How is the tick population where you hunt?
08-01-2004, 02:50 PM
#1
Typical Buck
Thread Starter
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: Central PA
Posts: 590
How is the tick population where you hunt?
Just curious... its been a bad year for ticks in central PA. Seems that they are more prevelant around the evergreens. The fleas came in a bumper crop too... just ask my old buddy Rusty.
08-01-2004, 04:33 PM
#3
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Fulton county IL USA
Posts: 4,271
RE: How is the tick population where you hunt?
This actually happens to be the worst year for the blood suckers that I ever remember. Everytime we take to the woods it's pulling one after another off. Took the Beagles for a run a couple weeks ago when it was a little cooler and it seemed that we spent the rest of the day pulling ticks off their ears. I've also noticed MANY ticks all over the faces and necks of alot of the deer we've caught on the Deer Cams.
08-01-2004, 04:50 PM
#4
Fork Horn
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Florence Wisconsin Florence WI
Posts: 197
RE: How is the tick population where you hunt?
This is the worst year I have seen in a long time. I've been pulling ticks off the dog since the snow melted and have had more deer ticks than ever. Finding the little suckers on me, the kids and the dog. Going to need a lymes test before this year is over!!
08-01-2004, 07:30 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2003
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Posts: 6,006
RE: How is the tick population where you hunt?
In my area we've got more of a mosquito problem than a tick problem. In a bad year I'll pull 2 maybe 3 ticks off me from April to October. The deer get the short end of the stick, they're generally covered in them.
08-01-2004, 07:41 PM
#8
Typical Buck
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: South Dakota
Posts: 581
RE: How is the tick population where you hunt?
ORIGINAL: thenuge15
I've never gotten a tick or known anyone to get a tick here in Michigan.
I've never gotten a tick or known anyone to get a tick here in Michigan.
We have MORE than our share of ticks and mosquitoes in SD. But we don't have any cockroaches. Is that a good tradeoff?
08-01-2004, 08:39 PM
#10
Giant Nontypical
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 5,062
RE: How is the tick population where you hunt?
Here in Mn.they are really bad, Last weekend I went out to check my 2 cameras, and I found 2 ticks on me when I got home. I was only outside of my truck for about 3 minnutes! The skeets are just as bad.