Damn ticks,won't be long and you guys in north dakota will be flush with them,20 years ago I would hike streams along the north shore of lake superior trout fishing never a tick...today these same woods are infested both dog ticks and black legged bastards,good friend from the silver bay area along the north shore,also a warden claims they have "winter ticks" active all winter,tough on the moose herd up there.so they'll keep migrating I suspect(ticks)
years back pheasant hunting in nebraska,picked a couple tiny ticks off me that were blond in color,nasty little some beeches,attached with in a hour.