Ticks

[necchi]

It never was a joke, Im just saying it dosnt happen very often anymore then accidental shootings or choking to death on a piece of fresh backstrap...

I personally know 7 people that got infected with Lyme disease during the summer of 2012.
One guy at work that's in his md 20's now, got it when he was 12. As he complained of the pains his family kept calling it "growing pains" until one day his knees locked up and he couldn't walk.
He now has to spend the rest of his life on meds similar to Arthritis meds.

You guy's might not have it where your at but it's here big time. It's been steadily moveing west and north for decades.

It's the Deer ticks, not the Wood ticks.

 

[Little Wattsy]

It never was a joke, Im just saying it dosnt happen very often anymore then accidental shootings or choking to death on a piece of fresh backstrap...

I personally know 7 people that got infected with Lyme disease during the summer of 2012.
One guy at work that's in his md 20's now, got it when he was 12. As he complained of the pains his family kept calling it "growing pains" until one day his knees locked up and he couldn't walk.
He now has to spend the rest of his life on meds similar to Arthritis meds.

You guy's might not have it where your at but it's here big time. It's been steadily moveing west and north for decades.

It's the Deer ticks, not the Wood ticks.

Well you guys keep your crap down there!!! :wink:

 

[blackdog of vt]

The last year I was in Wi you could walk down a road and see the ticks on the grass in the shoulder, some blades had several on them. That year my dog also got lymes. I had to knock them off the screen door almost every time I when outside.

 

[roundball]

Just to be clear, it's not the ticks that you can easily see..."deer ticks" are the worry.
Very, very tiny, light brown...not the ones you saw on blades of grass while just walking along...you'd never see deer ticks a few feet away.

One summer several years ago before I started using Permethrin, I took a shower after a few hours scouting deer stand locations and my wife, going slowly using a magnifying glass, took a baker's dozen off me (13) that I never saw showering, toweling off, looking for them, etc.

By far the very best solution is to prevent them from getting on / staying on us...Permethrin is head and shoulders the best I've ever seen for that.

 

[lonehunter]

X2 on the Permethrin, Stuff works good!

 

[necchi]

By far the very best solution is to prevent them from getting on / staying on us...Permethrin is head and shoulders the best I've ever seen for that.

Yup.

 

[Spikebuck]

Just to be clear, it's not the ticks that you can easily see...Very, very tiny, light brown...not the ones you saw on blades of grass while just walking along...you'd never see deer ticks a few feet away.

Actually, that depends on male or female and which stage they are in. In the nymph stage they are very, very tiny. An adult female is about an 1/8" long, so pretty visible.

Here's a good picture of the male and female and different stages and also a dog tick for comparison. Also a rule in the picture in 1/16" markings and a #8 fish hook for comparison.
http://www.lymenet.org/picture1.shtml

 

[Billnpatti]

I found one thing that worked quite well but I haven't been able to find it lately. They used to make some lozenges made of Cream of Tarter and Sulfur. I don't remember what the intended use was but I used to start eating one or two every day for a couple days before going into woods. The sulfur is not metabolized by your system and it comes out of your pores in your perspiration. Your body will be completely covered by an extremely light coat of sulfur. Ticks do not like sulfur and will not get on you. You can also put powdered sulfur in a cloth bag and use it to powder your body with the sulfur. The only problem with the latter method is that you usually miss some areas and the ticks may seek out these areas. If you can't find the lozenges (ask your pharmist), you can mix sulfur with something to help get it down. I used to use molasses to mix with the sulfur to make it palatable. Mix it up and take a tablespoon of it every day for a day or two prior to going into the woods. Do it however you want but just get the sulfur into your gut and it will do the trick for you to keep ticks and other vermin off your hide. The only downside is that for a few days after you return home, your clothes will smell like sulfur. :redface: But, no ticks. :thumbsup:

 

[majg1234]

yep sulfer works my grand daddy would use sulfer in a sock and dust me down with it when hunting with him.It kept chiggers and ticks @ bay.Permanone spray works too just hard to find sometimes

 

[ravenousfishing]

