Ticks! Ticks! Ticks!
 

Hey everyone, with such a mild winter up here in the northeast the ticks are relentless this year. So i was thinking if eveyrone wanted to share some tips, facts, tecniques, removal, and products that help us stay away from the little parasite.

So basically put up anything that you think is pertinent to Ticks it can be anything but its great to have it all in one place to view. And i figured with turkey season right around the bend there's no better time to talk about it now. Because in 2 weeks give or take we'll be laying there with them for a couple hours everyday.

I really like to use No Stinkin Ticks. Been using it for 4 years and have only had 2 ticks on me. One of them this year. My buddy though had over 40 on him after 1 evening hunt last friday. I think Sawyer tick spray has the same chemical so it should be good as well.

The only down side is you don't spray in on your skin. Only treat clothing and boots. You could however get some 40% deet spray and use that in conjuction with the other. I might give that a try the rest of the year since it has been so bad.

The Sawyer product is my go to tick spray,never go into the woods without it on all my outer gear and clothes. I use skin so soft on my body as a second layer of protection.

I use Repel. Same stuff as Sawyers. That works pretty well. I have heard of a few tips that may help someone out, actually verified one of them works. After being in the woods, take a lint roller (the kind with the sticky tape) and go over your clothes. Ticks will stick to it. I have tried this and it works. Grabbed a few ticks I didn't know were there. Another tip is to wrap your cuffs nice and tight with duct tape sticky side out. When the ticks crawl up your legs/wrists they will get stuck. I have heard people say this works but I've never personally tried it.

Wow that thing about the duct tape sounds pretty smart i bet that does work. Is Sawyers something that's sold everywhere i have never heard of it I always got Repel/Off Deep Woods? Maybe that's not quite as good. The other thing I was wondering and maybe someone has the answer to this is why is this year way worse than any other year. I went out unprotected yesterday with just jeans and work boots and i got inside i had about 10 on my pants and 3 up my sleeves. I mean i can remember getting one or two in the past but never like this. And after you find one it feels like you can feel them all over.

The chemical in those products is permethrin. I've always been able to find Sawyer brand at Diick's. Repel sells it as Permanone. It works on clothing, but I still use a deet-based product on my skin. The combination works pretty well.

Permethrin or permanone...treat your clothes, socks, boots. I haven't pulled a tick off of me all year here in TN. My buddies have, but not me. When you treat your gear, treat it well. I like to get it damp with the spray the night before and leave them laying outside before putting them on the next morning. Lasts a pretty good while too.

I always wear light colored clothing under my leaf bug suit,if any get past my outer defenses I spot them right away.I wear volley ball length grey socks and tuck my under layer into them this makes it impossible for them to get in down low.Of course all this is pre treated with Sawyer product.

Thanks for all the great info.. Ticks up here are supposed to be bad this year as well. I had one bite me last week while checking a trailcam. That is the first time I have ever had one bite me. I have only use fly dope up here for those blackflies and mosquitoes..

Yeah, I just sprayed down my clothes, vest, boots with the permethrin for this weekend. I really like the Repel version, but it has been hard to find, so I started using the Sawyer version. I have used this for several years with good results. I didn't spray down my boots one time and found six ticks on my legs. When I spray down my clothes, no ticks.

Now this permethrin, is this just an ingredient in the bug spray or what is it exactly because I don't know I have seen sawyers, i have seen uncle bens or just bens though.

I can't seem to find it but i read this a month or two ago on here. Basically the guy was saying that because there has been so little acorn production last year, that there were less deer and mice? and that effects the ticks, not sure if it gives them some place to go or the mice eat them. But if anyone can find it it was alot more interesting than what i just typed up.

Also anyone know of a way to refill the thermacell bottles of butane or a place to buy it cheap, I've been toying with a way to do it but nothin yet. Thermacell works unbelievable but it is rather expensive.

Do a search on U Tube for ways to refill your Thermacell butane cartridge.

Mmm good thinking rpd. Everything's on YouTube.

A tip that I use is a pair of rubber huntin boots that come up to about an inch below the knee and that seems to be where most ticks are. It never find them on my coat

I use thermacells for skeeters but i wasnt aware it worked on ticks as well since it is an airborn vapour not so much for the ground crawlin tick., anyone have any input ?
GE

Thermacells do not work on ticks.