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Originally Posted by Dan4570
Every year I get covered in ticks. Whether its shed hunting in the spring (adult ticks) or hunting in fall(even when there's snow) I get a few hundred baby ticks on me.
Aside from being disgusting, the baby ticks are relatively harmless. I've never been bitten by one and I'm pretty certain moose or winter ticks aren't known to carry lymes.
I hunt mostly 250 and 254. And I agree, it would seem that being a dry year we would see less. But I have still have a few hundred on myself and my boys. I carry lint rollers, they work fantastic at picking them up and adhering them to the lint roller sheets.
In the spring. I splash peppermint oil all over my boots and pants. And as much as some naysayers says it won't work. It does. I clock hundreds of hours pushing bush for shed antlers and never get a tick when I use peppermint oil or other strong essential oils that are known to repel ticks.
I also wear light brown or light Grey pants and tuck my pants into my boots. That really shows those red ticks easy.
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Thanks. I did read about peppermint and other oils. Most say it doesn’t work, the same as “natural” mosquito repellents. That’s why I didn’t even think of it this time around.
I am guessing if some chemical designed tick repellent didn’t work, the oils won’t either? I will give it a try if I can’t find the other thing suggested above.
I have definitely been beaten plenty last year and so far a few times this year (woke up with a few more obvious bites today - weird how they pop out only 2-3 days after the fact). Same goes for my cousin hunting the same and similar areas.