When you get a elk down this September

[4fletch]

Hate yellow jackets when it's time to bone it out going to use deep woods off and rubber gloves to keep them at bay

[krout81]

Buy the Yellow jacket bait replacement packs and carry with you.   When you get one Take it 50 yards away down wind and open it up.   

[swordtine]

Buy the Yellow jacket bait replacement packs and carry with you.   When you get one Take it 50 yards away down wind and open it up.

Kraut,
Have you had success with this?

[JBar]

Just watch where you put your hands, they are just there to get a free meal. They are so preoccupied with eating fresh meat they won't bother you. Been doing it this way for years and haven't had a problem again just watch where you put your hands

[Sliverslinger]

This always bothers me  because I swell up so bad when I get stung. I try to get the job wrapped up asap and into bags that I've treated with a cayenne pepper/citric acid blend which does wonders for keeping wasps and flies off the bags.

[kentrek]

Try dragging the guts away from the animal asap...or if doing gutless just work super fast and bag stuff asap....place alil ways away from you if you can....it's not too big a issue if you work fast and keep a clean work sight

I remember back in the day when we still had to hike back to get our pack frames we left a gutted bull for about 2 hours......needless to say it was covered in bees

[4fletch]

Kraut good thought. Last weekend i ran dry of yellow jacket attractant so I baited with fried stew meat and a 1/4 strip of raw bacon. I had so many Y jackets flying around it was dangerous. So. Im going to have attracting scent find a small sealed container to carry some meat in it then I won't have to deal with those ------- pests

[rasbo]

I just put on a beanie and go to work,I got stung in the ear while gutting an elk,made for good fun at the camp fire..Man that ear got big..

[coachcw]

don't worry they will be attacking me , you shouldn't have a issue.

[Annette]

What ever you do carry Benadryl Tablets... look out for the ground nests, kick up dust behind you if you have them chaise you and carry repellent for sure!
 

[theleo]

I have more of an issue with them when I'm getting stuff out of the back of the truck or hooking up the goose neck. I hate getting stung on the under side of my arm!

[Annette]

I have more of an issue with them when I'm getting stuff out of the back of the truck or hooking up the goose neck. I hate getting stung on the under side of my arm!

yeah that's BAD......

[ghosthunter]

Last fall in Twisp I got a deer and the darn things started coming around during skinning. I had a bottle of stuff I bought off the internet that keeps fly's off meat. Liquid.

Rubbed it on as I skinned . All the flying critters went away.

[pianoman9701]

Vinegar rubbed into the hair will keep yellow jackets away. On the meat, use ground black pepper - same effect. Both being edible, this will have no negative effect on the flavor of the meat and the vinegar can reduce bacteria levels, bacteria which hastens decomposition/rotting. 1 lb of ground black pepper at Cash & Carry is about $4. I keep it and vinegar in a kill pack.

[Jonathan_S]

PAM spray is kryptonite to bees and flies. They will NOT land on it. Doesn't stop them from buzzing around though