Ticks this spring!!
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fat tony
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The woods around Chester Basin area are filthy with them. They start their predation as soon as the weather goes above the freezing point. In the past they seemed to decrease in numbers quite a bit somewhere to the West of Halifax but I am unsure how true this is now. I know that the Bridgetown area was infested with them one June day.
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OutdoorsFirst
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- Location
- Eastern Canada
Some say it is the milder winter's, so the cold isn't killing them off. I don't know about that. We don't always get as much snow as ten or fifteen year's ago, but it still gets just as cold.
A buschcraft instructor once told me they are border dwellers. Long grass, fields, brush, etc. So a cut lawn is safe and proper forest is safe, but new growth, fields, paths, and the edges of forests are the danger zones. Don't know if it's true or not, but that would explain why parks here have more than the forest.
A buschcraft instructor once told me they are border dwellers. Long grass, fields, brush, etc. So a cut lawn is safe and proper forest is safe, but new growth, fields, paths, and the edges of forests are the danger zones. Don't know if it's true or not, but that would explain why parks here have more than the forest.
6 or 7 years ago I went for a hike and climbed to the top of a local mountain,
It was early spring so had some snowy patches to traverse.
Even followed some huge griz tracks, heading down, on the way up.
I got to the top and was checking out the view, I thought I would have a seat and eat a sandwich.
Looked down and saw every blade of grass on the top of the mountain had at least 2-3+ ticks at the top.
It was a warm spring day, I was wearing shorts.
The tops of my socks were ringed with dozens of ticks all trying to decide who was going to be the first to head up my bare leg.
Picked them all off and squished them, at least 30 of the little bastards on my shoes and socks.
Needless to say I ate my sandwich standing up and left quickly after.
Got home and did a full body inspection, no ticks, YAY.
On the way down I saw that the grizz tracks had rejoined my trail.
He had gotten off to let me pass then continued down on top of my tracks!
Last week my great aunt, outside of Cranbrook, had to call the CO's about a downed cow elk in her yard.
She had to chase the coyotes off it a couple of times, and it took 2 calls to get someone out to dispatch it.
CO said it was riddled with ticks and was too weak from the loss of blood to make it.
Permethrine works, keep your pant legs tucked in your socks etc.
And do a thorough body search when you get home.
Sam
It was early spring so had some snowy patches to traverse.
Even followed some huge griz tracks, heading down, on the way up.
I got to the top and was checking out the view, I thought I would have a seat and eat a sandwich.
Looked down and saw every blade of grass on the top of the mountain had at least 2-3+ ticks at the top.
It was a warm spring day, I was wearing shorts.
The tops of my socks were ringed with dozens of ticks all trying to decide who was going to be the first to head up my bare leg.
Picked them all off and squished them, at least 30 of the little bastards on my shoes and socks.
Needless to say I ate my sandwich standing up and left quickly after.
Got home and did a full body inspection, no ticks, YAY.
On the way down I saw that the grizz tracks had rejoined my trail.
He had gotten off to let me pass then continued down on top of my tracks!
Last week my great aunt, outside of Cranbrook, had to call the CO's about a downed cow elk in her yard.
She had to chase the coyotes off it a couple of times, and it took 2 calls to get someone out to dispatch it.
CO said it was riddled with ticks and was too weak from the loss of blood to make it.
Permethrine works, keep your pant legs tucked in your socks etc.
And do a thorough body search when you get home.
Sam
- Location
- Brant County, Ontario
I appreciated her honesty/frankness
- Location
- Brant County, Ontario
We've been picking them up in our yard this spring. We are in the middle of a bush lot though.
I got bitten by a tick last week. It was discovered within a couple of hours and removed successfully. Medical staff advised that if a tick has been attached for less than 24 hours, clean the area with alcohol and go on with your day; if it has been attached for more than 24 hours, they will prescribe antibiotics.
