Beware of ticks!!!!!!

[skain11]

A few months ago we found what we thought was a skin tag on our retriever...except for the eight legs...we were able to remove and delivered it to the provincial gov office for analysis as per their Tick/Lyme program. Two weeks later I got the call indicating that while it was the species that carries Lyme, this particular tick did not. Not sure where the dog picked it up, we live near Edmonton.

[Sooner]

What did the tick "nest" look like. Could you have seen it and avoided it? Just curious on what to look for.

[bowhunter9841]

Originally Posted by Sooner

What did the tick "nest" look like. Could you have seen it and avoided it? Just curious on what to look for.

I was not looking for anything, I was focused on the bull moose I was after. Never had any idea that I walked through it. Sorry, I know that's not any help. Might be able to look up photos of it online.

[bowhunter9841]

Found some Konk crawling insect killer. The co-op hardware store in leduc had it. Gonna spray down the truck and see what happens. Thanks for all the info so far guys. Also going to look into buying some of that sawyer spray for my camo. Looks like pretty wicked stuff!!

[Daka]

At least they have lime disease like southern Ontario ones...

[Bonescreek]

I pickup 2 bottles permitherin each year from my local Walmart (in the sporting/camping area) OR they don't always have it in stock, then I order it online at Walmart.com and it's delivered to my local store.

I'm not sure if it's sold in CA, it's pretty potent stuff.
If you do find it, be sure to follow the instructions.. Only spray in outside
open air with no breeze, allow 4 hours to dry, do not apply to under garments
tee shirts or other close that make direct contact with your skin.

The bottle inst. do say it can be applied to socks, but I don't because the
hunting/snake boots I wear come up to just under my knee and I put my
camo pants legs inside my boots.

I usually get 2 pair of pants, 3 pair of shirts, 1 pair of boots done with a
a little left over in the bottle.

[kujoseto]

Originally Posted by Sooner

What did the tick "nest" look like. Could you have seen it and avoided it? Just curious on what to look for.

I haven't taken a picture but they'll congregate up neat the top of a small shrub or tall grass. Just a blob of those fuc#ers all clinging to one another reaching for the sky. ...latching on to the nearest sucker passing by.
Google search seed ticks and you might find something

[Mr. Dynamite]

From 2 or 3 weeks ago

[bowhunter9841]

Originally Posted by Mr. Dynamite

From 2 or 3 weeks ago

What did you do to get rid of them?

[Ticdoc]

bowhunter9841, those ticks are almost certainly the seed tick stage (=larval ticks) of winter ticks, a common and important pest of moose. At this time of year this stage occurs in small clumps on shrubs, often along trails used by moose in later winter-spring, when the adult female ticks drop from moose and lay eggs in the duff layer. Those eggs hatch into larvae over summer and then in late September-through October climb to mid-body height of deer, elk and mostly moose. Picture of larval clump on vegetation. When moose, etc (or in your case, when you passed by) they are able to sense CO2 and they will get very excited and attach to whatever touches them (including your clothes).

They seldom bite and attach to humans, most simply figure out that they are on the wrong host and jump off. However, if you passed a large clump of larvae or several clumps you can get a lot of larvae which might hang around a long time on your clothes.

By the way winter ticks do NOT transmit Lyme disease.

ticdoc

[Bonescreek]

Holy Cow!
I live in the land of ticks and never seen it that bad.

No kidding when my wife I first move down here we were at farm sale
where the auctioneer held up a kitchen plate with a piece broke out
like a slice of pezzia.

He said "This here plate is a fine piece of historical
memoriabealiea only flaw is one small chiggar bite."

Only suggestion about the above posts is to break out the napamble.

[Bonescreek]

When ever a doublt about spelling in the english lang.
Simply add in an extra B or E somewhere in the mix and it'll
most likely be right.

B and E arn't pronounced anywhey so it don't really matter
just makes the spell checker and the english teacher happy.

"When ever a doublt"

There ya go.

[graybeard]

http://www.outdoorsmenforum.ca/searc...rchid=16193577

[bowhunter9841]

Reviving an old thread. Anyone else dealing with seed ticks this year?? I have been out on 2 evening hunts so far this year, and both have resulted in these little buggers getting on me again. First day out was about 150 of them on me. And today was only about 15-20, but one of the little bastards bit me. Seems like these things are getting more common. The property I’m hunting has lots of them at least. I had never seen a tick in Alberta until 2017. Hunting in 242

[kujoseto]

This time of year I always walk through tons of the seed ticks. They really tick me off.
I pack tape with me or sticky tape lint roller to get them off. Tall marsh grass and small shrubs tend to have the most where I walk

[wildwoods]

Not me yet and hoping to avoid any encounters!!

[bullgetter]

Winter ticks. You will live. They love it up on the willows in the Creek bottoms looking to hitch a ride