Post by: Elkpiss on March 08, 2023, 07:21:26 AM
Post by: vandeman17 on March 08, 2023, 08:54:39 AM
Post by: bornhunter on March 08, 2023, 09:05:51 AM
Post by: salish on March 08, 2023, 09:19:35 AM
Post by: birddogdad on March 08, 2023, 09:49:03 AM
I use Sawyer Permethrin during tick season. Works pretty well
:yeah: but does require repeat use.. i normally respray mid season..
Post by: buckfvr on March 08, 2023, 10:20:51 AM
The absolute worst thing about Turkey Season is the Ticks.. Dont forget your tick spray, whats your best tick repellant? Fk i hate ticks, makes me not even want to turkey hunt sometimes.. lol
Sometimes or at all......I hate ticks.
Post by: KFhunter on March 08, 2023, 11:05:28 AM
I read it off a hiking site, never tried it.
Post by: cjjcb on March 08, 2023, 12:45:12 PM
Post by: salish on March 08, 2023, 02:01:04 PM
Last spring I went to KY for several days to hunt turkeys. My buddy soaked everything in Permethrin and I don't think he got a single one. I, on the other hand, used nothing and picked off easily over 100 ticks in 4 days. Sitting in the Vegas airport on a layover coming back and still picking them off! :tung: Glad it's not like that spring hunting over here...
I learned the same lesson at a family reunion in the Missouri Ozarks back in the mid-1980's, only add chiggers to the mess. I started finding them on me during my flight home over Denver.
Post by: konradcountry on March 08, 2023, 03:14:25 PM
They will get drunk and fall off.
Post by: optic2 on March 11, 2023, 06:56:27 AM
The absolute worst thing about Turkey Season is the Ticks.. Dont forget your tick spray, whats your best tick repellant? Fk i hate ticks, makes me not even want to turkey hunt sometimes.. lol
Permethrin works like a charm. I've laid down in the grass and taken a nap during turkey season and woken up with zero ticks.
Post by: GWP on March 11, 2023, 08:54:18 AM
Post by: follow maggie on March 12, 2023, 08:55:50 PM
Post by: Clearcut23 on March 13, 2023, 05:27:38 PM
Post by: highcountry_hunter on March 14, 2023, 09:09:19 AM
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Post by: MightyWhite on March 14, 2023, 09:56:44 AM
Post by: cjjcb on March 14, 2023, 10:10:29 AM
Am I the only one who doesn’t get bothered by ticks? I’m not trying to be super macho (the thought of rattlesnakes makes me nearly pass out), ticks just don’t seem to bother me. Wipe em off and keep going about my day.
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Everyone has their little funny idiosyncrasies :chuckle:... I don't mind ticks at all, honestly. Now add leaches and we have a problem.... :chuckle:
Post by: HillHound on March 14, 2023, 10:29:44 AM
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Post by: highcountry_hunter on March 14, 2023, 01:45:01 PM
I cant explain just how much I HATE ticks! Rattlers I can tolerate..I killed 4 during modern deer last year…82 degrees for 4 days and you really had to watch where you stepped or put your hands!Can I get some waypoints to make sure I never ever hunt there?
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Post by: follow maggie on March 14, 2023, 03:34:32 PM
the sitka equinox guard gear worked for me last year with no additional spray
I’m going to get one or two of these his year because they’re also UPF 50+
Post by: nwwanderer on March 16, 2023, 08:25:03 AM
Post by: WoodHacker on March 19, 2023, 01:37:15 PM
Anyone use sulfur powder?
Eating powdered sulfur is an old remedy for keeping chiggers away. It will also turn your white t-shirt yellow according to my grandmother.
Post by: slavenoid on March 19, 2023, 08:36:20 PM
Am I the only one who doesn’t get bothered by ticks? I’m not trying to be super macho (the thought of rattlesnakes makes me nearly pass out), ticks just don’t seem to bother me. Wipe em off and keep going about my day.
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Washington they have never bothered me either. Oregon I brought home several. Maine they're in the living room waiting for you.
