tick decline
07-15-2009 | 07:44 AM
#11
Nontypical Buck
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I find a few here and there on firearms deer. November deer have some. October deer seem to have more. Setting on stand in a warm October afternoon sun seems to be the worst of it for me. They attach themselves to ya, shed their wings, and work their way to the back of your neck and bite. They leave a small itchy knot that takes weeks to go away.
I've not had any on the NY deer I harvest in Chenango County though.
I've not had any on the NY deer I harvest in Chenango County though.
07-15-2009 | 01:31 PM
#12
Nontypical Buck
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The only thing worse than a tick is one with wings.
Has anyone found a study where Lyme disease decreased as the herd was reduced.
07-15-2009 | 02:37 PM
#13
Giant Nontypical
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From: SW PA USA
Since deer ticks favorite hosts are deer AND rodents, the size of deer herd often has little to no effect on the tick population. Favorable weather has much more to do with the good and bad tick years.
http://animals.nationalgeographic.co...deer-tick.html
Last edited by BTBowhunter; 07-15-2009 at 03:20 PM.
07-17-2009 | 03:29 PM
#16
Typical Buck
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From: Westmoreland County PA.
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07-18-2009 | 07:48 PM
#18
Giant Nontypical
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From: PA.
ticks
3rd week of march until middle of june,then back again in october to jan.this is how i apply my tick meds to toby too.i dont use it in june,july, august.back on in middle of october.
you should see ticks on necks of rabbits.i bet 15 were 1/2 inch long on rabbit in my yard last week.no way i am eating a rabbit anymore after seeing that.
you should see ticks on necks of rabbits.i bet 15 were 1/2 inch long on rabbit in my yard last week.no way i am eating a rabbit anymore after seeing that.
08-04-2009 | 11:58 AM
#20
Fork Horn
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From: MD
I just went tromping around the Patuxent River State Park in MD yesterday doing some scouting and I was surprised to find that I had not gotten a single tick while I was out. I was trudging through some pretty thick brush at times too.