EatBugs
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in addition to my clothes... I treat the seat and insides of my car with Permethrin... just in case....
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Bolt Actionaction
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I have only ever had one tick attache to me... but it was on my nipple and I had to burn it of with a match so now when I find one I toos it on the wood burning stove and watch it pop. I have found that storying my hunting jackt in a box of pine needles helps, it isnt DDT but it does ok for something all natural
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I hope he treated your dog with antibiotics. Just because the disease is in remission does not mean it's not still there and the existence of Anti-bodies does not mean he's cured. Problem with Lyme's and dogs is that many vets prescribe too short of a antibiotic regimen and the blood tests show the dog is cured, only for it to rear it's ugly head years later when the dog comes up lame. Ask me how I know. I'm not saying your vet is wrong. I just hope he played it safe and treated your dog. BTW...I've had Lyme's myself, and supposedly I have the anti-bodies also. Don't mean I don't still spray myself down heavily every time I go somewhere I'll be exposed to those little parasites. 6 weeks of nauseousness from nasty antibiotics is no fun.
ssfeldjager
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This works for me: http://www.rynoskin.com/index.htm
Light colored clothing to spot them better.
Tape hem of pants to keep them from getting in.
Permethrin on clothing.
Deer ticks carry Lymes Disease and dog ticks carry Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Both are effectively dealt with by applying Permethrin to clothing.
Tape hem of pants to keep them from getting in.
Permethrin on clothing.
Deer ticks carry Lymes Disease and dog ticks carry Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever. Both are effectively dealt with by applying Permethrin to clothing.
As for the hounds I'd also be concerned with babesia. Had a good dog die from it not long ago. I now treat the yard with permethrin and imidacloprid. My field gear gets a good permethrin soak every now and again. Haven't seen a tick since.
dh515
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I hate ticks! Here's an interesting discussion on homemade tick repellant:
http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,3417.0.html
http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,3417.0.html
dirtykid
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Bug-spray with a good percentage of deet in it ALL over my boots and clothes.
Short-short hair (less than an inch)
then i keep those clothes in a sealed rubbermaid container until ready for use
just talking about them makes me squirmy, they rate right in there with yellow-jacket wasps and skunks,, dont see any reason for them to exist,,
Oh yea and frontline for the dog,every 30-days during outdoor season
Short-short hair (less than an inch)
then i keep those clothes in a sealed rubbermaid container until ready for use
just talking about them makes me squirmy, they rate right in there with yellow-jacket wasps and skunks,, dont see any reason for them to exist,,
Oh yea and frontline for the dog,every 30-days during outdoor season
788Ham
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Matt_45-70,
Sounds like someone used this washin' clothes huh? Ha My Mom used that stuff years ago, if anything will repel ticks, this stuff ought to do it ! I cussed my older brother out one time, my Mom heard me, guess you know what I had my mouth washed out with...... yep, Fels naptha, worked for me too. LOL
Sounds like someone used this washin' clothes huh? Ha My Mom used that stuff years ago, if anything will repel ticks, this stuff ought to do it ! I cussed my older brother out one time, my Mom heard me, guess you know what I had my mouth washed out with...... yep, Fels naptha, worked for me too. LOL
Sebastian the Ibis
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What are type of area are you walking through? I usually had the most problems with ticks when walking through unmowed meadow, with grass a foot or two high. The best solution I found was high rubber boots, the higher the better. Ticks can grab on to your pants or hiking boots, but they cannot grip the rubber. Tuck your pants in doughboy style and you should have a lot less. If it is not too hot good rubber boots are just as comfortable as good hiking boots, they just don't breath so they can awfully clammy here in S. Fla.
