buy some at Tractor Supply the day before yesterday and they looked at me like I was stoned, said they had never heard of the stuff. I will have to order it online and have it shipped there.
TSC has it in the aisle with livestock treatments, small rectangular bottle with two caps. But they don't have the Martins water based, gotta get that online
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Thanks, would you have a link to that one, typed that in and it came up with a bunch of unrelated stuff.
Here is a link to Amazon for the one I use:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00061MSS0/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I mix it 1 oz. concetrate to 18 oz water....just a touch heavier than .05%.....1oz to 19oz is .05%.
Thank you very much.
Quote from: Rzrbac on March 15, 2019, 05:25:56 PM
Been using Army Issue permethrin for years. I think I'm down to my last bottle. When it runs out I'm gonna try something new. It's called bifenthrin. It's available at our local Orscheln. I did some reading on it last year. It seems it's very similar to Permerrin and safe enough to use in food preparation areas. I bought some last year to spray my yard with. We had a terrible mosquito problem. It was the first time they have ever been bad in my yard. It immediately took care of the mosquitos and I noticed I never got a tick on me after spraying. Just wanted to throw that out there in case somebody wants to mix some up for their clothes. It's supposed to last longer than permethrin.
It yielded some amazing results on mosquitos. After I did my yard, I did several yards for family members and neighbors with great results.
Thanks for the alternative.
Ordered the Martin's from Amazon this morning. Thank you to all who provided information on the product it has been a great help
NCL, From all of us that have used and experienced the benefits of permethrin, you won't be disappointed. One precaution that I always try to pass on is don't spray the liquid on cats. It is very harmful. It is a neurotoxin and will kill them. Once it dries on your clothing no problems that I'm aware of. I will normally take my clothes outside, hang them up and spray away. Let it dry and your good.
Quote from: bbcoach on March 16, 2019, 10:33:03 AM
NCL, From all of us that have used and experienced the benefits of permethrin, you won't be disappointed. One precaution that I always try to pass on is don't spray the liquid on cats. It is very harmful. It is a neurotoxin and will kill them. Once it dries on your clothing no problems that I'm aware of. I will normally take my clothes outside, hang them up and spray away. Let it dry and your good.
BBcoach,
Thank you for that caution. We have three cats so it is very appropriate. I had planned on spraying outside but the cats are always underfoot so that in formation is very helpful.