You need a headnet for the skeeters; get one big & long enough to drape over a brimmed hat for an indescribably huge difference to quality of life the rest of your summer. We used to camp on the islands off the NC coast, hiking and birdwatching in swampy places with swarms as you are describing, plus flies, gnats, no-see-ums, and all their pals. It is night and day to keep space clear around your head and neck. 20-25 years ago we got ours, probably from WM, probably for <$5. This one is pretty upscale but the first non-Amazon link I saw that has a good picture. https://seatosummit.com/products/ultra-fine-mesh-mosquito-head-net
Soaking in Permethrin is a bonus (trivial to do yourself). Even if you end up hiring out the tree work, sounds like you need this bit of kit for your summer place this year.
Jeff, I bear no hostility to hoofed animals but they are breathtakingly stupid. Traveling at about 45 mph (66 feet/second) at 9:30 pm on a country road (i.e. no street lights or ambient light from houses) in Dutchess County, NY I hit a whitetail just two years ago. Naturally, I couldn't see it until it appeared a fraction of a second before impact in my headlights. Had it jumped out just a quarter of second earlier it would have passed harmlessly in front of my car. Had it jumped a quarter of a second later I would never known it had been there at all. But no, it had to time its jump so perfectly that I hit it squarely in the middle of the grill.
Agree! Used to hunt them. They can be tasty if butchered in the field and prepared properly. I am glad you are okay. Those things can come up on through the windshield and do some real damage. I had a steel bumper on my truck...thinking about adding a deer guard
Glad there’s no major damage and all are safe. I had a friend in WI with a cabin on a lake and 12 acres and he arrive to find a microburst had taken down all of the huge old growth white pine on the entire 12 aces and nothing anywhere around it and didn’t touch the cabin. Both a disaster and a miracle, really. Took a month for professionals to clean it up. I can also relate to your mosquito issue being from WI. We have a small property on a creek in Montana and a couple years back there were massive swarms in early July after cold wet spring. We wondered if they were some of Bill Gates genetically modified version. Hasn’t been bad since though. For all the wildlife you see, you should get a really good compact camera to keep with you and get pictures.
Ranch Hand Bumpers, they were NOT built to be brush guards, they are intended to protect you from wearing a deer around your neck, along with all the glass, metal etc. https://www.ranchhand.com/legend-series
You got a mess on your hands. You ever notice mosqitoes go after some people and not others? Long sleeve shirts, bandanas around the neck and maybe some sort of watercraft goggles for your eyes and the patience of Job.
Have you ever been up there during the winter? You mentioned the road being closed, but my guess is that place would be wonderful in the wintertime (with the right heating stove).
My place isn't winterized, so it would truly be camping in sub zero temps with snow. My uncles and grandfather came up for a day once. They have video. I have remote cameras hooked up to the internet so I can enjoy it from my Las Vegas home.
You need a headnet for the skeeters; get one big & long enough to drape over a brimmed hat for an indescribably huge difference to quality of life the rest of your summer. We used to camp on the islands off the NC coast, hiking and birdwatching in swampy places with swarms as you are describing, plus flies, gnats, no-see-ums, and all their pals. It is night and day to keep space clear around your head and neck. 20-25 years ago we got ours, probably from WM, probably for <$5. This one is pretty upscale but the first non-Amazon link I saw that has a good picture. https://seatosummit.com/products/ultra-fine-mesh-mosquito-head-net
Soaking in Permethrin is a bonus (trivial to do yourself). Even if you end up hiring out the tree work, sounds like you need this bit of kit for your summer place this year.
I second this idea, headnets make a world of difference.
Jeff, I bear no hostility to hoofed animals but they are breathtakingly stupid. Traveling at about 45 mph (66 feet/second) at 9:30 pm on a country road (i.e. no street lights or ambient light from houses) in Dutchess County, NY I hit a whitetail just two years ago. Naturally, I couldn't see it until it appeared a fraction of a second before impact in my headlights. Had it jumped out just a quarter of second earlier it would have passed harmlessly in front of my car. Had it jumped a quarter of a second later I would never known it had been there at all. But no, it had to time its jump so perfectly that I hit it squarely in the middle of the grill.
Agree! Used to hunt them. They can be tasty if butchered in the field and prepared properly. I am glad you are okay. Those things can come up on through the windshield and do some real damage. I had a steel bumper on my truck...thinking about adding a deer guard
Wow! Memories of growing up in SD and visits to my grandparents in MN. Midwest Mother Nature can be a cranky old B.
Glad there’s no major damage and all are safe. I had a friend in WI with a cabin on a lake and 12 acres and he arrive to find a microburst had taken down all of the huge old growth white pine on the entire 12 aces and nothing anywhere around it and didn’t touch the cabin. Both a disaster and a miracle, really. Took a month for professionals to clean it up. I can also relate to your mosquito issue being from WI. We have a small property on a creek in Montana and a couple years back there were massive swarms in early July after cold wet spring. We wondered if they were some of Bill Gates genetically modified version. Hasn’t been bad since though. For all the wildlife you see, you should get a really good compact camera to keep with you and get pictures.
Ranch Hand Bumpers, they were NOT built to be brush guards, they are intended to protect you from wearing a deer around your neck, along with all the glass, metal etc. https://www.ranchhand.com/legend-series
Wow! Be careful out there. Anywhere!
Glad you are safe! I've survived deer collisions and falling trees around my house. I don't care for either one.
The deer collision ticks me off the most because it's $$$$.
White pines have a deep taproot. It was a mighty blow that took a living one down.
JLM
www.themusingsofthebigredcar.com
Stay safe Mr Carter!
You got a mess on your hands. You ever notice mosqitoes go after some people and not others? Long sleeve shirts, bandanas around the neck and maybe some sort of watercraft goggles for your eyes and the patience of Job.
Good luck dwolfe
-->"There is no water skiing or jet skiing on our lake."
Just curious, by practice or law/regulation?
Not sure but if you did and wiped out, you'd hit a rockpile and go to the hospital.
I liked this post. It was relaxing.
Have you ever been up there during the winter? You mentioned the road being closed, but my guess is that place would be wonderful in the wintertime (with the right heating stove).
My place isn't winterized, so it would truly be camping in sub zero temps with snow. My uncles and grandfather came up for a day once. They have video. I have remote cameras hooked up to the internet so I can enjoy it from my Las Vegas home.