Post by: konradcountry on March 21, 2023, 04:00:55 PM
Hey at least spiders and snakes bite you once, or maybe 3 or 4 times if it’s the spider that crawls into bed with you. Ticks latch on and suck blood till you notice them. The scariest part is along with Lyme disease and whatever else, they can also carry a disease that makes you allergic to red meat, that is some crap strait out of a nightmare. I’m in the I HATE ticks camp, and yes everything in that camp gets treated with sawyers or similar
I also hate ticks but Lyme disease is fortunately rare in our state.
Most reported cases are from traveling to the east coast.
Post by: salish on March 22, 2023, 10:34:02 AM
Post by: tvandy45 on April 01, 2023, 06:25:51 AM
It was quite satisfying
Post by: Ghost Hunter on April 01, 2023, 06:38:56 AM
Post by: tvandy45 on April 01, 2023, 08:34:32 AM
Pulled one off the dog a few days ago. Was really dug in and hadn't filled at all. Any tips on how to remove?
This is what I use. Works great for pets when ticks are dug in deep
Tick twister
https://amzn.to/3ntAbg8
Post by: kellama2001 on April 01, 2023, 09:49:11 AM
I pulled one off my dog the other day after doing a quick shed trip (it had beein attached for a few days). Crinkled it up in a paper towel and lit it on fire...once the flame got to the tick it popped like a piece of popcorn about a foot or so up in the air.
It was quite satisfying
Now that's creative! :tup: Ticks can't ever be too dead to suit me
Post by: sneakyjake on April 07, 2023, 06:27:10 PM
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Post by: Rugsnfeathers on April 24, 2023, 12:12:36 PM
Post by: salish on April 24, 2023, 12:22:26 PM
Just came back from turkey hunting, and sure enough, they latched on to my son. He first found the ticks on the floor mat on the side of the truck he was sitting. At home, he found two more ticks on his scalp at the back of his head near the base of the neck. I've trained and advised all my kids and friends who hunt to always drop your trousers before going to bed at night and check for ticks. Anything that has hair, they like to hide in there (in your undies, armpits, and head). I've found them personally on a hunt over 30 years ago latching on to my skin inside my underwear. Since then, before going to sleep after a day's hunt, I always do the body check before laying in bed. It just became routine.
You're making me itch like crazy. I, too, have found them in my scalp and in the hairline at the base of my scull. I didn't encounter ay this past week in NE Wa. I used permethrin on all my hunting clothes prior.
Post by: Elkpiss on April 26, 2023, 06:42:47 AM
Am I the only one who doesn’t get bothered by ticks? I’m not trying to be super macho (the thought of rattlesnakes makes me nearly pass out), ticks just don’t seem to bother me. Wipe em off and keep going about my day.Try pulling one off your nut sack buddy.. then talk to me about not bothering you.. :tup:
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Post by: tvandy45 on April 26, 2023, 08:12:57 AM
Am I the only one who doesn’t get bothered by ticks? I’m not trying to be super macho (the thought of rattlesnakes makes me nearly pass out), ticks just don’t seem to bother me. Wipe em off and keep going about my day.Try pulling one off your nut sack buddy.. then talk to me about not bothering you.. :tup:
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Post by: pianoman9701 on April 26, 2023, 08:15:13 AM
I wouldnt wish this on even my worst enemy...my deepest condolencesAm I the only one who doesn’t get bothered by ticks? I’m not trying to be super macho (the thought of rattlesnakes makes me nearly pass out), ticks just don’t seem to bother me. Wipe em off and keep going about my day.Try pulling one off your nut sack buddy.. then talk to me about not bothering you.. :tup:
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Ticks can be infected with bacteria, viruses, or parasites. Some of the most common tick-borne diseases in the United States include: Lyme disease, babesiosis, ehrlichiosis, Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever, anaplasmosis, Southern Tick-Associated Rash Illness, Tick-Borne Relapsing Fever, and tularemia.
They should bother you.
