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In regards to ticks

Started by Hayudog, February 19, 2019, 08:53:30 AM

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Hayudog

This was copied from The Roaring 20's team page and a thread started by Fullchoke.  There is an old thread about making a home brew tick spray for clothing that I'd never seen. It's good info, and thought maybe you guys had not seen it either.
Doug

http://oldgobbler.com/Forum/index.php/topic,3417.0.html

From Fullchoke
"Whether you use a commercial product or make your own soaking solution, take the time before season opens to prepare your hunting clothes with a Permethrin based treatment to eliminate the threat of tick and chigger bites this year. Ticks can be a very real problem in different areas of the country in the spring and can carry and infect you with the bacterium Borrelia burgdorferi. People are becoming more aware of the long term problems that tick bites can create.  Do yourself and your loved ones a favor and treat your clothes.  Permethrin doesn't just repel ticks, it actually kills them rather quickly from simply making contact with it on your clothes. It has been proven to be benign to humans when applied per instructions and allowed to dry completely prior to wearing.  Since I have been treating my turkey hunting clothes with Permethrin going on  8 years now, I have found ZERO ticks, redbugs or chiggers on me. ZERO!

Enjoy your spring turkey season without having to worry about this preventable problem. You got other things that your attention needs to be focused on.

FC"

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Quote from: Hayudog on February 19, 2019, 08:53:30 AM
This was copied from The Roaring 20's team page and a thread started by Fullchoke.  There is an old thread about making a home brew tick spray for clothing that I'd never seen. It's good info, and thought maybe you guys had not seen it either.
Doug
Without a doubt brother!! :firefighter: I always use Permethrin on my turkey clothes.

Twowithone

Used Sawyers for yrs till I saw this on another site and tried it and it works.    :firefighter:
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