has anyone’s dog ever gotten into a nest of wood ticks?
when I was up on friday and saturday my pooch must of got in to one or something….. as I have picked at least 10 off of him since….. they are all small, at first I thought they were deer ticks but that many??? I am glad he has his lymes shot but I am super disappointed in front line this time, could I have gotten a bad batch?
Chances are those were deer ticks. Just becase the dog has a lyme disease shot does not mean that they can’t get a tick born disease. I have 2 labs that have both had lyme’s disease shots every single year. They both have gotten a tick born disease over the years of hunting grouse. Keep an eye on the dog. If you notice the dog seems less active or it appears that the dog is stiff, get him to the vet ASAP. It is something that is treatable. My dog went from being normal one day, to the next day being stiff as if we had hunted hard, you could tell that it was painfull for him to get up when he was laying down. Then the next day he could not get up on his own. The second time around, I got the dog into the vet as soon as I noticed the lack of energy and the stiffness. The vet thought that I was nuts for bringing him in, but aster the tests were run, he had that tick disease again. Seems to me that the lyme’s shot will help, but does not stop it 100%.
But that many? wow I thought deer ticks weren’t that numerous and the wood tick was more probable?
What do they treat it with and whats it gonna run me?? 
After grouse hunting last fall up near Leech Lake, I sat by the camp fire pulling a TON of ticks off my dogs. All of them were deer ticks, and I would guess that between the 2 dogs, I pulled 50-75 ticks, and not a one of them was a normal tick.
Every time I have my dog in the woods looking for grouse, I spend the better part of an hour (no exaggeration) pulling both big (wood) and little (deer) ticks off of her. And she gets frontline religiously.
Ticks and grouse/woodcock go hand-in-hand, as far as I’m concerned.
Yep, done that. A few years ago I spent 3 nights in a row pulling ticks. Sat there with a glass with some rubbing alcohol in it and dropped them in. I ended up with around 85 or so. This is not uncommon. Harder to find on a black lab. My buddies yellow was little easier.
Bobby, I remember a time not so long ago when you got a little turned around on the loop and I sat in the back of your truck pulling ticks off your dog for what seemed like an hour. Those were all deer ticks. The worst part is that you had the keys and I couldn’t get at any of the beer, and all the ticks I pulled started crawling back onto me!
Those old ski trails can be a bit of a pain in the 
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When my chocolate got lymes, I picked off dozens. They were everywhere. I’d call your vet now and see what they suggest.
From what I have read deer ticks are tiny. The ones your are seeing are likely the ones I am seeing. Small but not tiny. I think they are wood ticks. I have picked 5 engorged ones off my dog since Monday. She hunted up north this weekend. I Frontline her monthly Her last dose was 30 days ago today. I think Frontline works great on fleas but not so great on ticks. All I can hope is that it elimiates some of them. Ticks are always thick in the fall. Your dog didnt hit a nest. They are just everywhere. BTW this is the best time of year for them to get you since people have so many more clothes on in summer. I have benn locked on a few times during bird season. Not fun.
its almost impossible to see the deer ticks… they are like flakes of pepper (but maybe your eyes are that good! mine are not anymore!)… it takes a disecting scope to see/identify them with accuracy… (or a powerful macro lens!)… I have lots of both types of ticks here (dog and deer)… frontline pretty much takes them down… when the front line wears off I start pulling ticks again… and yeah.. my dogs have had both lymes and erlicia (or something like that!)… easy to tell when they have it.. Ive had lymes too…. not been a good thing either!
It is so important to put the tick drops on your dog right through the the 1st of November! Ticks are actually more active during the fall then in the spring. When we hit the woods in the fall it is nothing to pull 10-20 ticks off the dog even with the tick drops.
Most important though check yourself real good if hunting in the fall. I have two relitives that have contracted lymes and both were in the fall. I guess thats when most cases are reported. Not all Deer ticks carry Lymes but they definitly can.
The deer ticks just south of Bemidji area are thicker this year then I have ever seen them. Even using the tick stuff is only keeping a portion off the dogs. I talked with the vet today and he said this is the worst season he has had as well. If you are using the tick stuff (Advantex or Front Line) watch for dead ticks to be stuck to your dogs as well. The ticks will adhere themselves and then die. Dead ticks could cause an infection so watch for them. I found 3 of them on my Chesapeake today.
When I used to bear and coon hunt with dogs, we set up a 55 gallon drum and used sheep dip in it and water. Every dog got dunked when we came in. Took care of any thing that wasn`t suppose to be on them. The bad thing is they took sheep dip off the market.
I am sure there is something out that would work as a dip. It`s much easier and faster and does a better job then trying to pick them all off.
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its almost impossible to see the deer ticks… they are like flakes of pepper (but maybe your eyes are that good! mine are not anymore!)… it takes a disecting scope to see/identify them with accuracy… (or a powerful macro lens!)… I have lots of both types of ticks here (dog and deer)… frontline pretty much takes them down… when the front line wears off I start pulling ticks again… and yeah.. my dogs have had both lymes and erlicia (or something like that!)… easy to tell when they have it.. Ive had lymes too…. not been a good thing either!
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I remember John Shaw showing us that photo.. he was talking about how to market your work.. and sometimes shots like that are worth money for lots of things… he has ticks biting him… skeeters… leeches.. well.. lots of pests… even wasps stinging… thats a bit to much dedication for me….
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