Yep, I agree with the cooler for the meat. I passed up many deer last year because it was 80 deg here in KY most of the early season, and then never had a shot after the weather cooled. I bought a 148 quart cooler for this season! I also agree that you need bug spray. I like anything with Permithrin that you spray on your clothes (ahead of time) and not your skin. It seems to be odorless after it has dried. Don't let the ticks get you. In Aug-Sept, the newly hatched brown ticks (seed ticks) are waiting in packs for their first feeding. After that, they will hibernate until the next spring I believe. I had 150+ bites on me after one hunt. Not a single bite since using the Permithrin spray.