These would probably work:
http://www.cabelas.com/mens-rubber-...-958E-DF11-A0C8-002219318F67&mr:referralID=NA
These would probably work:
http://www.cabelas.com/mens-rubber-...-958E-DF11-A0C8-002219318F67&mr:referralID=NA
Mac Attack
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I just moved into a house in a good piece of land surrounded by trees. Being from the burbs I never had go deal with ticks until now. Everyone in my household has Chad more than one tick attached to them in the 3 mo we have lived here. It sucks! My dog wanders in the woods for hours and has been eaten up by ticks. Just the other day I took my dog to the groomer for a shave and bath and they said he had over 10+ ticks! I was using a flea and tick treatment called sentinel for my dog and obviously it was not working. I am trying this new treatment that petsmart recommended so we will see.
We have been using deet for mew and my family and it appears to be working but to be honest with you I don't even like going into the woods now because of the hassle of ticks.
We have been using deet for mew and my family and it appears to be working but to be honest with you I don't even like going into the woods now because of the hassle of ticks.
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I haven't been out but once so far this Spring, I didn't see any though. Usually I go out and am mobbed by mosquitos and find a few ticks crawling on my cloths at home.
We've had a pretty cold Spring though. I went out with my dad last Friday and followed him into the woods, he walked in on a game trail, I even saw deer droppings, I thought at the time "Oh crap, if there are ticks, this is where they will be".
I hate the little buggers. If I find one, my skin is crawling for the rest of the day. Used to hunt turkey near a swamp as well, the mosquitos would carry you away, so I sprayed everything down with deep woods off, my had, my pants, my jacket. It only seemed to keep them away for about an hour, then you had to re-treat. That stuff smelled foul and was sticky and turned some of my cloths black. I am thinking the wipes they have now might be better.
We've had a pretty cold Spring though. I went out with my dad last Friday and followed him into the woods, he walked in on a game trail, I even saw deer droppings, I thought at the time "Oh crap, if there are ticks, this is where they will be".
I hate the little buggers. If I find one, my skin is crawling for the rest of the day. Used to hunt turkey near a swamp as well, the mosquitos would carry you away, so I sprayed everything down with deep woods off, my had, my pants, my jacket. It only seemed to keep them away for about an hour, then you had to re-treat. That stuff smelled foul and was sticky and turned some of my cloths black. I am thinking the wipes they have now might be better.
ForumSurfer
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Battle: I use bug spray when we're in the woods. I use flea and tick spray on the dog regularly. The kids old enough now that they have to look for themselves...if I check their entire body, I'll be arrested.
Prevent: Impossible. Sooner or later they'll find their way onto you, even if it is briefly. I make sure the kids know what a tick bite looks like.
The ticks and mosquitoes grow pretty big down here. I had an uncle who swore he could hit them at 25 yards with his ruger 22. Sadly, I think he was telling the truth in regard to the mosquitoes...sometimes they get so big it is hard to tell if it is a crane fly (or skeeter-hawk in NC speak) or a mosquito. Given that crane flies (which don't actually eat mosquitoes despite the nickname) are quarter sized, it is definitely possible even for me.
There was a spray I had once about 8 years ago that you sprayed on your clothing and it was guaranteed to kill ticks after they crawled just 2 or so inches across anything treated with it, and would last through 3 washings. We caught some tick to test it out and the darn stuff worked for a change as advertised!! The ticks crawled about 3 to 7 inches across a treated t-shirt and would stop dead in their tracks 
I got it from a camping supply house. I'll see if I can find it and post the name and what the active ingredients are.
But if you look around on line you can probably find it ... though since it worked the FDA probably outlawed it by now
I got it from a camping supply house. I'll see if I can find it and post the name and what the active ingredients are.
But if you look around on line you can probably find it ... though since it worked the FDA probably outlawed it by now
Just to chime in my own .02:
The previous mention that ticks can only transmit Lyme or RMSF if attached for twenty-four hours is false. Most of the literature that I've read on the subject indicates that the tick is only more likely to transmit either disease after being attached to the skin for a prolonged period of time. Certainly not an excuse to wait before performing those body checks.
I've read, (though haven't tried) that if camping overnight, the use of beech leaves or cedar chips/shavings help to curb the appetites of some ground-crawling bugs. I don't know if this applies to ticks.
