Spring

[snow2]

Gotta love this time of year no bugs,great fishing both boat and shore,our turkey season is underway, just cool enough to keep ticks away (I hope)

 

[Rowdie]

Yaaaaaa, we get another 2 n half week spring!

 

[snow2]

Gotta love this time of year no bugs,great fishing both boat and shore,our turkey season is underway, just cool enough to keep ticks away (I hope)

 

[lunkerslayer]

Yeah got to love those may spring showers to bring out the remaining frost so we can get back to work.

 

[Obi-Wan]

Gotta love this time of year no bugs,great fishing both boat and shore,our turkey season is underway, just cool enough to keep ticks away (I hope)

Ticks are out

 

[grumster]

Ticks are out

From my experience as soon as the snow melts they’re out..

 

[snow2]

Guessing my area too far north,we had snow two days ago ans sub 30 drgrees every night lately this helps.

New tick collar seresto sure jumped up in price but for $65 lasts 8mo it works great after years of Frontline not worth a shit plus im not a fan of pups internal meds.

 

[johnr]

Those ticks will eventually fall off, and that cost nothing

 

[guywhofishes]

Ticks are out

this little sob (maybe 1.5mm in length) attacked galwhofishes

yes - we know what kind it is

 

[Kurtr]

Those ticks will eventually fall off, and that cost nothing

Unless they get a tick born disease and costs thousands

 

[Maddog]

this little sob (maybe 1.5mm in length) attacked galwhofishes

yes - we know what kind it is

that looks closer to 1.5 inches. ??

 

[snow2]

Unless they get a tick born disease and costs thousands

Agreed kurt,my last pup with lyme develop seizures, no cure,he died in my arms having a seizure then his heart gave out,still ,my home area has the highest lyme % in the state...

 

[Kurtr]

Agreed kurt,my last pup with lyme develop seizures, no cure,he died in my arms having a seizure then his heart gave out,still ,my home area has the highest lyme % in the state...

Yep in your country i would be worried about that all the time. New mosquitoes have brought in heart worm that is resistant to some heart worm meds.

 

[guywhofishes]

that looks closer to 1.5 inches. ??

nope - microscope

 

[guywhofishes]

that looks closer to 1.5 inches. ??

 

[Maddog]

nope - microscope

and here I thought that ticks had now morphed into gigantic porportions like in a dream

 

[guywhofishes]

and here I thought that ticks had now morphed into gigantic porportions like in a dream

I'd rather deal with that than these tiny dangerous deer ticks

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ixodes_scapularis

 

[wslayer]

Sure wish a hard freeze could somehow sneak up on us and snuff those little bastards along with flies and mosquitos. They have zero purpose in life.

 

[guywhofishes]

Sure wish a hard freeze could somehow sneak up on us and snuff those little bastards along with flies and mosquitos. They have zero purpose in life.

I'm convinced that God put them there to increase genetic diversity (gene/virus swapping amongst mammals) and generally keep immune systems active. Sorta like involuntarily shaking hands and swapping spit between animals.

I can't fully articulate this admittedly pea-brained theory. I simply believe He made nothing that lacks purpose.

 

[Tommyboy]

I'm convinced that God put them there to increase genetic diversity (gene/virus swapping amongst mammals) and generally keep immune systems active. Sorta like involuntarily shaking hands and swapping spit between animals.

I can't fully articulate this admittedly pea-brained theory. I simply believe He made nothing that lacks purpose.

Unfortunately I know of a few people that lack purpose.