Woodticks!!

[gotmud]

What do you do to keep them OFF?
Because it makes my skin crawl just thinking about them

[LeCaptain]

stay in the city!

[ltr450kid]

they cal smell your fear! so stay home! there isnt much you can to to stop ticks on the plus side theres not much they can do to you

[skidplate]

What do you do to keep them OFF?
Because it makes my skin crawl just thinking about them

You can't do anything to keep them off, not type off repellent bothers them. I don't think they sell anything for them, and if they do it's just a scam to make money!!! The only alternative would be to stay inside all summer!! And even then they can be tracked in the house by anyone or pets. I've lived out in the bush all my life and have dealt with them since forever.People make up all these stupid myths like they dig a hole into your skin and live inside you, or they lay eggs inside your skin!!!
And they don't just live in the bush. You can pick one up walking through the short grass in your yard! So tough luck!!
They're not so bad!! Just pick them off and burn them or flush them down the toilet!! My boyfriend is a wimp and he's scared of them too!! Come on now!! They're smaller than your pinky nail!! OOOHHH, scary!! lol:cheers:

[LeCaptain]

You can't do anything to keep them off, not type off repellent bothers them. I don't think they sell anything for them, and if they do it's just a scam to make money!!! The only alternative would be to stay inside all summer!! And even then they can be tracked in the house by anyone or pets. I've lived out in the bush all my life and have dealt with them since forever.People make up all these stupid myths like they dig a hole into your skin and live inside you, or they lay eggs inside your skin!!!
And they don't just live in the bush. You can pick one up walking through the short grass in your yard! So tough luck!!
They're not so bad!! Just pick them off and burn them or flush them down the toilet!! My boyfriend is a wimp and he's scared of them too!! Come on now!! They're smaller than your pinky nail!! OOOHHH, scary!! lol:cheers:

They can give you lime disease though.

[gotmud]

That hurt SKIDPLATE owch...LMAO I will still be going out I just wanted to know if there were some tricks to keeping them off besides staying inside..Maybe i need to borrow PUNCH's 1000 then they wont be able to cling on as I whip by

[gotmud]

lime disease is that were you turn like a lime color LOL jk

[skidplate]

That hurt SKIDPLATE owch
...LMAO I will still be going out I just wanted to know if there were some tricks to keeping them off besides staying inside..Maybe i need to borrow PUNCH's
1000 then they wont be able to cling on as I whip by

LOL!! Ya, it is true they CAN give you Lyme Disease. But misquitoes can give you HIV....... so really no difference!! Wear a plastic suit when you go out, saran wrap may be an alternative.... LMFAO!! just kidding! :cheers:

[gotmud]

2 burns in one page OWCH SKID's on a roll!

[skidplate]

That hurt SKIDPLATE owch
...LMAO I will still be going out I just wanted to know if there were some tricks to keeping them off besides staying inside..Maybe i need to borrow PUNCH's
1000 then they wont be able to cling on as I whip by

One time I was walking in the yard and was heading towards a tree. A woodtick dropped from the tree and onto my arm. That has happened on more than one occassion, probably at least 20 times that I've noticed!
You can't RUN, and you can't RIDE!!! LOL

[ATV_babe]

I hate woodticks! I was outside all summer long last year and I think I got maybe one or two? Man was I lucky! I havent gotten one yet this year...

[skidplate]

2 burns in one page OWCH SKID's on a roll!

LOL!! I shouldn't talk.... I hate spiders!! Creep me out! Must be some childhood trauma thing!!! I remember a few incidents when I was younger, and now I can't stand them!!
Especially those Wolf Spiders that can jump 6 feet!!! And they live here in Manitoba!! AAHHH!! Ever see one do it?? I had one in my bathroom on the counter, then all of a sudden it launched onto the wall by the light fixture about 4 feet away...... GROSS!! I'm scared they'll launch at my face or something!!!

