Skeeter Guide To Shooters

[Halo]

Excerpt from The Mosquito's Field Guide to North America:

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Because spraying and standing water abatement have seriously eroded opportunities for us mosquitos in many parts of the United States, we must concentrate on human recreation activities in natural habitats where we abound and they don't.  We must lure them to us, just as humans put out decoys for waterfowl and plant favorite foods to concentrate deer. 

Perhaps our greatest recent success is the advertising we have sponsored through front organizations in sporting clays magazines and books.  Trap and skeet facilities too often are on cleared ground near established pest control operations.  But through clever appeals for more authentic quasi hunting simulations, we have convinced growing numbers of humans to construct and shoot on sporting clays facilities which are most authentic in woods, brush, fields, and yes, best of all, water whether in ponds, streams, or merely depressions and lowlands. 

Mosquito control is comparatively non-existent in sporting clays areas.  Experienced hunters know to wear mosquito repellent, hats, long-sleeve shirts and long pants, but many casual and new shooters do not bother, to our great benefit.  Even the veterans can be had when they neglect to spray every inch of exposed skin.  Necks, cheeks, wrists, and scalps through cap vents are great feeding.

So plan your next mosquito outing at the nearest sporting clays facility.  Even beginning mosquitos can count on several productive jab sessions every minute.  Your only problem will be keeping your gross weight low enough to retain flying ability.  If you just can't resist topping your tank, you can always crawl to a nice wet spot until your weight abates.   

Generally the .005 millimeter probe works best on humans, although some mosquitos swear by the .008.  Ported probes generally are frowned on as messy and wasteful.  For best results, wait until your target yells "Pull!"  Don't expect to achieve successful contact every time.  Symbiosis is for parasites -- you are a risk taker!  Good hunting!

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[Halo]

Hmmm, silence.  Oh well.  I thought this was an immensely clever way of reminding people about mosquito havens after I introduced a friend to sporting clays.  I knew the mosquito problem and never intended to walk the whole course until cooler drier weather.  Thought I would just show him the course.  But he got so enthusiastic, and 5-stand wasn't operating, so I agreed we could join a sporting clays group. 

In spite of one can of repellent among the six of us, we got eaten alive.  I quit counting after 20 lumps.  The skeeters knew exactly when we were most vulnerable.  Nobody escaped without a memento, not even those with lots of repellent. 

My new shooter friend?  Claimed he hadn't fired a shotgun in decades.  Nailed his first four sporting clays.  Then ... reality set in.  Missed most the rest.  We're still trying to figure if his revived initial instinct was somehow compromised with too much confidence, too much thought, or just the inevitable difficulty of hitting many sporting clays.

[CAP1]

Excerpt from The Mosquito's Field Guide to North America:

(quote)

Because spraying and standing water abatement have seriously eroded opportunities for us mosquitos in many parts of the United States, we must concentrate on human recreation activities in natural habitats where we abound and they don't.  We must lure them to us, just as humans put out decoys for waterfowl and plant favorite foods to concentrate deer. 

Perhaps our greatest recent success is the advertising we have sponsored through front organizations in sporting clays magazines and books.  Trap and skeet facilities too often are on cleared ground near established pest control operations.  But through clever appeals for more authentic quasi hunting simulations, we have convinced growing numbers of humans to construct and shoot on sporting clays facilities which are most authentic in woods, brush, fields, and yes, best of all, water whether in ponds, streams, or merely depressions and lowlands. 

Mosquito control is comparatively non-existent in sporting clays areas.  Experienced hunters know to wear mosquito repellent, hats, long-sleeve shirts and long pants, but many casual and new shooters do not bother, to our great benefit.  Even the veterans can be had when they neglect to spray every inch of exposed skin.  Necks, cheeks, wrists, and scalps through cap vents are great feeding.

So plan your next mosquito outing at the nearest sporting clays facility.  Even beginning mosquitos can count on several productive jab sessions every minute.  Your only problem will be keeping your gross weight low enough to retain flying ability.  If you just can't resist topping your tank, you can always crawl to a nice wet spot until your weight abates.   

Generally the .005 millimeter probe works best on humans, although some mosquitos swear by the .008.  Ported probes generally are frowned on as messy and wasteful.  For best results, wait until your target yells "Pull!"  Don't expect to achieve successful contact every time.  Symbiosis is for parasites -- you are a risk taker!  Good hunting!

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actually, i just read it.....pretty funny stuff dude!

but as i was reading it, i just swatted an asian tiger mosquito off my arm. it's 8am here. they've been geting more and more common last year or so.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_tiger_mosquito

[Maverick]

I just saw it and thought it was pretty good . It reminded me of the bumper sticker some friends of ours have, It shows a skeeter and says, "so many campers, so little time".