Post by: Elkpiss on April 27, 2023, 08:32:46 AM
I wouldnt wish this on even my worst enemy...my deepest condolencesIt was pretty humbling to say the least.. I thought my balls were going to fall off for 3 months.. Ive been pretty mentally F'd up in the Turkey woods ever since.. I take precautions, i will bathe in tick spray. Ticks give me the heebeejeebees , luckily i have had 2 children since so my tackle still worked, but im glad im still alive to tell the tale to educate.. Spray up, lube up, do what you got do.Am I the only one who doesn’t get bothered by ticks? I’m not trying to be super macho (the thought of rattlesnakes makes me nearly pass out), ticks just don’t seem to bother me. Wipe em off and keep going about my day.Try pulling one off your nut sack buddy.. then talk to me about not bothering you.. :tup:
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Funny story, i took my buddy turkey hunting with me, i told him to always wear long sleeves and always have your shirt tucked in, and dont piss in the brush, thats was my mistake.. I catch my buddy laying in the woods in the brush with his shirt untucked, i go your F'd.. he goes oh shut the eff up.. Hour later back at the truck were driving out, he pulls his shirt up and goes do i got a zit on my back, i started crying laughing, i go no but you got a tick burrowing in you.. lol..He about crashed his truck, crying like a little girl pull it out, i pulled it out he said it felt like a cougar bit him.. lol.. He now tucks his shirt in and wears long sleeves and takes every precaution. I have flicked 19 ticks off me in one day in Kettlefalls before, Klicktat i have flicked several, there just every where in the spring..
Post by: Ghost Hunter on April 29, 2023, 05:13:17 PM
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Post by: Knocker of rocks on April 29, 2023, 08:06:35 PM
Try pulling one off your nut sack buddy.. then talk to me about not bothering you.. :tup:
Almost exactly 40 years ago we were looking at the stratigraphy and structure of the CRB at Oak Creek. Got home all dirty and sweaty and took a shower.
After a good lather and found a drowned tick on my nuts. Went to the ER, and the first nurse was my age (23) and hot. They switched her out for a nurse forty years older, then the doctor tweezed it out and gave me some antibiotics.
Next day I had to tell everyone in structural geology, including the professor, the story. It was all guys back then.
Now a days I’d probably be on academic behavioral probation for not keeping my condition secret.
Post by: salish on April 30, 2023, 10:12:03 AM
Changing my tune after chasing wetside turkeys. Ticks suck! Had to dust off the permethrin today and switch to solid color pants.
Born and raised here in the wetside and in almost 70 years I've never seen a tick. I've heard we have them, though. All of my ticks come from the basin or Yakima Canyon. Beda Lake is my No. 1 worst tick experience.
Post by: Knocker of rocks on April 30, 2023, 10:30:14 AM
Post by: salish on April 30, 2023, 10:48:33 AM
My friend got one in marblemount and our dog got one in Woodinville, both in the seventies
Good to know, thanks.
Post by: slavenoid on April 30, 2023, 08:35:00 PM
Changing my tune after chasing wetside turkeys. Ticks suck! Had to dust off the permethrin today and switch to solid color pants.
Born and raised here in the wetside and in almost 70 years I've never seen a tick. I've heard we have them, though. All of my ticks come from the basin or Yakima Canyon. Beda Lake is my No. 1 worst tick experience.
Brushed three more off my treated pants today. Never had a Washington tick until this year. Spot specific maybe but they're really giving to me!
Post by: trophyhunt on May 01, 2023, 06:36:40 AM
Post by: Knocker of rocks on May 01, 2023, 07:10:35 AM
Went turkey hunting couple weekends ago, crawling around on the ground, going through brush and neither my son in law or I got a single tick. Now we did spray all our hunting clothes and packs with permithrin, that had to be the reason. I went out yesterday afternoon around my house for a couple hours antler hunting, had no permitherin sprayed clothes on, and had two ticks on me when I got home.
Where did you get ticks in your yard? Eastside or west side?
Post by: pickardjw on May 01, 2023, 07:22:17 AM
Post by: trophyhunt on May 01, 2023, 07:56:46 AM
westside, outside bonney lake.Went turkey hunting couple weekends ago, crawling around on the ground, going through brush and neither my son in law or I got a single tick. Now we did spray all our hunting clothes and packs with permithrin, that had to be the reason. I went out yesterday afternoon around my house for a couple hours antler hunting, had no permitherin sprayed clothes on, and had two ticks on me when I got home.
Where did you get ticks in your yard? Eastside or west side?
Post by: trophyhunt on May 01, 2023, 07:59:02 AM