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Title: tick tick tick....
Post by: DRon knife on March 19, 2012, 10:53:48 pm
Just a heads up if you live in the New England area,ticks abound this season!! I took two walks in two days on cart paths and found 22 ticks on me. I'm sure its the mild winter we had that's responsible for the increase in the little blood suckers,so be careful and make sure your indoor/outdoor pets have flea and tick collars! Lyme disease is already bad in NE,but this year its gonna be the worst eva,tc. Ron
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Post by: Blacktail on March 19, 2012, 10:56:54 pm
that is just NASTY .....the most i have had is 7 at once...and was during turkey season here i oregon...better eat some garlic...john
Title: Re: tick tick tick....
Post by: Jimbob on March 20, 2012, 12:54:24 am
Some Deepwoods OFF sprayed around your pants cuffs and belt line help with the ticks.  When goin into the woods I also tuck my pants into my boots and keep my shirt tucked in, it seems to help. 
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Post by: Lee Slikkers on March 20, 2012, 12:57:58 am
I got Lyme disease 2 years ago and with still screws with me daily...do a tick check folks, you'll be sorry if you don't.
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Post by: criveraville on March 20, 2012, 01:30:10 am
That's a lot of ticks! Thanks for the heads up.

Cipriano
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Post by: Pat B on March 20, 2012, 02:46:14 am
PERMANONE!!! As mild as this winter has been over most of the country I don't doubt this will also be a record year for biting and sucking insects.
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Post by: mullet on March 20, 2012, 09:11:56 am
I spray my clothes with pemetrin and take a shower with dog flea and tick shampoo when I get home.
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Post by: bowtarist on March 20, 2012, 10:55:03 am
I spray my clothes with pemetrin and take a shower with dog flea and tick shampoo when I get home.

Mullet, You're an animal Man!!  ;D ;D dpgratz

Ticks are getting bad here too...Blmgtn, Indiana.
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Post by: SA on March 20, 2012, 12:35:11 pm
ya i think it goin to be bad this year iv'e already pulled a couple off , i hear if you eat or take garlic daily they stay away . ticks,chiggers,and poison ivy are the three things i don't like about doin survey work.
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Post by: fishfinder401 on March 20, 2012, 10:32:35 pm
oh no! im in New England :o :'(
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Post by: chigger on March 20, 2012, 11:36:18 pm
Boys ,get you some Avon Skin So Soft rub it on on in the morning all over and you'll never have a tick..When a guy told me this I thought he was joking but I started using it and I haven't had a tick in two years,,Makes you smell good to...This is for real...
Title: Re: tick tick tick....
Post by: Rick Wallace on March 21, 2012, 02:24:40 am
Boys ,get you some Avon Skin So Soft rub it on on in the morning all over and you'll never have a tick..When a guy told me this I thought he was joking but I started using it and I haven't had a tick in two years,,Makes you smell good to...This is for real...
YEP, I use that for mosquitos especially at night fishin
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Post by: bowsandroses on March 21, 2012, 02:51:48 am
Yep skin so soft even use it on the ponies to keep off hores flys
Title: Re: tick tick tick....
Post by: DRon knife on March 21, 2012, 10:31:34 pm
@chigger I've been using skin so soft for years! In the spring when the may flies are taking their turn,its the only thing I've found that works...other the a cigar!

I usually use bug spray before I go out walking,but thats in the wood,these suckers were on a cart road.

Thanks for the garlic tip peeps,I needed a new excuse to serve up more garlic,now I have one!!
Title: Re: tick tick tick....
Post by: Carson (CMB) on March 22, 2012, 03:55:06 pm
Rocky mountain fever is another tick-borne disease that is making a comeback, so even if you don't live in high-incident lyme's disease country...check for those ticks!

One time, I was on a road trip through eastern Mexico and was checking a hollow tree cavity for bats, after crawling out of the tree, I found my sandle wearing feet covered with what looked like chiggers.  I brushed them all off and carried on.  I was with my girlfriend at the time and we were staying in the van at nights on this road trip.  Anyway, the next morning, I awoke to her saying OH MY GOD, your n$$s are covered in ticks.  :o :o :o  She was a real trooper and got out the tweezers.   8) She must have pulled off 20 plus engorged ticks.

I hate ticks. 

Title: Re: tick tick tick....
Post by: stickbender on March 22, 2012, 07:08:33 pm

     Cmb, good thing she was able to know what an engorged tick looked like versus other items! ::) :P ;D ;D ;D

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