NOW....the outfitter asks me if I brought my snake boots. SON OF A ****!
And there's bears here.....and he's got 'em on game cam. Says they LOVE the peanuts....and (barring a wind shift), that's where I'm hunting, tomorrow. I asked if he was taking me to my stand.
Beteen the snakes and the bears, sounds like the need for an assault rifle to accompany you to the stand is in order.....just don't tell Fran.
As far as the skeeters, I once hunted early season in Alabama where they made a full frontal attack on me and as they were dragging me to the ground I heard them talking. One said to the other "letstake him (me) down to the lake and eat him where it is nice and cool, but the other replied "no, cause if we do the big ones will eat him instead."