Ticks!

[MurderMike41370]

 

[Moify]

I played a round in a wooded course shirtless, happened to reach back to scratch my back, and felt one crawling on my back...

Needless to say, I spent the rest of the afternoon freaking out every time I had even the slightest itch. Ticks are the worst.

 

[Menacewarf]

Worked on my course all today and although it was the first day of blackly season the real bug highlight was the nine or ten ticks I pulled off me.

 

[DanJon]

i had one cut out of my leg last week and now im on antibiotics!

 

[duckychucky]

While working on bike trails in the brush last year i always
wore long pants tucked into my socks and lots of deet
Sprayed on my clothes and on my body at entry points.
I never got a tick on a work day, but i had probably 10
Bites on my off days when i never went in the woods.
The deet only slows them down and keeps them from
Biting, they would hang out on my clothes and hitch a
Ride into my van, then on my day off wearing shorts and
no bug spray they would be waiting for me on the drivers
Seat. This year i dont go into the brush with out
permethrin and deet sprayed at entry points and havnt had any

 

[donnyv]

Had three of them hitch a ride on me last week while I was walking the layout with the park's manager. Sneaky lilttle devils.

 

[NovaDiscHead]

Tick are really bad here. I use a mix of vinegar and water. It will deter ticks fairly well. Repel with 40% deet works pretty good too.

Tasting like Goat meat is probably the best repellant you have

 

[Grape Drank]

I live in WI, we have plenty of ticks here but there are a few ways I have to counter them without needing to purchase anything. First is sort of a genetics thing, and sorry women you are probably out of luck here. Hairy legs are you friend, you can feel every tick that wants to crawl up your leg. When I was a young lad I would get ticks all the time and not notice, but with thick hair the odds are in your favor. Another thing I have heard is that people with darker skin tend to have less issues with ticks, and it has proven true for me at least.

I will still get a tick on occasion even with these genetic advantages. Don't panic just make sure you grab the tick by the head and pull out. It will rip off some skin but that is ok. If you want to avoid them all together I suggest moving quickly. You can cover way more ground than a tick can, they have a very limited window of opportunity to strike. If you are searching for your disc in the woods try to keep moving and touch as little foliage as possible. After you exit an area that is likely to harbor ticks I suggest doing a quick check for them. It's a lot easier to get them before they attach. Check the ankles, neck and try to "snap" your shirt by pulling it out from your chest and letting it go, this can launch ticks off that are crawling on your shirt.

One other word of advice, play with someone who has had lymes disease, because all the ticks will be attracted to them.

 

[TwoTechnics]

i wear underarmour tights under my pants, it may get hot some times, but i play most of my rounds during the twilight times, (4-8) so its way worth it. just get a pair that are breathable and you should be good.

 

[All Day]

the easiest and best way to remove an attached tick is to take a can tab and use the little circle on the inside that attached it to the can as a wedge. you just slide it down from the ticks head and because it's so thin it disconnects the tick without removing the head and causing all of crap in the tick to spew in to your body causing you to get sick or a disease.

another good but messier way is to apply a thick layer of vaseline over the tick. this stops the tick from breathing and he'll back out on his own.

^^^This. I saw a guy do the Vaseline trick on his leg. Tick backed that a$$ up in 5-10 minutes.

 

[MDeezy]

I have a huge paranoia of ticks after going to bed with one on me last year. I woke up and found him the next morning after he had been feeding all night. About a week later I had to go to the hospital after I became very sick. The doctor told me if you get lyme disease, it is a disease, and you have it for life. He also mentioned, it is best to get them off your skin within four hours (apparently after four hours, they have started seriously feeding).

I played a round a few weeks ago and found 7 on me, 4 of which were found crawling on the inside of my pants.

 

[Thomas437]

Really Deezy? I live on the east side of the state and have never come across ticks. I always thought they werent as prevalent in this state as they are in others.

 

[notBOB]

rocky mtn spotted fever=not cool, thought i was dying , try not to get it

 

[MDeezy]

Really Deezy? I live on the east side of the state and have never come across ticks. I always thought they werent as prevalent in this state as they are in others.

The seven I got were playing Meyer Broadway (Three Rivers Mi) . I have had them on me at the home course in Saugatuck Mi, and playing in Nothern Mi as well. Last year I was in Maine and had two on me when I finished a round.

 

[Dthunderchicken]

FWIW, I spend a lot of time in the woods/weeds and rarely get ticks, mosquito bites, never had a spider bite. When I asked my dermatologist about it, he asked if I eat a lot of garlic and onion. (Which I do.) According to him, garlic is a natural bug repellant. I've heard that garlic is a big ingredient in those bug repellant pills.

A bit of a funny story. When we had dogs, a buddy of mine informed us that we had fleas in our carpet. Until then I never noticed any fleas and they never bothered sweetie or me. I guess because of our diet. (Who knows, capsaicin may repel bugs too.)

 

[MooTaters]

Just a reminder to anyone, it's tick season again(necrobump)...I got that reminder in a not so great way. I was doing some yard work today, and felt a sting/bite. Probably 10 minutes later(give or take) I got inside and went to look in the mirror(upper back side of leg so I couldn't see), and just happened to have a tick that latched on. Out of the four that have ever been on me(that I know of) it's the first to actually bite me.

By the way, does anyone out there know how common it is for a tick to be infected with the Borrelia burgdorferi(the bacteria which causes lyme disease)? I know mine wasn't latched on long, but I guess just relieve some worry.:\ Don't know if I should just go to a doc just in case or not unless I feel symptoms first, like rash, flu like symptoms, or muscle ache, etc.

 

[SirRaph]

Some buddies and I made a trip up to Highbridge for my 30th last year in June, and the ticks were epic. I try not to absolutely coat myself with heavy deet, especially on a trip to Highbridge where you're camping, and you're not washing your hands or showering before meals.

My method has been to wear knee-high socks that are a bright color (anything but black, really), coat my legs with the heaviest deet you can buy. Then I layer the rest of my body with deet-free or mild deet repellent.

I found that I didn't have the same tick issues that the rest of the guys did, but I also didn't find myself wiping my eye in the middle of the night and coating my retina with carcinogens.

 

[CaptainAnhyzer]

Wouldn't recommend spraying it on your skin but it will keep them off your clothes.

 

[nevets4433]

Hopped in the shower last week after a round and one of those annoying buggers popped off of me. Luckily it was not engorged yet. Did some research. Here, there is little chance of Lyme disease or RMSF, but a disease called STARI is in the area. The carrier of this disease is the Lone Star Tick, and that was the species that hitched a ride on me.

Glad I got it off before it bit!

I have definitely started the immediate post round shower as a routine.

 

[GRidge]

I use OFF! Deep Woods spray, its safe on skin, and repels mosquitos, ticks, and anything else that might bother you. I haven't found a tick on me all year, and only two on my bag.