Thanks for the reply. I am all too familiar with the nastiness of the plant. Have had a few bad run ins. In Iowa, it never failed every tree I wanted to put a stand in had a vine going up it. Always wore rubber boots and had a number of rubber gloves in the pack. It was the thing I would miss the least about hunting down there.
I just have never seen this much PI in ND before. And have never seen it out in the open prairie / crp. It covers acres of land out there. Maybe I have been lucky up until this point??
I am actually surprised I haven't gotten a rash yet. I walked all over this stuff for 20 minutes before noticing. When I got home I threw the clothes in the wash and took a shower with some special PI soap.
I haven't addressed the boots yet. What does a guy do to a good pair of kenetreks with PI oil all over them?
I was really going to put more time into September this year, even though I hate the heat and bugs... This might put it over the top and make me wait till end of October.
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pluckem - some people aren't bothered by it at all
do you know where you are at on the sensitivity ladder? I've never had a bad case - once in a while little blisters between fingers or on legs whilst mushrooming but never anything to get worked up about, so I pay it little mind when I see it.
Can't say for sure, have had a couple real bad cases on my legs and in-between toes. Last time was 5 years ago and I was getting new rashes/blisters for about a week throughout my body. Problem is I don't know how bad I walked through the patch. I had shorts and no shoes or socks on. Didn't know I walked through some until the next day when the rash started forming.
Having said all that I haven't had an issue when I have been scouting/hunting and actively looking out for it and wearing the appropriate clothing. But, If I want to hunt this area there will be no walking around or avoiding it, it is everywhere.