TICK CONTROLL? What can you do??
 

Hey guys.. here on longisland.. the deer are pretty good size, great racks because of so many farms they ear very well. My question to you is.. the problem with hunting on longisland is the Ticks.. if you dnot have a tree stand, which is almost impossible because its all state land, and unless you lug all the equipment in, including climber stand.. its just too much.. in a matter of 4 hours you could have 20+ ticks all over you.. unless theres snow on the ground. During bow season, which starts in october they are full of ticks.. what do you guys do besides put the socks over pants and blah blah blah for the ticks? any kind of repelent? anything?
thanks..

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There is a Scent Shield product called No Stinkin' Ticks (fall blend earth scent) that works pretty well. It contains Permethrin as its active ingredient. This product is basically for treating clothing. Follow the directions on the can (it's an aerosol BTW). Skin repellants containing DEET are also helpful and may be used in conjunction with the Scent Shield product.

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I have used a Permethrin spray for the last three years and I have not been bitten by a tick nor has one been found in the house.

I have always used the spray and I was not aware of the other options for treating my clothes. Thank you for the post Snoodslapper.

I also spray the floor of the garage where I hang my deer to get any ticks that were on the deer. My wife parks in the garage and if she got bitten by a tick it would not go over very well.

Bob

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Repel Permethin spray has worked well for me over the last few years. I have actually applied it to all of my clothes except my gloves and had ticks stop and dig in at my hand but didn't find them anywhere else. Now I apply it to EVERYTHING that I wear. It really works.

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I know on our farm we used to have a huge tick problem. I don't know if this is your land or public land but we burned our pasture in preparation for an overhaul of our farm into a more wildlife friendly sactuary with warm and cool season grasses and approx. 7500 trees. Anyway, we burned it two years in a row and haven't had a tick on me since. I'm sure they'll come back eventually but I've been tick free for two years now.

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Permanone, it works.

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Yeah, I think that is the brand name of the Repel permethin based product. That stuff works really well.

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shave my head

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this is gonna sound ridiculous but i had like five guinea hens, and the year after we got them we souldn't find a tick

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That's not ridiculous at all. It's widely known that Guinea's will pick a yard clean of ticks and other insects.

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The main carrier of ticks are whitetail deer, period. Reduce them, reduce the ticks. Take some duct tape and wrap it inside out at your ankles when going in. Any you pick up low will become stuck on the tape. Also get one of those tape lint rollers and roll them around on your body after each outing. The most important thing is to shower after each outing and use a wascloth to scrub your body down. A friend of mine is a surveyor and he taught me this. He has never had Lime disease and neither have I, and I live in Connecticut with some of the hioghest tick/deer populations in the country.

In addition to lime disease there are other diseases now that seem worse than that, babezia I believe is the one that is worse than Lime disease.

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I do not know firsthand if this is true or not, but a buddy of mine swears by vinegar. He starts drinking a teaspoon of vinegar a day a month before turkey season, and a month before deer season and says he hasnt had a tick bite since he has been doing it.

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I got about 14 running around the farm, and 18 Narragansett Turkeys, about 400 pheasnts, but they are caged up.

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It seems that when i wear rubber boots that i don't get ticks. So you might try that.

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Im going to try that replenent.. i looked it up on Cabelas.. they got something.. im going to order that, as well as the insideout, duct tape method.. its just INFESTED in longisland.. i know guys that dont go because they cant deal with the ticks. thanks.. keep any new tricks/ideas commin..

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The duct tape is good but an additional word is in order. Ticks climb up and quest on grass and shrubs. That means they gather in groups, at the plant tips, with their legs open and waiting. When a potential blood meal (warm blooded mammal like a deer, dog or a person) brushes by they hop off and hitch a ride. Then they crawl to the feeding site. That's how they disperse. Therefore, if you tape at the ankles only you may miss some that are questing higher up on grass or bushes.

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Hey all. Happy Easter. Where can you find this product? Thanks, Troy.

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I am presumimg you mean the Pymetherine. I usually get the Sawyer brand at Dicks Sporting Goods. You can also get the Repel brand at Wally World and most larger drug stores. Not to mention a lot of sources on line. When you get the Repel just make sure that it is odorless, usually I find that it is scented. Typically I spray and let dry overnight and then I wask my clothes in scent free detergent and dry in the dryer with fresh earth dryer sheets. This spray lasts for six weeks and thru multiple washings. I treat my clothing and pack once a month. I have not been bitten by a tick or seen one in the house in three years.

Bob