TICKS, TICKS AND MORE TICKS!
Aug 7, 2019 04:37:45 #
Ticks are horrible this year from big deer ticks to seed ticks it's gotta be the worst I've seen! What will help keep them off you or at least kill them if they do get on you?
Aug 7, 2019 04:38:17 #
Aug 7, 2019 06:25:48 #
Welcome to the Forum, RO. You should receive all kinds of replies on your question. If not, go online and see what comes up. Ticks are a common problem.
Aug 7, 2019 07:47:47 #
I wear long light colored pants and long sleeve shirts. Pants tucked into socks and boots if it the terrain warrants it. DEET containing insect repellents help as well . I like the cover them in a bit of Vaseline if they are attached
Aug 7, 2019 10:51:46 #
lobo
Loc: central montana
i don't know how healthy it is but in tick season here in montana i will take my work/hunting/fishing clothes and spray them with "home defense" bug spray. any bugs that touch your clothes will die. usually good for at least a couple of washings too.
Aug 7, 2019 12:11:25 #
Hunterbill
Loc: Toomsboro, ga
Adam puppy spray I use in Ga.. ticks and jiggers are bad. With Adams I wear shorts and a tee shirt!
Aug 7, 2019 14:00:23 #
I always wonder; if it kills bugs, what does it do to you? Years ago I was spaying a tree for bugs by using a step ladder placed in a flower bed. I noticed a grass snake below my ladder as I was coming down. I hit the snake with the insecticide as I stepped off the ladder. It never moved, it died instantly. I went and put my mask and rubber gloves on, and then finished the job.
Aug 7, 2019 14:35:33 #
lobo
Loc: central montana
don't know and don't care ,, the home defense spray says safe for pets and people after it dries and i'm 70 years old, had 16 surgeries, 3 heart attacks, 9 heart stints put in , rattlesnake bit , shot, stabbed , wrecks, etc., so,, i am gonna die from something anyway,, if it's bug spray that's o.k.!! i know it works !!
Aug 7, 2019 19:53:03 #
Hunterbill
Loc: Toomsboro, ga
Hey man, I am 70 too! I have used it for years, I take two blood test every 6 months at the VA and they say my blood work is great! Now I will go fishing tomorrow and have a stoke!!!!lol!!
Aug 8, 2019 00:30:24 #
GlennMc928
Loc: Tualatin OR
Try this it works great we use them all the time when fishing in the nat and bug infested river.
https://www.amazon.com/Bug-Jacket-Hood-Pants-Insect-Proof/dp/B074MF6GCS/ref=sr_1_30?keywords=mosquito+face+mask&qid=1565237453&s=gateway&sr=8-30
https://www.amazon.com/Bug-Jacket-Hood-Pants-Insect-Proof/dp/B074MF6GCS/ref=sr_1_30?keywords=mosquito+face+mask&qid=1565237453&s=gateway&sr=8-30
Aug 8, 2019 00:35:13 #
lobo wrote:
don't know and don't care ,, the home defense spray says safe for pets and people after it dries and i'm 70 years old, had 16 surgeries, 3 heart attacks, 9 heart stints put in , rattlesnake bit , shot, stabbed , wrecks, etc., so,, i am gonna die from something anyway,, if it's bug spray that's o.k.!! i know it works !!
Wow, with all that you have survived, I don’t think you need a bug spray cologne..... those ticks gonna see you and run
Aug 8, 2019 07:24:01 #
Raw Dawg Ron
Loc: St. Petersburg, FL
Even keep the dogs out of the woods when tick season kick up! Chiggers eat me alive and must spray shoes, socks, pants and tape down pants leg too! Good luck with them buggers! DEET
Aug 8, 2019 09:26:31 #
lobo
Loc: central montana
one other thing i use besides home defense is a little strange maybe but in the 50 years i have been using it i have never had a bug attach to me and that is Dr. Bonners peppermint soap,, you can get it at most health food stores,, use it for laundry, dishes, camping, toothpaste and it keeps the bugs away if you use it every day when ya shower.. read the label too,, it's a kick in the shorts !!
Aug 8, 2019 09:38:09 #
Raw Dawg Ron
Loc: St. Petersburg, FL
Gotta check out the peppermint soap, sounds good for the dogs too! Old school stuff, Thanks! I might go hunting early this year, keep them chiggers away!
Aug 8, 2019 09:49:16 #
lobo
Loc: central montana
once ya try it you will be impressed.. i buy it by the gallon and it will last about a year,, and if you use it fulll strength keep it away from SENSITiVE areas !! when you use it for camping even if you don't get all the soap washed off you or your dishes it won't give you explosive stomach problems as it is digestible..
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