I just saw a thread on mushrooms....so I ask: who found their first tick of the year?
I found one on me about 3 weeks ago after shed hunting one day. They are going to be horrible this year I'm thinking.
dozen of my dogs 4 weeks ago and 3 off myself, going to be a baaaaaaaad year for them i fear...
Found 5 on my dog 3 weeks ago.Its going to be bad this year. Here in Pa we didnt have a bad winter.
I was out stump shooting in northern pa last week picked over a dozen off of me.eight of them were already laght on, And i got marks to prove it.
NEVER had a tick on me in all the time I'd hunted, fished and trapped in my part of south western Pa until 4 years ago! My how times have changed! Last fall after archery season was over in the fall I was pulling stands and must of picked a dozen off my pants in the couple hours it took. Damn things give me the creeps something horrible. Wish I knew what brought them here.
Glenn
I have picked dozens off me already this year but only two bit me so far.
Tis the season
Since Texas has been so dry and with our fire ant population so bad, I haven't seen a tick in 10 years.
Got one 3 weeks ago stump shooting.. Turkey season here is gonna be bad this year
December
Got bit by one last week, I been pulling them off my pants for weeks now. I shot a 3d this morning, it was 35 degrees so I didn't spray down with bug juice. By noon I had already picked a half dozen off my pants. No bites today though. I hate ticks!
Went looking for sheds with a buddy yesterday. I quit counting after the 30th one I picked off myself.
I have lived in colorado(lakewood)in town for 40 years and have never found a tick on us or our dogs. I just found one on my dogs ear the day before yesterday. Hopefully its a fluke,and not a sign that there going to be bad.Got alot of them two years ago hunting javelina in texas. I hate the things.
I have picked dzn's off in the past several weeks. Some as small as a pinhead. A little bug juice around my shirt coller, wrists and ankles with a long sleeve t shirt and long pants seems to help. I strip and inspect when I get home from the range. So far no bites.
I was walking around a sand pit yesterday, with shorts on,(working on my tan), when suddenly I felt something unnatural in my underwear. I ducked around a corner and dropped my shorts, and there he was, just smiling and waving at me. Kind of a 'Hi How Ya doin'. I didn't have a lighter to burn his little legs off, so I put him on rock and beat him with another rock.
I picked three of my two cats yesterday, here in Norway.
The special part is that it's ca 10" of snow outside...
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Had 2 of the little buggers on me yesterday when I came back from stumpin.Guess its time to treat the clothes,going to be a bad year for sure......
Got one off my wife the other day, he was really dug in good too. Our winter was way too mild here.
We've had them active in MN for most of March. I pulled one that got his teeth into me last week. First time in years one actually got attached to me. Looks like it will be a very active tick year.
I see mostly deer ticks now as compared to when I was growing up it was all wood ticks and we never heard of a deer tick.
If my next question is hijacking this thread, please forgive me and do not respond, but it is related.
What is your favorite way to kill these these little buggers?
If I have my smoker going I love to put them on top of it. The smoker is not hot enough to kill them fast. You can actually see them trying to tiptoe around on it, saying ouchy, ouchy, ouchy and then they die.
I had two bite into me on Feb 11th while pig hunting in South Carolina. Yeah, the same weekend it froze over during that cold spell!
I've had two on me in the last week. I hate ticks!
Here in South Jersey we had a few nice warm days and then it got cold again, I'm hoping and praying for a out of the ordinary last frost to wipe some of them out. :pray:
Yep I peeled one off last week as he/she was settling in. We have sent in a number for analysis and they have always come back negative.........in fact I called the lab and they reported that in our area (california) they all come back negative for Lyme-any others with experiences?
They are definitely out early in Mich. this year. My husband had one on him last week after working in the woods. :(
i have had plenty on me this year so far,even had some dig in,but so far no seed ticks (wich i hate).
the ones i can see dont bother me to much, BUT CHIGGERS .....OOOH!! I REALLY HATE THEM!!
i sprayed my hunting clothes with permethrin(splg)last fall and i didnt get a tick one that i can recall. did pick a couple off my pants but they apeared to be dead. i was impressed with how well it worked.
that reminds me i need to respray before turkey season rolls around.
Bjorn
I have a good friend who at one time lived outside Placerville on Rte 49. It's been several years but his son came down with Lyme Disease from a tick bite. It's always in the back of my mind so I'm alway's cautious when it comes to these little blood suckers. Once they dig in I don't know of a good way to get them out other then visit the Dr. Most often I just attempt to pull them out and then swab with alcohol. Perhaps somebody here can come up with a better idea. The head of a hot match doesn't seem to back them out. I have been told to cover them in Petroleum Jelly thus cutting off their air supply and they will then back out. Don't know if this is true or not!!
We never had a real winter here in Georgia, so the ticks were never really driven underground. I found them on me several times over the "winter" months. The answer is PERMANONE. Most southern guys are familiar with it, and I guess it is well known in other areas as well. It is sprayed on your clothes - but NOT your skin. It is effective. Its becoming one of the most essential accessories in my bowhunting equipment. See arrow30's entry above. It works.
I had a couple on me in mid Febuary while I was out rabbit hawking. I hate them!!! I've got Lyme's from a bite and my youngest daughter,she's 8,spent 2 days in the hospital from Lyme's last year. Caused her to get fluid in her hip and knee joint,to the point that she couldn't walk. It's fairly common to pick 20-30 off your clothes during/after a day out in the woods here.