I have successfully caked myself in mud- yes mud to great avail against both mosquitoes and ticks, when out in the bush. Also, it seems to help to clean your system of alcohol and refined sugars, as these apparently attract mosquitoes at least.
Also, I don't know if any of you dog owners have seen the commercial on TV advertising Walmart's new generic Frontline. I aim to get some before it starts getting too hot around here and trying it out on my dog. Apparently it contains the same ingredients as Frontline and it about half the price.
The previous mention that ticks can only transmit Lyme or RMSF if attached for twenty-four hours is false. Most of the literature that I've read on the subject indicates that the tick is only more likely to transmit either disease after being attached to the skin for a prolonged period of time. Certainly not an excuse to wait before performing those body checks.
I've read, (though haven't tried) that if camping overnight, the use of beech leaves or cedar chips/shavings help to curb the appetites of some ground-crawling bugs. I don't know if this applies to ticks.
I have successfully caked myself in mud- yes mud to great avail against both mosquitoes and ticks, when out in the bush. Also, it seems to help to clean your system of alcohol and refined sugars, as these apparently attract mosquitoes at least.
Also, I don't know if any of you dog owners have seen the commercial on TV advertising Walmart's new generic Frontline. I aim to get some before it starts getting too hot around here and trying it out on my dog. Apparently it contains the same ingredients as Frontline and it about half the price.
MathurinKerbouchard
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+10,000 on Frontline for dogs. Great stuff! Kills the nasty little buggers. - I mean the ticks.
JDmorris said:
I remember similar tricks.
I have since learned it is not the way you should remove ticks because the pain from the burn can cause them to vomit making transmission of disease from their gut into your body even more likely.
The best way is simply to carefully pull them out, head and all, lose a little skin if necessary.
As for the repellents, most of them are quite strong smelling even to human noses. I bet the animals you are hunting can smell it much further away.
When looking at historical insect borne diseases in the United States, including many imported from elsewhere, it can be amazing how limited the remaining ones are.
Things like malaria, bed bugs, yellow fever, etc were once common in parts of the United States, but widespread use of DDT wiped them out.
Then DDT was discontinued after its widespread effects on other species was understood decades later.
Now the country is ripe for reintroduction of such diseases and pests and DDT won't be coming to the rescue next time.
Case in point is the resurgence of bed bugs.
I remember similar tricks.
I have since learned it is not the way you should remove ticks because the pain from the burn can cause them to vomit making transmission of disease from their gut into your body even more likely.
The best way is simply to carefully pull them out, head and all, lose a little skin if necessary.
As for the repellents, most of them are quite strong smelling even to human noses. I bet the animals you are hunting can smell it much further away.
When looking at historical insect borne diseases in the United States, including many imported from elsewhere, it can be amazing how limited the remaining ones are.
Things like malaria, bed bugs, yellow fever, etc were once common in parts of the United States, but widespread use of DDT wiped them out.
Then DDT was discontinued after its widespread effects on other species was understood decades later.
Now the country is ripe for reintroduction of such diseases and pests and DDT won't be coming to the rescue next time.
Case in point is the resurgence of bed bugs.
I can go with Frontline also, use it on mine monthly year round. I wonder what would happen if a human used it? Someone give it a try and let us know.
rodregier
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In addition to making repellents, Saywer also makes Tick Pliers. Has a magnifier and a scoop/tweezer rig for the gentle removal of the little darlings. The magnifier is to confirm complete removal. Removal intact ensures minimum contamination transmission and permits ID plus safe disposal of the tick.
http://www.sawyer.com/SP620.htm
http://www.amazon.com/Colonial-Medical-Assisted-Devices-Plier/dp/B001ANN0YY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1306275770&sr=8-1
http://www.sawyer.com/SP620.htm
http://www.amazon.com/Colonial-Medical-Assisted-Devices-Plier/dp/B001ANN0YY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=home-garden&qid=1306275770&sr=8-1
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