Ticks
10-09-2007, 03:42 PM
#1
Spike
Thread Starter
Join Date: Dec 2006
Posts: 88
Ticks
I went in the woods yesterday to move my blind to another location, when I got home I had tons of little ticks all over my body. I was freaking out and it took me two hours and my wife scrubbing me to get them all off. Today I am itching like crazy. Does anyone have any tips to remove them or keeping them off my body next time I go in the woods? I dont want to wear repellent because of the smell. Help.
10-09-2007, 04:27 PM
#3
Boone & Crockett
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: Ponce de Leon Florida USA
Posts: 10,079
RE: Ticks
I've heard of people getting in areas of baby size ticks, but have never seen them. Use to I knew a few people that would take dog flea/tick collars and put them around the outside of their socks. Powdered sulfur will work also if plain old Outdoors Off won't.
10-09-2007, 05:27 PM
#4
Join Date: Aug 2007
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Posts: 83
RE: Ticks
In the south wecall 'em seed ticks. I had several hundred on me about a week ago. They are tiny deer ticks. It's hard to keep them off without some kind of repellent. Mostly you get them as you walk through the woods, brushing against bushes, but I have been sitting in a tree and the tree was literally crawling with thousands of 'em. Deep Woods Off stinks, but it works. My wife picks them off me with a small pair of tweezers, I take a hot shower and scrub hard, get out and she looks me over again. Sometimes it can be quite an experience when they get in certain spots.
10-09-2007, 05:30 PM
#5
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Chesterfield VA
Posts: 255
RE: Ticks
I used to get them a lot but I found out that I would get them when I had to walk through really tall grass..I started taking a different route avoidingtall stuffand havent gotten any since..Did you walk through tall stuff the day you got them??