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Ticks, ticks, ticks...
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Mass-diver
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Yup, found on dog tick on my dog the other day 
Permethrin. Use it...
But last year they said we had so much snow that it insulated the ground and didn't kill the ticks and that is why we had a bad year for ticks last year. Personally I think it's just more BS from the moonbat libs.....no matter what the weather is they always say all the problems in the world are because of global warming, even radical Islamic terrorism!!
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HorizontalHunter
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And for the deer herd
AHM
NES Member
I take a garlic supplement that seems to help keep the ticks away.
71montess
NES Member
I've been using it a couple years now on my hunting stuff, I've yet to pull a tick off my clothing . It does work.
When I see I've picked one up I watch and time how long before it dies. The record was 8 minutes. The stuff turns you into a walking weapon of tick mass destruction. At this point with such an effective tool available one should always make use of it. The alternative is just too damn bad to even consider not using it. At the rate of which I pick them up in the woods - I must have picked up 40 + this past hunting season. Every single one of them died... I'm supremely confident of that. I have never pulled a tick off of myself.
Mass-diver
NES Member
Not to jinx myself, but it really does seem to work well - I buy the stuff for clothing.
Deet repels them - and it stinks. Not so hot for deer hunting. Permethrin kills them and is odorless. Plus it lasts 6 weeks on your clothing.... So even though the cost to buy is more - if you spend significant time in the woods Permethrin is the more cost effective option as well.
Tick Tubes http://organicdailypost.com/make-tick-tubes/
Making your own tick tubes is pretty easy.
Things you need
Cardboard tubes are basically free, just save them from toilet paper and paper towels or cut up PVC pipe, cotton balls, Permethrin
How do they work?
Tick tubes use another pest (mice) to poison the ticks. Ticks reproduce in mice nests and then use the mice as transport to get all over your yard. The tick tubes contain cotton balls laced with a poison called Permethrin. Permethrin is harmless to the mice but kills ticks very effectively. The mice find the cotton balls in the tubes and carry them back to use as a nice, fluffy addition to their nests, killing all the young ticks on contact.
Making your own tick tubes is pretty easy.
Things you need
Cardboard tubes are basically free, just save them from toilet paper and paper towels or cut up PVC pipe, cotton balls, Permethrin
How do they work?
Tick tubes use another pest (mice) to poison the ticks. Ticks reproduce in mice nests and then use the mice as transport to get all over your yard. The tick tubes contain cotton balls laced with a poison called Permethrin. Permethrin is harmless to the mice but kills ticks very effectively. The mice find the cotton balls in the tubes and carry them back to use as a nice, fluffy addition to their nests, killing all the young ticks on contact.
I buy the large cans of aerosol at Dicks Sporting Goods. Hang the hunting clothes on a tree out back.....hose em down.....let em dry......done. My son and I are walking proof that the stuff works.......on a pheasant hunt a couple of years ago my two buddies came back to the trucks with dozens of tics on them.......my son and I NOT ONE! The shit just works.
Great advice. That stuff works well. I think you have to be careful with it around cats though.
Ticks give me the creeps. If I had some land I'd love to have some birds that would decimate the tick population. I think Guineafowl do this well.
If Permethrin is not to be used on your skin what do you think it will do to your pooch when you put on him?
Try this or something similar:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3307+6+142+7200&pcatid=7200
Try this or something similar:
http://www.drsfostersmith.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=3307+6+142+7200&pcatid=7200
Nope... I suggest everyone use it... Obviously I would recommend you read and follow the instructions.
cfbackrow
NES Member
Yup, found on dog tick on my dog the other day
me to...sucked
Chris M.
NES Member
Here's an example:
Repel and kill those pesky ticks, mosquitoes, chiggers, mites and more than 55 other kinds of insects the next time you venture into the outdoors. The Permethrin Clothing Insect Repellent is for use on your clothing, tents and other gear. A single application lasts through 6 washings.
Permethrin is odorless when dry. During the drying process it tightly bonds with the fibers of the treated garment. It will not stain or damage clothing, fabrics, plastics, finished surfaces or any of your outdoor gear. Permethrin clothing treatments have been determined to have "spatial repellency" against mosquitoes. Mosquitoes will swarm around you, but not land on your treated clothing and bite. Use by itself or with skin-applied repellents to build the ultimate protective barrier. Permethrin is a contact insecticide but non-toxic to humans.
FEATURES:
•24 oz trigger spray
•Protection from more than 55 types of disease-carrying insects
•Lasts through 6 washings
•Use for clothing, tents and gear
•Will not stain
•Non-toxic
•Active ingredient: Permethrin
Repel and kill those pesky ticks, mosquitoes, chiggers, mites and more than 55 other kinds of insects the next time you venture into the outdoors. The Permethrin Clothing Insect Repellent is for use on your clothing, tents and other gear. A single application lasts through 6 washings.
Permethrin is odorless when dry. During the drying process it tightly bonds with the fibers of the treated garment. It will not stain or damage clothing, fabrics, plastics, finished surfaces or any of your outdoor gear. Permethrin clothing treatments have been determined to have "spatial repellency" against mosquitoes. Mosquitoes will swarm around you, but not land on your treated clothing and bite. Use by itself or with skin-applied repellents to build the ultimate protective barrier. Permethrin is a contact insecticide but non-toxic to humans.
FEATURES:
•24 oz trigger spray
•Protection from more than 55 types of disease-carrying insects
•Lasts through 6 washings
•Use for clothing, tents and gear
•Will not stain
•Non-toxic
•Active ingredient: Permethrin
Just adding a link to my previously posted reference to this thread:
Ticks: Prevention and Control on You, Your Pets and Your Property
Ticks: Prevention and Control on You, Your Pets and Your Property
Mass-diver
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