[TOOTHPICK]

LOL!! Ya, it is true they CAN give you Lyme Disease. But misquitoes can give you HIV....... so really no difference!! Wear a plastic suit when you go out, saran wrap may be an alternative.... LMFAO!! just kidding! :cheers:

HIV from a mosquito? That is new! I know you can get encephalitis from mosquitoes.

As for wood ticks, try wearing a dog wood tick collar. LMAO

[skidplate]

HIV from a mosquito? That is new! I know you can get encephalitis from mosquitoes.

As for wood ticks, try wearing a dog wood tick collar. LMAO

Ya, saw it on a show the other day, I'm a discovery/animal planet channel freak!! LMAO!! Buy a few of them, smaller ones for your ankles, one around your neck, maybe a larger one for a belt.....then you'll be set!

[bossy800]

lol i was just going to say put on the dog collars.

[gotmud]

You guys are FUNNY!!
Boris the Spider
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWpz2OYf1QU

[TRX 500]

What do you do to keep them OFF?
Because it makes my skin crawl just thinking about them

Baby powder use it on my dogs it helps quite a bit but you have to keep putting on 2 times per day, my dad puts it on his boots and such and says it helps quite a bit!

[punch]

That hurt SKIDPLATE owch
...LMAO I will still be going out I just wanted to know if there were some tricks to keeping them off besides staying inside..Maybe i need to borrow PUNCH's
1000 then they wont be able to cling on as I whip by

YEP, i haven't got a tick while riding the t-cat yet....LOL :cheers: :cheers:

[Limey]

mosquitos kill 2,000,000 people a year worldwide and your worried about ticks? Woodticks...maybe 2 people worldwide. the best would be like lecaptain and ltr450kid said and stay indoors!! ALL SUMMER LONG!!

[gotmud]

Cant do that...I need to ride LIMEY650H1...this was to see if there was a home remedy, so i dont have too many to remove later.

[motorboat]

Maybe you should all stay on the front porch and bark like dogs!

[motorboat]

Maybe you should stay on the front porch and let the dogs go quadding!

[tandr2]

there are some people that woodticks don't like...something in their skin. Maybe eat some garlic and see if that helps. Who knows what they don't like, but like ATV_Babe said, I didn't have any in me last year...maybe I just found them in time...who knows..

[Low-1]

No wood ticks up here.

[tandr2]

cuz it's too damn cold! lol

[Turbo]

I've found 2 repellants that work. The first is called REPEX, it will keep ticks off you, pretty sure it's a special order item, I got it when working for conservation. The second is DEET-EX and is available from Wally World, I thik it's even better than REPEX.

[skidplate]

What do you do to keep them OFF?
Because it makes my skin crawl just thinking about them

It makes your skin crawl..... well maybe this will make you feel better... LMAO!!

[ATV_babe]

It makes your skin crawl..... well maybe this will make you feel better... LMAO!!

lol, yup, that really did make my skin crawl!! :surrender:

[Kodiak450]

Last weekend i was out quading and ended up with about 20 of them.....they don't bother me.

[4MULA]

You guys joke, but the burrow into your brain all summer, then when fall hits you do something stupid like but Cat, and become a Ditch Pickle for the winter.....very serious disease...not to be taken lightly!!

After every ride get a loved one, or hooker to check you out, so when winter comes your still smart enough to ride a Poo or Doo!!

LMAO

[skidplate]

Cold Weather Doesn't Matter:
First one is a wood tick, second one is a winter tick!

[straight-pipe]

Eat lots of food with curry(sp?)..LOL, that stuff will keep me away.

[cowboyup]

Drop a woodtick into a jar of water and watch it float. Drop a woodtick into a jar of water with a few drops of dish detergent in it and watch them sink to the bottom and die.
Comes in handy when you taking them off your pets.

[skidplate]

Drop a woodtick into a jar of water and watch it float. Drop a woodtick into a jar of water with a few drops of dish detergent in it and watch them sink to the bottom and die.
Comes in handy when you taking them off your pets.

Yup, that's the best thing to do if you have dogs that get lots of ticks. Put them in a jar of water after you pick each one off, don't just throw them because in about 30 seconds they will have crawled back and probably be back on you dog!
Never tried the dish soap though..... but keep the lid for the jar handy because they will try to climb out!

