Topical for Cuts/scratches while hunting

I would recommend keeping a small bottle with you that consist of 9 parts water, one part alcohol. Really just irrigate the cut and bandage it if possible. Any topical won't hurt like neosporon, bacitracin, etc.

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Vibrio

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Hibiclens

Alcohol, then hibiclens

Clorox. Same thing I keep in the shower at home. Not sure if it does anything, but my shower is clean and I haven't been hospitalized for any cuts.

I used to keep a pretty good first aid kit when I ran my dogs during duck season so it’s always been second nature to have one on hand and it absolutely starts with alcohol initially, which I usually use the wipes since if it is a cut it is probably bleeding and I can apply some pressure to potentially get it controlled. I’m pretty anal about having plenty of wet wipes for field dumps just in case so that’s my backup if I have something bleeding worse than that and obviously we are probably heading to the ER asap if that can’t control it. Then it is Hibiciens if the bleeding is under control. Then the next step is getting the cut bandaged. I carry bandaids for trivial cuts and tape/gauze for bigger stuff and also Liquid Bandage.

Vaseline is fine for surface protection but does nothing for bacterial infection. I use it every time I burn myself though and it does work to protect and prevent scarring

there have been five Louisiana deaths this year so far due to vibrio. The days of slapping a piece of duct tape on it and continuing on are over for me

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someone with a healthy immune system, I really don’t see any need for it

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Completely agree, but you never know what you don't know. Maybe you have something lurking that hasn't been diagnosed yet. Just saying. I'm typically the "rub some dirt on it" type, but as I get older I at least TRY to think about it

That ointment with different antibiotics