turkey mites
 

has anyone else heard of a turkey mite? If so when you get bit how the heck do you get rid of them? Just came back from Land Between the Lakes in KY and am covered head to toe with bites.

RE: turkey mites
 

I' ve heard of mites in turkeys but have not heard of them biting a person. These mites are feather mites that stick on or in the feathers of the birds. Sure you have not got into Ticks or chiggers ?

How was your hunt at Land Between the Lakes, I' ve heard it is a great place to visit ?...BT

RE: turkey mites
 

i duno what was on my turkey but there were tons of little tiny white things like fleas almost...they were crawling from the turkey onto me....i think it might have been lice...birds carry lice...my dad said it was lice and that it wont give me head lice because they are feather lice.....i was worried i got lice..i was itchy for days and as soon as the bird was cleaned i was scrubbing my body for a long hot shower...for days i took many showers and was always itchy(i think it was all in my head but still!! lol) i dont know waht they were but i dont think they bit me...just scarred me lol

RE: turkey mites
 

Thx A.J.H. It seems I layed down in a bed of poison oak or something. Anyway, LBL is great....deer and turkeys everywhere, and the fishing at KY Lake is world class. We caught several 3-5 lb smallies.

RE: turkey mites
 

:( sorry to hear that my friend. Use Javex on a quetip on your spots it will take some of the itching away and help dry it up...BT

RE: turkey mites
 

Having hunted LBL several times, I' m guessing it was seed ticks that got you. Barely big enough to see. It' s not unheard of for folks to duct tape their shirt & pants cuffs in that part of the state while hunting in warm weather. First good frost usually does them in. A few years ago while bowhunting at West Kentucky WMA (near LBL), a fellow in camp showed me how bad his lower leg was after getting into them. It was ugly.

Sure is a neat place to be, isn' t it?