Well maybe up there, they are overhyped, but around here they are the real deal. Lymes is very prevalent. Several seasons ago went in to check on my stands from the year before. Walked 50 yds a trail that was waste high in grass. I looked down and had three-3" groupings of hundreds of ticks on my khakis. Flicked em off with the blade of my knife, only to get a couple hundred more next time I looked down. Well, I sprinted by my stand, noted it was still there, ran back to my truck and put all my clothes and boots in a trash bag and threw them away.
I then started using permethrin religiously throughout the early and off season. Heck, even started using dog tick and flea shampoo whenever I spend any time in tall grass. Only after a couple frosts do I let my guard down, but I start up again in the spring.
For a good while, I couldn't prove the permethrin worked, I just knew I hardly got any ticks on me. , come spring, pulled my boots on day and counted 10-12 dead ticks on each sock. Good enough for me. Still cant get the nerve up to go back into that one area though during the early season, even with my spray.

 

[FishDFly]

Do not get it your skin, read the warning label very carefully.

 

[peter hawbaker]

Not hype in PA where I am originally from. When I was a kid I spent all summer roaming the fields and woods on the farm and rarely ever had a tick, even the big wood or dog ticks.

Now, they are all over that area, as well as the deer ticks, my dad and aunt both contracted Lyme disease within the past two years. I am glad I now live in Alaska, they have not made it up here yet. A real worry and problem in southcentral PA. A local woman there died from Lyme disease a few years back.

 

[hoochiepapa]

Maybe because the deer population has risen greatly??

 

[hanshi]

Maybe because the deer population has risen greatly??

I have no doubt that the population increase is a factor.

 

[Carl Fowler III]

Permetrin works great on all clothing, just be sure to treat clothing days ahead of expected use so clothes have chance to dry....DEETS only works on your bare skin, it's no good on clothing at all....and finally a new idea!!! heard that the ear tags used on cattle work great when tied to the lacing of your boots...will be trying this new idea this Spring, I'll keep you posted! :v

 

[hanshi]

Permetrin works great on all clothing, just be sure to treat clothing days ahead of expected use so clothes have chance to dry....DEETS only works on your bare skin, it's no good on clothing at all....and finally a new idea!!! heard that the ear tags used on cattle work great when tied to the lacing of your boots...will be trying this new idea this Spring, I'll keep you posted! :v

No wonder it didn't work; I got it all wrong. I thought it was the cow bell around the neck! Now I see it's the ear tag; ah, ha! :hmm:

 

[Carl Fowler III]

Permetrin works great on all clothing, just be sure to treat clothing days ahead of expected use so clothes have chance to dry....DEETS only works on your bare skin, it's no good on clothing at all....and finally a new idea!!! heard that the ear tags used on cattle work great when tied to the lacing of your boots...will be trying this new idea this Spring, I'll keep you posted! :v

No wonder it didn't work; I got it all wrong. I thought it was the cow bell around the neck! Now I see it's the ear tag; ah, ha! :hmm:

Hanshi, I knew right off you was an expert hunter...anyone who can put the sneak on critters wearing a cow bell is the tits! Oops I meant teats! :rotf:

 

[smokepole tc]

here in ne.pa ticks have become a real problem. last year i bought some elimitick clothing a little pricey but works really well.

 

[Spikebuck]

here in ne.pa ticks have become a real problem. last year i bought some elimitick clothing a little pricey but works really well.

Not sure about all brands, but my understanding is that the anti-tick clothing marketed is using the same process / chemical Roundball describes. Which makes me wonder how many washings it will stand up to before losing it's effectivenss. I had looked at some of that clothing, but pricey is an understatement. :shocked2:

 

[necchi]

There is a military study out there,,
They use Permethrins on their clothing in infected zones and all they say is it's still effective after "several" washings.
I use Pemactrin II and mix it to an ounce in 2 gallons of water and treat outer garments and the tops of a few pair of socks with a pump sprayer, then hang them to dry.
I'll also bring the same mix and spray the perimeter areas of an extended camp.
I don't think I'd spend extra money to buy treated clothing when I can do it myself and repeat as needed.