Hot and humid is often what greets the first few weeks of each bow season in MD. It's miserable to sit in a stand covered head to toe in camo, with mosquitos buzzing around your head. Scent control is made next to impossible while sweating like crazy--yet I refuse to miss hunting on my days off in the early season because you can ocassionally still catch one on a summer feeding pattern, still in velvet, etc., etc. . . . . plus it's been MONTHS that you've been waiting for it to start!

What are some things y'all do to help keep cool during these hot times?

I keep the car windows rolled down.

Carry lots of water. Walk in in shorts. If it's a scorcher... just pull a mesh leafy wear suit over the shorts, T shirt and your sneakers.(I have camo ones from cabelas. Drink lots of water. Get a little higher to diminish the bug count and pick up any stirring breezes. AMs are cooler.

When I was young and had a body like a Greek god, I wore nothing but shorts, canvas tennies and a good tan when I was hunting. Now that I'm older, have the body of a rusted out '54 Pontiac and no hair, I've added a hat and T-shirt to my early season wardrobe.

I just wear shorts and a t-shirt under my 3d suit.

The 3d suit also stops a lot of the mozzies

Do as David said drink lots of water no deer is worth dehydration