ticks?

[Sidewinder]

Country folks have used kerosene (same as diesel fuel) dabbed on their socks and pants cuffs to keep off the ticks for years. Works fine for bank fishing, but not sure about the odor for deer.

Why do they call it common sense, when it's so uncommon? TN Sen. Fred Thompson

[Guest KarlS]

Good thread if you like talking about nasty ticks. I use nothing for hunting and have only picked a few off. Always been leary of smell for hunting. You guys have some great products I'd like to try though. Lyme disease runs rampant up here and I don't know many people that haven't had a family member or pet get it. Watch for the "red ring" around a tick bite.

I try to avoid tick areas. Grass is a tick magnet and so are fields and moist wet areas. I hunt high and stick to the beach and oak ridges and can manage to stay away from them. Good luck keeping the nasty things off!

[Guest H0TSH0T]

Just wear a leafy bug suit, until the weather turns cold, after a good freeze you should not have to worry about the bugs so much.

[Guest Jcochran88]

Good thread if you like talking about nasty ticks. I use nothing for hunting and have only picked a few off. Always been leary of smell for hunting. You guys have some great products I'd like to try though. Lyme disease runs rampant up here and I don't know many people that haven't had a family member or pet get it. Watch for the "red ring" around a tick bite.

I try to avoid tick areas. Grass is a tick magnet and so are fields and moist wet areas. I hunt high and stick to the beach and oak ridges and can manage to stay away from them. Good luck keeping the nasty things off!

Well when you get down hear it don't matter where you hunt. Sometimes I think they blow in the wind!

[lowbud]

I use Permerthrin. Ticks don't bother me as bad as chiggers. for some reason those bastards are horrible around my place. Before I started using Permerthrin I would get a few bits almost every time I went out.

Suckers itch you to death too. KILL THEM ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Guest KarlS]

Well when you get down hear it don't matter where you hunt. Sometimes I think they blow in the wind!

Your scarin me. I'm supposed to watching for deer not some nasty scank ticks!

[Guest pig832]

Hi Folks,

My wife got lyme disease from a tick, and it has been two years of drs, and headaches, and bills! Wear something! I heard those tags they put on cattle work, but havent tried them yet.