[Grizzly SE]

That hurt SKIDPLATE owch
...LMAO I will still be going out I just wanted to know if there were some tricks to keeping them off besides staying inside..Maybe i need to borrow PUNCH's
1000 then they wont be able to cling on as I whip by

If you drive it like Punch, the ticks will get you after you wipe out and are laying on the ground with the bike on top of you. LMAO:cheers:

[manitoba450es]

lol........ woodticks......... they're not that bad...... i'd take ticks over all the black flies, mosquitoes, bull flys, deer flys, sand flys that bite you up in gillam...... ahh....... the good old days of no ticks and a milllion bites from who know's how many critters.

low-1 is safe...... are you?

[Low-1]

Ahh bulldogs aren't that bad. I mean, yeah they take chunks of skin out, but they feel like a damn pigeon landing on you, and take a while to get ready to eat, so you have some warning.

[punch]

If you drive it like Punch, the ticks will get you after you wipe out and are laying on the ground with the bike on top of you. LMAO:cheers:

that IS the only way a tick could catch me as well as a yammy......LMAO :cheers:

[gotmud]

Maybe you should all stay on the front porch and bark like dogs!
RUF RUF lol
Everyone with there smart A$$ comments
Hope to see all the critics out in the mud holes trying to get through..

[gotmud]

Isn't it if you cover yourself with mud they will leave you alone? hehe

[skidplate]

RUF RUF lol
Everyone with there smart A$$ comments
Hope to see all the critics out in the mud holes trying to get through..

I'll be out there.... but I won't have to "TRY" to get through the mud hole!! LOL

[TOOTHPICK]

No critics out here, only critters! LMAO

I've picked off only about 20 - 30 in the last couple of weeks, as a result of helping a friend build a hunting cabin out in the woods.

[gotmud]

SKID is on a roll when will the burns end LMAO

[skidplate]

SKID is on a roll when will the burns end LMAO

LMAO.... what can I say?? Hanging around with my BF and his buddies must take a toll on me! But a girl's gotta be able to stand up for herself!!! LOL:cheers:

[ATV_babe]

LMAO.... what can I say?? Hanging around with my BF and his buddies must take a toll on me! But a girl's gotta be able to stand up for herself!!! LOL:cheers:

Good girl!:clap:

[gotmud]

Now a tag team..LOL whens the next derby?

[Low-1]

June 21st is Boggy River Riders derby in Gillam, guaranteed to be tick-free!

[ATV_babe]

Now a tag team..LOL whens the next derby?

lol, yup! Watch out boys!:yes: :action-smiley-070:

[BushBabe(1984)]

It makes your skin crawl..... well maybe this will make you feel better... LMAO!!

Oh that's just mean skidplate.....LOL!

[BushBabe(1984)]

LMAO.... what can I say?? Hanging around with my BF and his buddies must take a toll on me! But a girl's gotta be able to stand up for herself!!! LOL:cheers:

Damn straight!:yes: :yes: :yes:

[bigbear]

[quote=Low-1]June 21st is Boggy River Riders derby in Gillam, guaranteed to be tick-free![/quo
Looking forward to that ride for sure....sounds liek a bunch of us are coming from Thompson.(hmmm, bets get my room booked at the Aurora)

Alas, in 2 short years the wife and I retire to southern manitoba......good bye bulldogs...hello ticks!

[skidplate]

Saw the first tick today on my dog's lip!!! There alive and on the crawl now!! A lot of coniferous (needles) out here though, and they don't like them..... only grass and decidous (leafs) trees.

And the ticks aren't all that crazy!! It's not as if as soon as you walk into the bush you are bombarded by them!! You might get one or two on you if you go for a walk, and you can feel them crawling on you, so just pick 'em off!! But if you plan on rolling around in the grass and climbing the trees, that could be a different story!! LMAO

[Crash Gordon]

I just use deepwoods OFF. Works great!

