Ticks in Eastern Wa

[anthropisces]

We moved out here four years ago and live in Stanwood but we like to explore and have been north, south, east and west and everywhere in between since our arrival. Our trips to eastern Washington have shocked me in terms of the number of ticks encountered. What has to happen with the temperatures for the tick population to be reduced? I'd like to take our lab Luna out to hunt pheasants at a pay to hunt ranch but I'm not ready to face a hoard of ticks.

Are there any tips anyone can offer on avoiding them?

[vandeman17]

Ticks are pretty much a given over on this side of the mountain and are weather dependent. I have found that by this time of year, I rarely find them on my dogs. You can also put a tick gel on them that works great

[callturner]

They ain't bad this time of year. Spring is worst. If your worried put a little flea and tick med on it first.

[Buckhunter24]

I haven't had a tick on me in nearly a month, probably won't see another until next may

[salt n sage90]

I have never had a tick on my dogs from the east side, except when I bring a dead deer home and they hop onto the dogs.
Though I don't take the dogs out in the springtime on the eastside. They are also regularly treated for fleas and ticks.

[LDennis24]

Go to the vet and get your dog a bite of BRAVECTO and they will be fine. Works for like three months and I usually only need to do my dogs in the spring and by late summer they are good to go without ticks being an issue.

[HillHound]

I haven't had a tick on me in nearly a month, probably won't see another until next may

[CoryTDF]

As stated ticks are mostly a springtime problem. Never had a single issue with them this time of year. Keep your dog treated wit ha quality flea/tick medication and you will be just fine.

[Lady Grouse hunter]

How about the Leeche's?

[bornhunter]

Go to the vet and get your dog a bite of BRAVECTO and they will be fine. Works for like three months and I usually only need to do my dogs in the spring and by late summer they are good to go without ticks being an issue.

Tried this for the first time with my lab this last spring. Not one tick.

[highcountry_hunter]

Once the night time temps get above freezing my dogs live outside 24/7 until the next winter and they used to get ticks something terrible. I’ve found even just the generic tick repellant you can get at your local feed store or animal supply works great. Every few months I just pour a small amount down their spine, similar to delousing cattle, and they’re tick free.

[LDennis24]

Again BRAVECTO... Nothing else on the market beats it. The vet I use has a dozen dogs and I have seven and it works every year for the duration of tick season. It's a chewable, chocolate flavored, yes chocolate, puck that can be dosed by the vet for body weight and it works.

From their site:
BRAVECTO® is the first and only oral treatment that has been shown to quickly and effectively kill fleas and multiple tick species for up to 12 weeks after a single dose.
Most other flea and tick medications only last for up to four weeks after a single dose. Protecting against fleas and ticks is a must to ensure health and quality of life for your pets.

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[SGTDuffman]

I’ve never had any problems w ticks anywhere in this state. That isn’t to say I haven’t gotten them on me, but it’s a far cry from the ticks I’d deal with in Kansas and Nebraska. The only ticks I’ve seen on the west side are on animals, and I’ve had them in me and friends on the east side, but they’ve never been what I’d call bad. 1 here or there. Not like getting 9 of them on me while at a shooting range for a couple hrs in KS. I’d only walked through mowed grass and dirt too, it’s unreal.

[salish]

The worst ticks I've ever seen in my life have been in the basin, namely Beda Lake (where you could watch them in multiples crawling up your waders) but that's usually in the late spring or early summer. I used to get a lot of them fishing and hunting on the Yakima River in the canyon, especially around Umtanum Canyon. Thank goodness it's less of a concern for hunting dogs in the fall.