For the record, I've had 1 tick in my outdoor life, that was from Elephant Lake, Ontario, and was lucky to find it probably the day after I had gotten it on me.
So I got it off me with no harm done.
But from hearing talk of Ontario friends/relates, ticks are just obscene there right now. Just going in the back yard you are at risk!
In Alberta since 1980 and I've never known anyone to get a tick or even see one (touch wood).
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It's time to go hunting and quit all this ballistic masturbation." 
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