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Squirrels, deer, Ticks and Chiggers
« on: August 31, 2008, 09:29:34 AM »
Went on a combo Squirrel Hunt/Deer Scouting trip early this morning.
Bagged one bushytail, but he fell in a bunch of briars so thick I couldn't get to him. Hate that,  I despise wasting game.
Saw three does w/fawns still with their spots. Found a couple good mast trees and a HUGE trail from a bedding area to a corn field.
I'm gonna miss Muzzleloader opening because I will be in East Tn hog hunting, and I am sure somebody else will find the same things I did, but at least I know where there are deer right now.

alan

p.s. About the ticks and chiggers; Pulled 12 big dog ticks off of me when I got home and took a shower. Guarantee I will have a blue zillion chiggers burrowed into my most delicate parts come tomorrow.
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Re: Squirrels, deer, Ticks and Chiggers
« Reply #1 on: September 01, 2008, 05:08:45 AM »
Alan check out "permethrin" for the bug problem. Where are you going hog hunting?

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Re: Squirrels, deer, Ticks and Chiggers
« Reply #2 on: September 01, 2008, 07:29:49 AM »
Got drawn for two hunts on Catoosa; The November 13-15 Muzzleloader Hunt and the December 4-6 gun Hunt.
Both are Deer/Boar.
I dern near took a shower in Deet before I went in the woods, but I believe I could walk down the middle of a 12 lane hiway and still get ticks on me.
No chiggers have shown up yet today, so maybe it helped with them.

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Re: Squirrels, deer, Ticks and Chiggers
« Reply #3 on: September 01, 2008, 08:28:55 AM »
The Permethrin will kill them on contact. Good luck on the hunts.


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Re: Squirrels, deer, Ticks and Chiggers
« Reply #4 on: September 01, 2008, 09:32:22 AM »
Me & 6 year old son went out this morning on Hiwassee Island to get some geese. No luck as we got there late & all the best spots were taken. We spent rest of morning deer scouting as he drew the HI youth deer hunt on Sept 13 & 14. Yes two weeks from now. He is excited & I will be looking for snakes all weekend long. Maybe we will get an early cold snap.
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Re: Squirrels, deer, Ticks and Chiggers
« Reply #5 on: September 01, 2008, 10:41:06 AM »
Quote from: oldyardog on September 01, 2008, 08:28:55 AM
The Permethrin will kill them on contact. Good luck on the hunts.


Larry

I'll find some permethrin. Appreciate the info.

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Re: Squirrels, deer, Ticks and Chiggers
« Reply #6 on: September 01, 2008, 12:45:08 PM »
Permethrin is great stuff. Put it on your clothes and let it dry. It will last through several washings. I always add a little more to my legs when I start in the woods. I use it during spring Turkey and early fall hunting and scouting. Ticks and chiggers are crazy bad this year. I used deet and permethrin while picking blackberries this year and I still found several ticks on me. I only got a couple chiggers though.

I made the mistake of heading into the woods without any bug juice last year during bow season. I must have gotten 100 chigger bites.
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