[punch]

But a girl's gotta be able to stand up for herself!!! LOL:cheers:

especially if you ride a bomby.!!!..LOL jk :cheers: :cheers:

[punch]

especially if you ride a bomby.!!!..LOL jk :cheers: :cheers:


sorry, but it was just to tempting to just leave, it was like it was calling me and begging me to say it...LOL...:cheers:

[kman]

I have used a product called "Defend" on my dog with good results. It is a liquid that you apply to the skin between the dog's shoulder blades once a month I belive.

[tandr2]

I have used a product called "Defend" on my dog with good results. It is a liquid that you apply to the skin between the dog's shoulder blades once a month I belive.

I have used something similiar - works awesome!

[BRP Fan]

especially if you ride a bomby.!!!..LOL jk :cheers: :cheers:

Easy there Punch :cheers:

[punch]

Easy there Punch :cheers:


oops, my bad...LOL:cheers:

[skidplate]

oops, my bad...LOL:cheers:

Them is fightin' words!!! :action-smiley-070: :gun_bandana:My poor Bomby.... no one appreciates him..... :no: LMAO

[twistedup]

I bought this stuff in Austraillia called Bush Mans bug repellent its amazing...!!!! Mosquitos and ticks seem to hate the stuff,it seems to put a invinsible shield around you. I put it on in the swamp and everyone around me was mosquitos free aswell. I mountain bike and quad in harsh environments and have only had 1 tick and 0 mosquito bites this year,I got the tick cuz I forgot my Bush Mans,now I never leave home without it. Really though its a tick,cut its legs off and its screwed.

[skidplate]

And you can't just squish them to kill them!! You need to burn them or really smash them up with a rock or something. When they are filled with blood and about the size of a grape, you can just squish them and they will explode!! I wouldn't suggest burning one full of blood, because when they blow up, the hot blood shoots far!!! Through them in a fire pitt and some of them sound like small gun shot! LOL

[SwampCat]

I have used a product called "Defend" on my dog with good results. It is a liquid that you apply to the skin between the dog's shoulder blades once a month I belive.

kman were do you get this product? We just moved to a acreage last fall and seems like the ticks have made our place there favorite hunting grounds. I was on a business trip for one week and when I came back yesterday I pulled over 115 ticks off my small dog about 25 of them the size of grapes. What a horrible site that poor dog was. He's Lucky to still have any blood left in him and I bet he still has a couple dozen small ones crawling around his fur. definitely getting a short cut for the summer.
if anyone has great Ideas to keep ticks off of dogs please let me know.

[skidplate]

kman were do you get this product? We just moved to a acreage last fall and seems like the ticks have made our place there favorite hunting grounds. I was on a business trip for one week and when I came back yesterday I pulled over 115 ticks off my small dog about 25 of them the size of grapes. What a horrible site that poor dog was. He's Lucky to still have any blood left in him and I bet he still has a couple dozen small ones crawling around his fur. definitely getting a short cut for the summer.
if anyone has great Ideas to keep ticks off of dogs please let me know.

Best thing to do is make sure your dog is up to date with shots as well, because they can spread disease. We used to live out by Seddons Corner, and they were so bad there that nothing worked. Just keep on top and check the dog every day.

[kman]

kman were do you get this product? We just moved to a acreage last fall and seems like the ticks have made our place there favorite hunting grounds. I was on a business trip for one week and when I came back yesterday I pulled over 115 ticks off my small dog about 25 of them the size of grapes. What a horrible site that poor dog was. He's Lucky to still have any blood left in him and I bet he still has a couple dozen small ones crawling around his fur. definitely getting a short cut for the summer.
if anyone has great Ideas to keep ticks off of dogs please let me know.

I got the " Defend" from a vet clinic. Bo-town I think. Call a few close to you and see who has it. it works great.
:gun_bandana:

[tandr2]

you can also get some tick stuff at walmart for a fraction of what the vet will charge you - same stuff and works good too...our dogs used to get them really bad until we started using the oil. we'd put one drop at the neck and one at the tail...