Tics
Utahbowhunter
4/16/08 11:49pm
The Tics are out everyone. Be sure to check yourselves. My sister and I found one on both of us the other day. I Didn't think they were out yet... but i guess some are.
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I have someone check me for me, i never have to touch the dang things lmao
9er
I like to save them in a jar and burn them with the magnifier glass...
The thing was so swollen and full of blood, it was the size of a pine nut!
When i sat it flat on a flat surface, it's tiny legs wouldn't even hit the gound....he was high centered!!
I still have nightmares abouth that dang thing!! :tz :tz :tz
Skull Krazy heres to you.
Size difference when feeding
Heres their mouth, thats why its hard to pull them out.
Sorry guys, that will leave you iching all day.
That's EXACTLY what i saw, a Boone & Crockett tick to say the least!!
OMG, i have the heebie jeebies just lookin at that thing now, thanks!! ](*,) :tz ( )
I've sure seen a lot of tics come out of the hide within an hour of the host's death. I always wondered what those of you who pack out the cape and head do to avoid the tics crawling off the head and onto you? Last year on the archery hunt a hunter from the camp next to us got a 26" 5x6 that took all day to find and several hour to pack out. There were dozens of tics on the cape by the time he got back to camp. The hunter was paranoid through the next and into the next day.
I cant believe how many of those things come crawling out.
When I shot my bear the entire 3 miles we packed him out I was itching the whole way and constantly checking for ticks. I never really did see any. I was more concerned about flees. Maybe the cold weather helped out.
This time of year, the antlers haven't quite dropped and most of the hunting you can do is over. So I got a little deeper into some of the postings. I wasn't a madness member the first time around.
Go ahead blame me. :))
I really do wonder how I'm going to convince myself to bone a deer out and pack the head back knowing that the tics are there and they'll be looking for a new warm blooded host. With the deer head on the pack, my head and hair will be just inches away. After eating venison and other game through the summer I'm sure that my blood will be quite tasty for the darn tics. lol
I was thinking about carrying a garbag bag in my pack this fall and just cape him out on the hill and put the cape in the bag so they cannot crawl out on your neck.. Just a thought
When I first read your post, the first thought that crossed my mind was the garbage bag being used as a " rain coat" so they couldnt get on ya.
I can be pretty stupid at times. I did make myself laugh though.
That be a bit tricky to try and be sneekee when hunting .
It's nice to see that I am not the only one that flips out when I find one crawling on me....I absolutely CANNOT stand them little buggers! I always "fake it" cause I don't want to look like a sissy in front of my big, bad outdoor buddies...but I feel better now knowing I am not alone...kinda like a "Tic support group"!
They sure can ruin a nice hike. I find ONE on me and for the rest of the trip all I feel is millions of tiny legs crawling all over my skin!
...kinda like a "Tic support group"!
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I'm taking you up on the whole tic support group thing. First of all let me say I'm sorry to skull krazy, antler out west, and anyone else who hates this thread. Yes I'm bringing it up again.
I took my seven year old out to do some shed hiking yesterday. When I woke up this morning it felt like I had slept on my side with a marble between my ribs and the matress. When I touched my side it was tender and I could feel a small bump. After closer examination I realized that I had picked up a tick. He was burrowed in deep. I got on the internet and read about tick extraction. After lots of conflicting home remedies I searched specifically for medical web sites.
The med sites instruct to use blunt angled forceps. Grip the tic as close tothe skin as possible, and apply steady even pulling away from the body. Easy enough right? I pulled steadily away until my skin was about an inch out from its normal position. Finally the tic came out or so I thought. The body had separated from the head. So now I have a tic head in me.
I went to an insta care on the way into work today. The doctor didn't know what to do. I told him I had got my information from a web site. He had the gall to ask me what site I had got my info from and then proceeded to look it up and reguritate what it said back to me. I left with a tic head still in me and the instructions of watch for a rash or flu like symtoms.
I have now called my regular doctor for a second opinion. He said I need to get in and have it excised. I have an appointment for later today. He couldn't believe that the other doctor gave me the advice he did. According to our family doctor, once a tic has had its body removed or gets trama such as the heated needle to the tics body, the tic salivates into your body. The saliva solidifies like a concrete to help anchor the tic. The saliva is bascially tic vomit. Its the vehicle for passing Rocky Mountain Tic Fever, and Lyme Disease.
So support group, here's to hopin I don't get either of them.
Yea Enuf, I was told the same thing a long time ago. What we do is heat a needle up and lay it on the back of the tic. They will normally start backing out at that point. I was always told "Do not pull on him...you'll snap his head off and then you are screwed!"
Again...I HATE those things!
well considering the state of peanut butter, you would get lime disease and salmonella. (???)
All kidding aside, let us know how it goes with the Doc and what he does to get the little bugger out.
I grew up on a sheep ranch and it was very common to find ticks. We always used a hot needle and burned their butt. They would back out fairly quick. Really pay attention of lyme disease and tick fever.. My father had it once and he said it was the most miserable thing he has ever had. It was the middle of July,90 degrees out side he had a fever of 100+ he was freezing cold and had hot flashes. He couldnt eat, sleep or do anything but lay in bed for a week.
Good luck! Oh, Ive been seeing a set of foot tracks acompanied by a set of kids tracks in my secret shed hunting spot... Better not be yours!
Found this on a web site:
How to remove ticks:
Being careful not to squash the tick, grasp it by the head with fine-tipped curved forceps and slowly pull straight out.
How not to remove ticks:
Don't remove the tick with your fingers.
In many areas of the country the tick is likely to be carrying lyme disease or other pathogens that can harm humans.
Don't squash the tick.
The spirochete that causes Lyme disease hibernates in the tick’s intestine, sometimes for years, waiting for a signal that a new host is available. This signal, an influx of fresh blood, triggers an enormous increase in the spirochete population. After filling the intestine, spirochetes move to the salivary glands and enter the their new host along with anticoagulants and anesthetics produced by the tick. Squashing the tick spreads spirochetes everywhere.
Don't try to burn the tick or smother it with Vaseline etc..
Once that tick is firmly fastened in place, it takes time for the tick to detach itself and depart. No matter how badly the tick may wish to leave quickly, it simply can’t. A burning cigarette may kill the tick but won’t make it fall off. Ticks can live without air for a long time, so attempts to smother it allow disease transmission to continue for several hours. Anything that upsets or harms the tick without removing it can theoretically cause the tick to regurgitate its stomach contents back into the host, increasing the likelihood of disease transmission.
Don't twist the tick out.
Ticks aren’t threaded. Your best chance of removing the head is pulling straight out with steady traction. Twisting invariably leaves the head behind. Because tick-twisters don’t feel the head break off they think it has been removed.
Antlers out west's info is on track with what the doctor said as far as tic removal goes.
How to remove ticks:
Being careful not to squash the tick, grasp it by the head with fine-tipped curved forceps and slowly pull straight out.
The problem I had was that the tic had burrowed in deep enough that I couldn't clasp down on his head. Hopefully I did squish too much of him back into me as I tried to pull him out.
Antlers out west said
Good luck! Oh, Ive been seeing a set of foot tracks acompanied by a set of kids tracks in my secret shed hunting spot... Better not be yours!
If your secret spot is any good, then the track were not ours. We hiked about five miles without too much luck. We did find onethough. It's our first ever shed found, when we were actually out looking for sheds. It's a small four point and appears to be last years. I post up a pic after I transfer the ATL from my camera to the computer. Even though it was small, it sure was cool to find it with my son.