RE: Gloves or no gloves?
No I don't. As I was skining the deer I got this year I noticed that I had a deer tick on my arm. Maybe it might be a good idea to start using gloves when gutting/skinning them.
Also every time the my aunt and my grandfather run their dogs outside they came back loaded with ticks. Mostly wood ticks(big ones) and lately deer ticks(smaller ones). We have become experts at taking them out. I have only had one which got under the skin under my armpit.