Tick Season 2015

[SkinNFluff]

Well it started. I was out in the woods yesterday and got my first tick bite of the season. Anybody else seen any ticks yet?

 

[slowG]

Man im not looking forward to that

 

[Huzrjim]

I would have guessed it was a bit early, but I saw my first wasp yesterday, so who knows?

 

[4sarge]

Got one off the dog several weeks ago when the ground was covered in snow and the wasps are now Active.

 

[Porter]

I hate ticks!! And yes kind of weird I just seen this I pulled one off the dog just this morning. Maybe if we get a good freeze now that it has warmed up it might kill off some of the pesky insects that are out early.

 

[bart1533]

I hate the little monsters.. think there bad look up seed ticks. If u every get this guys. It will be the worst days of ur life..TRUST ME. I had A run with them..

 

[1911ly]

The ticks were so bad last year. I hope this isn't a sign of the summer to come.

 

[LockStocksAndBarrel]

Spent several days in The Deam last spring chasing turkey. Had a bunch of them every day to pick off. Even one more when I got home. Got treated for Lyme last year. Test later came back negative but something kicked my butt.

Beware.

 

[CA expat]

Anybody try any permithrin spray or treated clothes? If so, what was your experience?

 

[Lammchop93]

I got a tick back in early February when I was out on a 3D bow hunt in southern IN. I haven't seen one since then though.

 

[SkinNFluff]

Anybody try any permithrin spray or treated clothes? If so, what was your experience?

I buy Permithrin 10 concentrate from the farm store and spray it undiluted on my family, dogs, chickens, and myself. (note Permithrin is toxic to cats) It works great on everyone but me. Sadly I am allergic to them but I have found nothing to keep them off of me. If my wife, son, and I all go out untreated during peak tick season, and all follow the same path, my wife may end up with a single tick. My son will get 2 or 3, and there will be 30 plus pulled off of me. The only thing in life that I truly hate are ticks.

 

[Leadeye]

Ticks are fierce around here, but the permethrin keeps them off. I'm in the woods and brush a lot here, and didn't get a bite last year.

 

[Dirty Steve]

Anybody try any permithrin spray or treated clothes? If so, what was your experience?

Yes, and it works very well.

I contracted rocky mountain spotted fever from a tick I brought home with me doing a backpacking trip in the Big South Fork area of TN back in the late 90's. I did that trip in February and never dreamed of ticks being out and never checked for any on me when I returned home. I got extremely sick, had to go to the ER when I woke up in the middle of the night because I couldn't breath and my eyes were swollen shut. The doctors had no idea what the issue was and it took them several hours to figure it out. It took me 2 weeks to recover and 4 months to be totally relieved of the severe joint pain that accompanies RMSF.

I don't screw around with ticks anymore. Started using the spray 2 years ago after a tip from an Army SF buddy about it. IT WORKS. I totally cover my hunting clothing during turkey season. I even spray it on the yard. It not only takes care of ticks, but just about anything else that crawls.

Dirty Steve

 

[johntheplinker]

Great...

I hate the little monsters.. think there bad look up seed ticks. If u every get this guys. It will be the worst days of ur life..TRUST ME. I had A run with them..

Ah, yeah. I've got into a mess last year. It didn't take long and I was ready to cut my legs off at the knee. IIRC I had over 100 on my right ankle and foot alone.

 

[padawan]

Yuck!!! I hate ticks. Going to get some permethrin. Its to early to worry about ticks.

 

[Porter]

Great...



Ah, yeah. I've got into a mess last year. It didn't take long and I was ready to cut my legs off at the knee. IIRC I had over 100 on my right ankle and foot alone.

If you ever have to deal with turkey mites seed ticks are a walk in the park. These things are unbelievably irritating. I will try to post a link.

Turkey Mites Causing Mighty Pain - MyWabashValley.com

 

[buckstopshere]

I was a tick magnet in 2014. I'm hoping 2015 won't be a repeat!

 

[CA expat]

Yes, and it works very well.

I contracted rocky mountain spotted fever from a tick I brought home with me doing a backpacking trip in the Big South Fork area of TN back in the late 90's. I did that trip in February and never dreamed of ticks being out and never checked for any on me when I returned home. I got extremely sick, had to go to the ER when I woke up in the middle of the night because I couldn't breath and my eyes were swollen shut. The doctors had no idea what the issue was and it took them several hours to figure it out. It took me 2 weeks to recover and 4 months to be totally relieved of the severe joint pain that accompanies RMSF.

I don't screw around with ticks anymore. Started using the spray 2 years ago after a tip from an Army SF buddy about it. IT WORKS. I totally cover my hunting clothing during turkey season. I even spray it on the yard. It not only takes care of ticks, but just about anything else that crawls.

Dirty Steve

Where do you but your spray, what brand, etc? Thanks

 

[bart1533]

I had seed ticks / turkey mites from my ankles all the way up to the middle of my stomach. I bet I had 500 to 700 bites. After 3 day of hell. I went to the hospital. I didn't sleep for a week. And the meds didn't work. I itched them til most of them bleed. I'm. Telling u it was the worst days of my life. I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy. Heck I think the government should look into this little guys as a type of weapon. Cus I promise the enemies will just shoot them self over them...

 

[Dirty Steve]

Where do you but your spray, what brand, etc? Thanks

I used to buy the Sawyer brand aerosol cans and spray my clothes and boots down a few days before I was going to use them. The stuff lasts on clothing for several months. It was expensive going that route. I then found that I could buy the concentrate and mix it myself. I now mix it in a pump up lawn sprayer and spray the lawn around my house from the edge of the woods all the way to the foundation of the house. Still hose my clothing down as before. Spraying the yard gets ride of ticks, spiders, and a million other crawling bugs. Google permethrin and you will find several places to buy a gallon or so of it on line.

Dirty Steve