Yep. Last time I was there I forgot my deet in Houston, forgot to retreat my clothes with permethrin, and forgot that the Falfurrias Walmart has closed. Picked EIGHT dog ticks off of myself over two days.
Normally permethrin treated clothing, deet on skin, long pants made out of smooth material, and boots and it’s a non-issue...but damn were they thick earlier this fall.
It’s the USDA that sprays them right? I don’t think they’ll do Brooks county which sucks. I think they’re really targeting Cattle Fever Ticks. But damn I’d love for them to hit my deer before I skin them too.
Permethrin kills ticks almost immediately, I wonder if you could spritz it down real quick first...and then be super careful to not contaminate the meat when skinning/butchering. It is approved for use in restaurants, so I wonder if it might be okay as long as you did pretty well keeping it on the hide and not the meat.
It’s only two of us, and their tractor needs a starter...so we had to chop his up where he fell to even be able to get it to the truck.
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