When hunting, what do you do for Woodticks??

They drive me nuts at the farm here!!! We check ourselves out after coming inside.I find a big hat helps but I'll also use a rat tail comb and brush out my hair carefully. My dogs bring them in the house all the time and we find most of them near their ears.
 
Last year a buddy and I were turkey hunting. In one day I picked over 100 off me and he was pretty close to that. I thought it was just the area we were in but I went to a different part of the province a couple of days later hunting bear and pulled even more off. It is probably my least favorite thing about Spring hunting.
 
stuckon308 said:
Last year a buddy and I were turkey hunting. In one day I picked over 100 off me and he was pretty close to that. I thought it was just the area we were in but I went to a different part of the province a couple of days later hunting bear and pulled even more off. It is probably my least favorite thing about Spring hunting.
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Bad in the province this year. I've even heard a couple stories about ticks dropping horses this year.
 
Freyr_255 said:
Live in the north. Problem solved.
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Roger that. One reason to thank real winter.

Haven't seen one since Africa, if you think ticks are bad in Canada wait until you go to the Dark Continent... In Zimbabwe I've seen tall grass literally leaning from the masses of ticks hanging off the tops hoping to hitch a ride and a meal, trillions of them in the savanna. Found them in the most personal of places all too often, never thought I'd find myself squatting over a mirror with a flashlight in a tent, the dark side of adventure.
 
Ardent said:
Roger that. One reason to thank real winter.

Haven't seen one since Africa, if you think ticks are bad in Canada wait until you go to the Dark Continent... In Zimbabwe I've seen tall grass literally leaning from the masses of ticks hanging off the tops hoping to hitch a ride and a meal, trillions of them in the savanna. Found them in the most personal of places all too often, never thought I'd find myself squatting over a mirror with a flashlight in a tent, the dark side of adventure.
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God forbid those things become an established invasive speicies here. :/
 
Permethrin is used for horses in products such as Horse Armor. Supposed to last 28 days or 6 washings.
 
I grew up with wood ticks. We did nothing, if you bath semi-regular you will find them and can pull them out. I never heard of anyone getting sick from one. Even the girls were fine with them and knew to just suck it up and live with it. If your scared of them stay out of the long grass and bushes.

The first hot spell in June or July will cook them off and aren't and issue for the rest of the year, mostly.
 
scott_karana said:
I'm going to order some permethrin spray from the US, since it works a lot better than DEET by all accounts, and with less potential health issues.

The US Army has sprayed it on uniforms for the last 20 years or so!
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Here ya go:
ht tp://www.sportsmansguide.ca/net/cb/coleman-permethrin-and-100-max-insect-repellent-combo-pack.aspx?a=1157642

ht tp://www.sportsmansguide.ca/net/cb/sawyer-permethrin9oz-repellant.aspx?a=1095802
 
I'm going to order some permethrin spray from the US, since it works a lot better than DEET by all accounts, and with less potential health issues.
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Source please?

I just went through pulling one off my dog. From everything I read and was told, spraying them with alcohol, drowning them in jelly, or holding a lit match near them can cause them to "regurgitate" into your blood, which raises the risk of infection, specifically of lyme disease. The only way to remove them, straight from the vet and the health authority, is to pull them out, and make sure not to squeeze the body, only the head, or you can squeeze the contents back into yourself.
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St. John Ambulance protocols, revised 2011, agree with this and are based on up-to-date Evidenced-Based Medicine research.
Tweezers gently on the head, and straight out.
 
Deerdr said:
To remove them from yourself or dogs put rubbing alcohol in a small spray bottle and spray them lightly. They die instantly and withdraw their jaws, which is very important to prevent infection. Respectfully Jim Mansell
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^ I do not recommend anyone try this



Do not put alcohol or petroleum jelly on them and do not try to burn them with a match, etc... Just pull them straight out from below the abdomen.

If you put alcohol on them or try to burn them off they can evacuate their stomach contents into the wound from the pain. This is well documented, and just about everything you can read on ticks will tell you NOT TO PUT ANYTHING ON THEM.

Easiest way I have found to remove them is make a lasso with some dental floss or light fishing line. Lasso the abdomen and pull straight up, gently but firmly. Pull hard enough to just lift your skin into a slight tent. They will release on their own in less than a minute. I've already removed three Black Legged ticks (deer ticks) from my dog and one from my thigh in the past 2 weeks.
 
Rick B said:
My vet gave me a free little plastic tool to remove ticks from my dog
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they work very well too. They look like a guitar pick with a tear drop shaped opening. You slip it over the tick and slide the tool so the tick is supported by the narrow end of the opening and lift up gently. Same concept as described with the floss or tweezers, gentle, steady upward pressure is the best way to get them out safely.
 
MusicianShooter said:
Source please?
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The issues with permethrin are mainly hypothetical, compared to the documented effects from DEET. It might be a carcinogen if you eat it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permethrin#Human_exposure
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DEET#Effects_on_health

(When I did the research myself a while ago, I didn't just use Wikipedia: I combed through recommended usage guides from the manufacturers [most of whom sold both DEET and permethrin, so no vested interest] and the MSDS sheets. I'm too lazy to find them again for you: no offense! :)

Considering that permethrin has been used on Army uniforms, and there are no documented cases, much less fatalities like DEET, I personally feel better.

Something else to keep in mind: DEET is most effective when applied directly to skin, but permethrin is recommended to be applied to clothes, which is far away from eating it, so you're likely not affected at all.

Neither is a "use 24/7" chemical, but permethrin seems like a lesser evil to me.

Disclaimer: permethrin is a neurotoxin to some other species, so be careful around pets!
 
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