ThermaCell

[Green Mountain Boy]

Hi Folks
It seems like we are having a pretty warm late summer/early fall, if it continues I'm pretty sure we are going to have serious mosquitos in early october for our bow season.  I'm wondering if any of you use a ThermaCell and if you do, what you think?  I'm most worried about broadcasting a smell that I can't detect but that a deer can.

Thanks for your help
Chris

[Joeabowhunter]

They work great and I don't worry about the scent.  If they smell it they smell me and that's the bigger problem.

[Overspined]

AWESOME

[beetlebailey1977]

No worry about scent....I have never had them notice it.  And like previously said if they smell it they will smell you.

[David Mitchell]

Wouldn't go hunting without my Thermacell.  I have used it on bear hunts, hog hunts, and deer hunts without any problem.

[Benjy]

I hunt in the swamps of SC, I don't use anything but a thermocell.

[Brock]

Lowcountry of SC where if you are out in morning or evening...mosquitoes are going to be all over you.  I use a thermacell and nothing else...have for past few years since the things came out.  I dont worry about smell as I play wind anyhow as bowhunter....and any smell noticeable is not human and is far worse than swatting mosquitoes or putting stinky deet all over.

I have it strapped to my quiver right now....so it is always with me.

[Sockrsblur]

Wow... I figured they were total nonsense!  Im shocked to hear positive responses!

[LONGSTYKES]

They work awesome and as Joeabowhunter says don't worry about the smell.

[JBridegroom22]

If you haven't used one I would recommend it. I asked a friend recently about using it for early deer and he swears by it too. Can't wait to try mine out soon.

[David Mitchell]

No sir, not nonsense.  One of the few gizmos I own that really works as advertised! I wouldn't take $500 for mine if I couldn't get another one.  

[Bud B.]

I got an opening day deer today with my Thermacell wide open.

Don't leave home without it going.

[Oldruffedhunter]

I was hunting Monday Morning here in VA and the tree I had it leaned up against was hollow and there were beetles and ants dropping dead out of it. I don't know if the Thermacell had anything to do with it but they were. The Mosquitos never bothered me once I got it fired up either.

[Gdpolk]

They are awesome.  Deer don't seem to mind the scent of it at all.  The only downside is that on highly windy days it's not as effective because the "cloud" of stuff gets blown off.  However, if you place your Thermacell 2-3 feed upwind from you then it will still give you some benefits.

[statedriller]

Love mine too.  Works great out night catfishing too.

[rraming]

They stink, I can smell it and have not had a deer come around when it was in the stand with me. I have used it maybe 10 times, could just be bad luck! It does what it is suppose to do though.

[Gen273]

I use one, and have killed many deer while it was on.

[limbshaker]

Mine works just fine! Yeah they aint scentless, but if youre playin the wind that dont matter no how. Just be sure and carry an extra repellent pad when you use it. They can dry out pretty quick if it's hot outside.

[PeteA]

I believe they also have earth sented wafers.

[wapitirod]

we don't have quite the problem some of you guys do but I bought two this year for camping and they worked great.  They were highly recommended from a bunch of guys on the handgun hunting website I'm on and they said not to worry about the smell either.  I did pick up some of the earth scented wafers for the heck of it but alot of these guys were using them in Alaska and Maine while bear hunting and said they performed perfect and the smell didn't bother the bears at all.