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Well as you all can read it that time of the year to get out in the nicer weather and start stumping and scouting. Just a reminder to take the necessary steps for the tick prevention for you and your hunting buddies(dogs). Don't want the Lyme.
My recommendation is Sawyers for us humans works great.
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Just found 2 on my right thigh after the TBOF shoot in Ocala 2 weeks ago! Knew they were out there and looked but these two buggers must have been hiding inside the legs of my Jeans. Didn't find them till after arriving home from the weekend shoot. My wife was unimpressed.
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I've already picked 5 off of me. They are starting early this yr.
I ordered DurationTM Permethrin 10% Concentrate from Amazon which claims to be the only EPA registered permethrin 10% concentrate approved for use on clothing. It is intended for use as a soak but I'm going to delute it to .5% and use it as a spray like Sawyers. It is $30 for 8 oz. Mixed 20 to 1 it will make 168 oz of .5% spray or equal to 7 of the 24 oz bottles of Sawyers. Thats $30 vs $90.
Tics were terrible here last yr. and I'm not going to fool around with them this yr.
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I was out today here in southern Indiana the little buggers were not out yet but they will be. I would really like to here why the ticks are so bad. I have been hunting for over fifty years and up until about 10 to 15 years ago I hardly ever got a tick. Now we have three different varieties and they are lousy. WHY????????????????????????
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I remember hearing tick population is on the rise in Virginia because snake populations are down. When ticks hatch they rely on small rodents. I think there is some truth to this.
I wear lightweight hiking pants when I'm outdoors. I'm taking your advice and investing in a spray.
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My brother died in 1975, at the age of 14 from a Tick bite. He got Rocky Mountain Spotted fever. The Docs mis-diagnosed it as Scarlet Fever since it was rare, by the time they figured it out it was too late. He'd be 50 now.
Ticks are bad news, be safe out there folks!
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Something that we have to deal with thanks for the reminder!!!!!!!
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I have been tromping the areas around where I live in N.E. lower Michigan for 30 years. Until a few years ago, the only ticks I have ever encountered were on dogs.
In the last 3 years, I have had to remove at least one tick per summer. Even though it might be only ONE, that makes it a 100% increase!
Still 8 inches of snow in the woods around me though.
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