I also had my first visit by those little "Noseeums" this spring while crawling around hunting pigs. Got the Pig, 10 yards, he came under the tree where we were sitting and boy was he supprised when he saw us. Couldn't quite get a new round chambered fast enough to get a clean shot on one of his 2 buddies though. It was supposed to be my boys turn to shoot but when this guy walked in on us the whole thing lasted about 3 seconds.

Chiggers do like the most tender pieces. Deep Woods Off, be generous, does keep them at bay, it stinks so I just work the wind better.

I itched for 2 weeks but I really felt bad for my 7 year old, he must have had 30/40 bites on him. It was my own fault, but he was just along for the ride.