I've n ot been "blessed" this year yet, but in years past, I, like Margly's cats, got them in 2' of snow walking when the air temp just moderated a bit enticing me to go for a walk in the woods!
The Lyme sites on the net suggest plastic tweezers to gently grasp and apply backward pressure till they let go and can be removed once imbeded.
The hot match, cigarette, vicks, and other irritants to make them back out fast, are suggested to be No-No's.
Reason? They claim that under stress, the tick regurgetates what he's taken in and pumps way more of those tiny nasties that cause Lyme and other diseases into your blood stream!
I've been relying on Permanone base sprays for a long time! There have been times I forgot to advance treat and sprayed my shirt as I went to leave the truck...often wondering if that was a really stupid thing... with the material wet with that gunk...and then sweating... as it's a HUGE Warning to never apply to skin...
Once that stuff dries on your clothes, they claim it lasts through 1 or 2 washings in a washing machine! :eek: :scared:
I've watched a couple ticks crawl up my pant leg...about the 6" they say...and drop off stone dead! Amazing!
I've sprayed my entire outfit with that stuff... even head coverings. Once dry, I swear even skeeters tend to come in...and then back off like hitting a "force shield!"
Love that gunk!
I think we are in for a bad year, when it comes to bugs and such.
Due to the light winter we never stopped finding them here in Southern Iowa
Tick season never really ended in FL. I'm not sure summer did either. It's been around 80 since november. It is definitely going to be a buggy year.
Doc Nock
Thanks for your info. I have been useing Musk Oil applied very lightly around my coller, wrists and ankles wearing long pants and sleeves. I try to shy away from much of anything that is toxic but this seems to work. That and a visual inspection from others. The plasic tweezers and pulling lightly makes sense.
Appreciate It Very Much!!!
Every time we come inside, my wife and I do a thorough job of searching each other...then we run outside and pick up a couple more. :bigsmyl:
Ahhh,Geezer...the family that picks tics together, stays together! LOL
That's keeping the romance in the relationship, brother!
Larry, not MY information, but the LYME association has some really good stuff... Google it.
Permanone seems non-toxic if you follow directions, which I confess I've failed on occassion to let wetted garments dry thorougly.
Lyme Disease .org
Lots of very solid info here. Amazing how prevalent it is in my area and how much of an issue it could truly be.
Thanks Again Dave
Appreciate the Direction....
Just got home from Missouri - did some mushroom hunting with a friend. So far I've pulled at least 10 seed ticks that were embedded. Almost rather have the bigger ticks just because they are easier to see!!
I just dragged two of my "beater bows" out back for a shooting session before dark. I got back inside and while surfing the forum I felt something crawling up the inside of my pants leg. :eek:
Yeppers.......first tick of the year is now swimming in boiled water down our kitchen sink drain. :D
Like someone else already said, I fear it's gonna be a bad year for bugs. I can hardly wait till the skeeters get out in full force. :scared:
Winterhawk1960
I have had both chiggers and ticks in me starting about 3 weeks ago. My neck of the woods is loaded with both. I have had so many ticks in me I can't believe I haven't had Lymes disease.
The chiggers used to be the worst for me, but I guess since I have been down here long I have built up an immunity. They used to kill me for 6 months, now after a couple of days I forget about them.
You can spray with Permanone (permethrin), or you can buy clothes from Gamehide. I bought pants and shirts last year and have not had a tick while wearing them. The fabric is impregnated with permethrin and is claimed to be good through 70 washings. We'll see.
I have no interest in the company, but thought I would pass along the information. The stuff is pricey ($70 for pants, $50 for ls tee). It's worth it to me, because I'm out with the dog twice every day.
BTW, I'm told you can freeze ticks for an indefinite period and they will survive. My entomologist hunting partner says there is always some species of tick active, regardless of the season.
Richard
started pulling them on the dog last month. So far none on me though.
Favorite way to kill ticks? Noooo! not the bench vise!!! :(
They are absolutely terrible around here and have been for two months. I mix 2 tablespoons of DurationTM Permethrin 10% Concentrate with 15oz. of water. Spray my clothes and forget about ticks and chiggers.
Pulled one off my dog last Saturday and one today.Hate these crabby lookin bloodsuckers.
Got into some turkey hunting last weekend with my 5 year old. Thought we escaped with getting any latched on but a couple days later my wife found one right at the crown of his hair on top of his head. She was worried that he would get upset when he realized what was going on during removal. I just said "Hey buddy, one of those ticks got attached to you on your head so I'm pulling it out."
"Ok"
Pulled him out, showed it to him and he was back to playing without really much thought.
QuoteOriginally posted by Hoyt:
They are absolutely terrible around here and have been for two months. I mix 2 tablespoons of DurationTM Permethrin 10% Concentrate with 15oz. of water. Spray my clothes and forget about ticks and chiggers.
WOW!!
I go a little less than a teaspoon per quart of water and have no problems. Sometimes I think
that is too much Permethrin.
Bought mine from Tractor Supply in the cattle section. About $7 for a lifetime supply of tick and chigger repellant.
I hate chiggers more than ticks. I can't see the chiggers until it's too late. I still have remnants of bites from last year that have not faded. I discovered the Permethrin recipe this Jan. Ticks have been out since late Feb in central NC. Used the Permethrin spray at Ray's in mid March with not one bite as a result. Lord it was warm enough....whew! I did actually see a few ticks while down there.
Plucked one off my girlfriends rear end this morning......