Ticks

[riverboss]

Get ready I already pulled one off my wife's ear!
Guess the dog brought it in the house my wife hasn't been outside and can't get off the sidewalk when she does.

 

[bird whisperer]

I was just thinking about this Sunday when I saw one of the pair or socks that I dedicated to keeping treated with my self mixed permethrin last season. Guess I should get back to the habit of keeping a couples sets of farm clothes treated and get a couple sets treated for the kids.

 

[Feedman]

It seems early for ticks

 

[riverboss]

It seems early for ticks

It had to be a Democrat!
They are always trying to such blood out of someone!

 

[Tankt]

Pulled one off a boxer puppy yesterday myself. I was surprised

 

[bdbrown66]

When you don't have extended cold weather during winter, the ticks don't die off. As soon as it starts to warm up, they are back at it.

 

[Little FR]

I found one on me other day when I was scouting turkeys. Seen a few snakes at 1st of month too. It’s the season.

I keep a few sets of turkey clothes coated in permethrin every year.

 

[HeadedWest]

Found the first one Feb 21st…basically to the point where it’s worth spraying year round.

 

[KY_Swamp_Beagler]

Ticks don’t die off. They go dormant during the cold. I’ve seen ticks in February. I found one crawling on me probably 2 weeks ago.

 

[rum3002576]

I was in somerset last week and had one buried in my side and two more on me crawling. I hate those things

 

[WildmanWilson]

Just like snakes or turtles, they become active as soon as the temp jumps a little. I’ve seen mosquitoes too.

 

[RLWEBB]

Found one on one our dogs back during the first week of February.

 

[ribsplitter]

Ticks don’t die off. They go dormant during the cold. I’ve seen ticks in February. I found one crawling on me probably 2 weeks ago.

Correct, the worst infestation of ticks I've been in was mid October in International Falls, Minnesota. We were hunting in intermittent snow squalls and pulling ticks lol.

 

[Drahts]

Back in MD one year it was one of the coldest we'd had, and we had just had @20" of snow. I guided at a preserve, and after the hunt, we were standing at my truck with my shorthair on the tailgate. I was going over him to make sure he had no injuries from the hunt. As I started, I noticed some seed ticks on him. When I was done going over him, I had pulled over 200 ticks off him. It was like Feb 9th. That morning was @8 or 10 degrees and had gotten to the low 20s. I was very surprised to find any let alone almost 200. I know in Wisconsin and other northern states they have high numbers and I know they get periods of temps below zero and below 20 for very long times.

 

[mudhole crossing]

Sawyers time. I dread them sobs