I take a bath in tick repellant every time I go hiking
I wish they made repellant for herding dogs too. Those assholes are always out to get me. I never even see their herd, that's how far they go out of their way...
this post was submitted on 16 May 2026
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What about bears? Don't you ever think about the bears?
Nowhere near as deadly or annoying as mosquitoes though. They really make me second guess my love of camping.
No but they show up on a lot of community events
Bears are only a problem in certain regions of the world.
Bears are babies. My little dog chases them away. My son-in-law walked between a mother bear and her cubs while hiking. She woofed at him and charged up to 15 yards away from him. He stood very still and the mama bear stopped and woofed some more then ambled off.
Only when hunting season is open. One bear gets me 80-100lbs of meat. Bear is great for stew, chili, or burgers. Not so good for steaks or roasts.
I solve this problem by going to coastal paths, still great scenery and not many ticks.
i solve this problem by not having this problem
Oregon coast, best of both worlds. Or New Zealand. Or south East Asia but then you have different snakes and mosquitoes. King Cobras are super chill snakes though, way way moreso than cottonmouths.
I spend a lot of time in the woods wandering around, and cutting wood. Deer ticks are everywhere. All my clothes, and shoes are sprayed with permethrin. I give my dogs Bravecto. No problems with ticks. There are no cottonmouths in my area, north of the Mason-Dixon line - yet. In fact, I have never seen a poisonous snake in my area.
I've been considering treating all my gear with permethrin. Any tips?
I buy a large can of no odor permethrin at Walmart for about $10. You can also buy low odor permethrin. I have also used the standard livestock permethrin but it has a strong smell until it dries, then it is odorless. After the clothes are washed, hang them out and spray them. Take extra care to spray around all openings. After they are dry I place a small piece of blue masking tape inside the clothes on the size tag so I know they were treated. I spray my gloves, shoes and boots monthly. They say the clothes treatment is good for 3 washing but I re-treat them after every wash to be extra careful. Permethrin is very toxic to cats but harmless to them when it is dry. I also drag the dog beds outside and treat them, then bring them back in when they are dry - we haven't seen a flea in years.
I have the same taste in scenery as rats and pidgeons, if that serves as consolation
Rebecca Pidgeon?
Yeah same taste as leeches and ticks unfortunately