When hunting, what do you do for Woodticks??

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Last year it was horrible here in SE Sask. You could walk the middle of a gravel road and you would be covered. I heard this year is another bad year.
I love to coyote hunt, but there is no possible way I`m sitting in a bush line trying to call. What do you guys do that is really effective?
I guess tape the arm cuffs and pant legs, but they still can crawl to your head.
All right, just typing this, I`m crawling thinkin about it, I hate them and can`t pull them off if they are set in...call me a whoosie I don`t care lol.
Wonder if the "dollar store" handles dog flea/tick collars on the cheap???
 
Bug spray helps.

Mostly, it's just pick them off, check self at end of day, and get on with life.

Cheers
Trev (Moose Jaw, 1992-1999)
 
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!
 
Having just come from the cottage, and picking 10-15 per day off of myself, I don't think you have all that much to worry about.

They rarely "set in" and are easily felt crawling on you before they have a chance.

Taping off pant legs and sleeves helps keep em from crawling on you and causing that tickle/itch, and combined with a bug/mosquito cap you should be just fine.

Other than that, just man up and eat em, as you pick em off. You won't ger hungry in the bush, and it's the quickest and easiest way to be sure they are dead. ;)
 
OMG! Lyme disease! :runaway:

http://canlyme.com/lyme-basics/tick-id/

But seriously: bug spray, suitable clothing, and a bug hat should be more than enough.

Don't forget about black flies! One year I got eaten up by them in Gatineau. My face and ears were so swollen the next day I look like I had gone 12 rounds with Mike Tyson.
 
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Sadosubliminal said:
OMG! Lyme disease! :runaway:

http://canlyme.com/lyme-basics/tick-id/

But seriously: bug spray, suitable clothing, and a bug hat should be more than enough.

Don't forget about black flies! One year I got eaten up by them in Gatineau. My face and ears were so swollen the next day I look like I had gone 12 rounds with Mike Tyson.
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Woodticks don't carry Lyme's disease, only deer ticks.
 
Actually, many ticks on that page have the capability of carrying and transmitting the disease, at least according to the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation. While the wood tick doesn't show up there (unless it's the Rocky Mountain Wood Tick, which carries a bunch of fun stuff all its own), the disease seems to be carried by more than just the deer tick.

Anyway, I was just stirring the pot...
 
Sadosubliminal said:
Actually, every tick on that page has the capability of carrying and transmitting the disease, at least according to the Canadian Lyme Disease Foundation. While the wood tick doesn't show up there, the disease seems to be carried by more than just the deer tick.

Anyway, I was just stirring the pot...
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There are more and more deer ticks showing up in my area, 10+ years ago there were none. The wood ticks seem to disappear near the end of June, with their peak around this time of year.
Deer ticks come around later in the summer and seem to persist into fall.
The biggest problem I find is that wood ticks seem to crawl for some time before they attach, therefore they are detected easily. Deer ticks are tiny and seem to have a way of hiding well. So far, I've only seen them on the dogs.
I've had enough wood ticks on me over the years that if they carried Lyme disease, I'd be dead or immune. :)
 
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
 
A friends granddaughter got Lyme disease.
It is not to be taken lightly.
I think if detected quickly enough, antibiotics of some sort will do the trick.
I appreciate the tip about the alcohol.
Got one stuck on me couple of weeks ago and it got slightly infected.
 
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.
 
Strip down and pick em off when your out of the woods. I can't find anything that will keep them away, I'm like candy to ticks! Be sure to check all the nooks and crannies. I had a buddy get one latched on the end of his nook and it left him in considerable discomfort for a few days. Somehow I ended up elected to take a look at it and offer suggestions on how to remove the thing. Needless to say he was uninterested in the ol burning them off with a hot Bic trick.
 
Permethrin clothing treatment and deet for the exposed skin.

ht tp://www.ehow.com/about_6656178_permethrin-treatment-clothing.html

You can now buy "civilian" Permethrin treated clothing.

ht tp://www.columbia.com/Insect-Blocker%C2%AE-Apparel/Collection_Insect_Blocker,default,pg.html

It would appear the relevant federal agency (Ag Canada?) doesn't yet permit sale or importation of Permethrin for treating clothing.
(Massive agency fail :-(

Ironically, another Canadian federal agency recommends permethrin for clothing treatment for people visiting foreign counties
with heavy insect infestation.

http://travel.gc.ca/travelling/health-safety/insect-bite

5. Apply a permethrin insecticide to clothing and other travel gear for greater protection

Permethrin-treated clothing is effective for up to two weeks or six washings.
Although permethrin is not available in Canada, travel health clinics can advise you how to purchase permethrin and pre-treated gear before or during your trip.
 
Ive been out been out a couple times lately and havent found any, but my buddy had one crawling on his pants a couple weeks back.
 
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