Archers at War

Would a club flame thrower be a good investment?

Some of you may have noticed that the sun has been popping into view occasionally. (editors note: its the big fiery ball in the sky). And if the sun’s out … so are the midgies. Its said that the only natural enemies of the archer is bad weather, judges and midgies. Now while there isn't much can be done against acts of god .. or bad weather ;o) .. you can take action against the 35 species of Scottish midgie.

Over the years, archers have waged war against these flying biting machines up to and including using a hand held car vacuum but one of the best weapons in our arsenal is the midgie repellent.

There are many types of midge repellent and its quite a mixed bag. Some good, some useless, some seem to attract the little terrors and some appear dangerously poisonous to mammals if you read the warnings in the box! One of the most effective allegedly is (bizarrely) Avon’s Skin So Soft (by appointment to the Royal Marines and SAS). Many a veteran archer has skin a supermodel would die for and are easily identifiable as they smell so much nicer than sweat, arrow lube and fletching glue. Avon have never marketed SSS as a bug repellent nor is there definitive evidence .. just a whole heap of people saying it works.

So if you have some about the house ... it may be worth giving it a try. At the very least you'll smell so much more fragrant on the line and your skin will be fabulous!

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Midgie Image by Hans from Pixabay

One of our members, out in the wilds of Cumbernauld on Saturday, has 30 bites to the face and neck. We suspect his SSS order is already in.