elkoholic Posted May 8, 2019 Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 Well the little creepy crawlers are thick this year. I had over a dozen of the little buggers on me (on my skin) at the end of a fairly short hike. I carry a lint roller in my truck to go over my clothes after an outdoor excursion this time of year and also have one in the garage for out the back door adventures. A lint roller also works great for getting them off your skin (if they haven't dug in yet) and then a shower and another tick check. The ticks here seem to like the DEET and permethrin. I haven't been able to find a product containing picaridin locally, but would like to give it a try. I guess as long as I find them before they attach it's all good but the constant showering and clothes washing takes time and uses a lot of resources. At least the mosquitoes aren't swarming yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted May 8, 2019 Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 Skeeters been very bad here this year already, and the gnats or whatever or face flies or whatever they are have been ridiculous. Maybe some of the local yote population will be hit with heartworms, but doubt it. Not had any ticks on me yet, but our dogs have picked up a few, to be expected really. My mom gave us a few avon skin so soft wipes that had picardin in them, those seem to work pretty well for deer flies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted May 8, 2019 Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 Had one embedded in me last week. Had to call the Doc for a doxy-bomb. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted May 8, 2019 Report Share Posted May 8, 2019 not seen a tick here yet....skeets may have froze the other eve..woke up to 23 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerClay Posted May 14, 2019 Report Share Posted May 14, 2019 I spray my hunting clothes pretty heavy with Sawyers tick spray and let it dry overnight. Seems to work the best for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted May 15, 2019 Report Share Posted May 15, 2019 So far so good here. They aren't usually too bad in this area. Noticed the black flies starting tonight when we were out though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted May 17, 2019 Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 Not seen a single tick here yet...nor a skeeter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkoholic Posted May 17, 2019 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2019 16 hours ago, Mathews XT Man said: Not seen a single tick here yet...nor a skeeter Lucky you? I've been averaging over two dozen ticks on me per each hunting/hiking excursion. A combination of Deet and permethrin seems to have lowered the totals but nothing seems to totally block or repel them. On top of that, the skeeters seem to have woken up. The black flies and horse flies will be next. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fly Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 My new land has plenty of ticks skeeters and biting gnats of some kind (not black flies - smaller but larger than no-see-ums). I use permetherin to keep the ticks off me. So far I've seen plenty on my pack, boots, hat and clothes but they get off immediately and so far not one tick has embedded in my skin. Deep woods off helps with skeeters but the gnats got me a few days ago. They got inside my bug net and got me on the cheeks, ears, and neck. My face looked like I had been in a fight. I've heard vanilla extract on a neck rag works - will try that next time out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strut10 Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 Just found one embedded in my tricep this morning. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ravin R10 man Posted May 19, 2019 Report Share Posted May 19, 2019 On 5/16/2019 at 8:40 PM, Mathews XT Man said: Not seen a single tick here yet...nor a skeeter at the moment it is SNOWING HERE!! when they all come out,.... it's going to be a CLOUD!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.