Ticks

lost hunter · Oct 18, 2012

Every time I hit the woods I end up with deer ticks embedded in me I use deep woods off don't seem to work I've been called the tick magnet anybody fine anything that works ?

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Ace350 · Oct 18, 2012

I lay out all my stuff I am wearing and spray all my outer clothing with this stuff.
It contains a chemical called Permanone.

Learned this from my old deer hunting days.
The ticks will literally drop dead when they climb on your clothing.
Just do not spray it on your skin!
Read the directions.
Spray any exposed skin with regular bug or mosquito spray.
Also wear a hat and spray the outside of it.
Spray it on your boots.
And finally use an elastic band on the ends of your sleeves and pant cuffs to make a seal to keep them out. :thumbsup:

You can buy it at most Walmarts and department stores.

rginn · Oct 18, 2012

This worked for me. Move to an elevation above 9,000 ft.

lost hunter · Oct 18, 2012

Ace350 said:
I lay out all my stuff I am wearing and spray all my outer clothing with this stuff.
It contains a chemical called Permanone.

Learned this from my old deer hunting days.
The ticks will literally drop dead when they climb on your clothing.
Just do not spray it on your skin!
Read the directions.
Spray any exposed skin with regular bug or mosquito spray.
Also wear a hat and spray the outside of it.
Spray it on your boots.
And finally use an elastic band on the ends of your sleeves and pant cuffs to make a seal to keep them out.

You can buy it at most Walmarts and department stores.

Thanks Ace Butler County was named number 1 in the state for Lyme

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lost · Oct 18, 2012

I've heard flea collars work against ticks. Just strap one on each leg. Warning, they will not stop chiggers.

spartacus53 · Oct 18, 2012

Get Deet

swamp yankee · Oct 18, 2012

Jim , I must be getting better tasting as I get older the "old time" bug stuff's not working for me either. Tried some "Repel 100" I got in a sporting goods place and it seems to work real well! It's 100% DEET so I spray it onto a cloth and pin it to my hat so s to not get it on my skin and it works like a charm!

generic username · Oct 18, 2012

im amazed how often i hear about people getting ticks from the woods... since i was around 6 or 7 i have always wandered through the woods & tall grass and have yet to obtained a single chigger or tick :dontknow:

always gotten plenty of mosquito bites though... they always swarm me lol.

dogpound · Oct 18, 2012

sawyers........ Sawyer® Permethrin Insect Repellent for Clothing | Bass Pro Shops

lost hunter · Oct 19, 2012

Donovan.flannery said:
im amazed how often i hear about people getting ticks from the woods... since i was around 6 or 7 i have always wandered through the woods & tall grass and have yet to obtained a single chigger or tick always gotten plenty of mosquito bites though... they always swarm me lol.

I did a lot of hunting,camping, in Pa since I was very young. Never had a problem with ticks Only until the last few years did we see an increase in the ticks Now you even see them in the city parks and back yards

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Grizzly13 · Oct 19, 2012

Deet is the secret, the chemical Permanone is probably good also I just can't say havent use it before. I'm from a place in NJ that is infested with them, alot of friends have the lymes disease and need medical attention full time because of it. Thee old timers will tell you if you are naturally attracting them you need garlic in your diet ? I personally love garlic so its not a problem for me, but if your trying to hunt deer garlic is not so good : (. Just try and keep your sleeves tight and wait for winter !

XLTer · Nov 7, 2012

dogpound said:
sawyers........ Sawyer® Permethrin Insect Repellent for Clothing | Bass Pro Shops

I've been told Permethrin is the best repellent . It will kill any ticks that contact your clothing . BUT , don't spray it on your skin . It's meant to treat your clothing . It's supposed to last for weeks or until the treated clothes are washed .

Native Floridian · Nov 7, 2012

Permethrin is the answer. The Walmart product mentioned above probably contains Permethrin. Soak your clothes in it and wear them when dry. The ticks should die on contact. Still seal socks and sleeves as added protection. Deet is not totally effective.

I invite anyone who believes they are naturally repellant to ticks to trail blaze thru NJ's pine barrens in June. I'll stand in my permethrin treated clothes at the roadside lint roller in hand to get as many of the little suckers off once you've finshed your walk. I would expect counts in the dozens if not over 100.

Tick infestation is one of the biggest complaints of geocachers in South jersey. One popular cache located a couple hundred feet down a trail from a parking area usually delivers tick counts of 25 plus for those who venture in search of the cache.

piegrande · Nov 8, 2012

Chiggers. They don't call them chiggers here in Mexico, but we certainly have them.

One trick which works on many but not all persons, when you have a really bad area covered with them on your body, use Listerine, totally wet a cloth with it, and hold it on the area for around 15 seconds. Some people almost instantly lose all the pain. But, I notice others do not benefit so much.

A friend took the kids with them to work in their avocado orchard. The little boy woke up with his crotch area totally covered with chigger bites. After the Listerine cure, he went happily off to school.

piegrande · Nov 8, 2012

Actually, I buy the Equate product at Wal-mart. Not recommending it, if you can find a similar product elsewhere, go for it.

dhearn · Nov 10, 2012

Go to tractor Supply and get the spray they use for livestock, I use it all the time and a bottle of it cost around 20.00, you mix very little of it with water it will last forever. I have had my bottle for about 3 years now and still have plenty left. I use it all the time and never get tick or chiggers. Ticks are the worse i have ever seen them, My wife contracted Rocky mnt spotted fever and lime this summer from tick just in the yard. she never goes in the woods.

Native Floridian · Nov 13, 2012

dhearn said:
Go to tractor Supply and get the spray they use for livestock, I use it all the time and a bottle of it cost around 20.00, you mix very little of it with water it will last forever. I have had my bottle for about 3 years now and still have plenty left. I use it all the time and never get tick or chiggers. Ticks are the worse i have ever seen them, My wife contracted Rocky mnt spotted fever and lime this summer from tick just in the yard. she never goes in the woods.

Sorry to hear about your wife. i went ten rounds with lyme a few years ago. No fun!!! I can only imagine that rocky mountain was worse.