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Old 10-01-2009, 05:05 PM
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If said recommendation works, that's excellent. However, gremlin's info, besides the cure, was known to me. What I'd like to know is, why not use the other methods?

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Old 10-01-2009, 05:06 PM
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Jesus Christ, grow a set would ya?

Next thing your gonna ask is how to trim a broken nail and if your hunting clothes match! Can you hunt more than 3 weeks a month?

Ha-ha!

The last tick I pulled out I kept as a pet and named him gmmat...

I figured I would put a bullseye on my chest and start some beef, as I'm a little bored, just Does and small bucks so far Magic...

Can't make MN this year old pal, maybe next year? The new job is going well, too well, real busy... I'll call soon
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Old 10-02-2009, 03:37 AM
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Generally your deer tick will bite you, and then drop on its own. You might have whats called a bear tick. they are very similar looking. My cousin spent about a month in the hospital because he was bit by a deer tick that was a lymes carrier. He damned near died. They flew in specialists from another state to monitor him and do some research. They told him he had been bitten by a deer tick and told him they generally bite, inject the poison and then drop leaving a scab, when it itches, you scratch it then the poison is released into the blood stream.
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Old 10-02-2009, 04:40 AM
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I've always used a lit match to remove them. They back right out. Are you sure that they are a deer tick and not a wood tick? A deer tick is only about the size of a pen tip. good luck deerman
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Old 10-02-2009, 08:00 AM
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It is in your best interests to go get tested for Lyme. I pulled a tick out of my legs this spring. Had a DRs appointment a couple days after this incident for other reasons. Informed the DR of the tick bite. He said it was slim to none chance of getting lyme. And to come back in 2 weeks to get tested. Went back a month later because of vacation and I was feeling terrible. Aches and pains, headaches, lathargic, etc. Tested positive for lyme. After a month worth of antibiotics, I feel a 100% better. But I'm pretty sure this is with me for life. Lyme can kill you and do some real damage. Get tested.
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Old 10-02-2009, 08:38 AM
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We have found that taking a hot shower makes the little beggers want to leave real quick.
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Old 10-02-2009, 08:43 AM
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Do male deer ticks have antlers?
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Old 10-02-2009, 09:34 AM
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"Do male deer ticks have antlers? "

Of course! That's why they hurt so much!!
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Old 10-03-2009, 04:27 AM
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Originally Posted by BarnesX.308
Do male deer ticks have antlers?
Chuckled - thanks Barnes!
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Old 10-03-2009, 05:23 AM
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Originally Posted by wild at heart
I gotta ask the professional, why do recommend not burning the tick? That's what I have always done. Why is this harmful?
I am not a professional but I have read that any method that causes excess stress on the bug (such as burning) can make it expel all the nasty stuff inside it (basically throw up inside you) before you can get it out. The best method I have found is to grab it with a pair of very narrow tweezers right where the head enters the skin, taking care not to squeeze the bug's body. Make a little "tent" with your skin - gentle even pressure. The trick (and hard part) is to be patient. With a constant tension, the tick should back out on its own, without puking its guts - and disease - on its way out.

Then burn the basturd.
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