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April 04/28/14, 08:14:41 AM

Offline glenn57

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woodticks
just thought I'd give ya all a heads up. reports of woodticks are starting to show up.
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April 04/28/14, 10:42:51 AM Reply #1

Offline MTCOMMER

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Re: woodticks
YEP!  They were out a few weeks ago - heard of a few getting pulled off dogs.  Maybe an early season means itll end early?! 
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April 04/28/14, 12:45:23 PM Reply #2

Offline corny13

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Re: woodticks
So here is a Quiz...What diseases can you get from Woodticks in Minnesota? :scratch:

The good news is the newest tick disease... where you become allergic to Red meat is from the Lone star tick not present in Minnesota...mainly east coast and the Bible belt.
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April 04/28/14, 02:55:32 PM Reply #3

Offline Bobby Bass

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Re: woodticks
Not as safe as you think on the ticks, have a buddy who lives up north near lake vermillion and his wife has a meat allergy.
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April 04/28/14, 07:50:46 PM Reply #4

Offline beeker

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Re: woodticks
was in mcgrath area this weekend and ended up pulling around 20 ticks off the old dog when we got home. non on myself or the kid.. but that poor dog was a mess. thought we would be safe being this early.. but not even a little bit
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April 04/29/14, 07:15:39 AM Reply #5

Offline whiteoakbuck

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Re: woodticks
I went for a hike few days before the last big snow fall and found two ticks on my I also live in north branch just outside of town and have found 3 ticks on the dog already this season
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April 04/29/14, 09:38:47 AM Reply #6

Offline corny13

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Re: woodticks
Ok no takers on the Quiz...a trick quiz...  woodticks are pretty tame for spreading disease in Minnesota compared to the deer tick or blacklegged tick.   There have been a few cases of Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever from woodticks, as well as tularemia (rabbit fever). Both Rare.

The deer tick (Blacklegged tick) is the bugger that is bad.  Yes you can get them in the spring usually the second year nymphal ticks that are the size of a poppy seed.  The Adults usually are in the fall.  They carry Lyme disease, Anaplasmosis, and Babesiosis.

Interesting is the fact that 30 years ago when I lived in Mpls...none of these diseases or the deer tick were in Minnesota...only Wisconsin.

When out in the woods, spray permithirn tick spray on outer clothes, strip down when home and take a shower.  If you find a dinky tick stuck on you, at least I do, take some doxycyline.

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April 04/29/14, 04:19:49 PM Reply #7

Offline beeker

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Re: woodticks
So it's Wisconsins fault...  I knew it
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April 04/29/14, 08:59:48 PM Reply #8

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Re: woodticks
Im a lymer, nasty sh it. would almost rather lose an appendage than to go thru it again, it resurfaces from time to time with symtoms of the original but not as severe. sucks
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