>>2572230As someone who lives deep inawoods, I see a fair amount of ticks. I'm not near neighbors, so most wildlife that ticks propagate on is somewhat sparse and seems to be a mitigating factor. Spring and fall seems to be when I see them the most, but usually only a dozen each season.
To fight them I tend to wear shorts in the summer as they seem to struggle on sweaty skin and leg hair. I can often feel them moving and get em before they make it too far. I also bunch up my socks at my boots. They seem to like to hide in the folds of the socks, thinking its fur and skin. Easy enough to check my socks when I get back to the cabin. I also use permethrin on my footwear and pants if I'm wearing them, and I've watched that kill a few. I also use it on my bedding and that seems to get any I happen to miss as I've found a few dead in my bed.
On top of that, I hide permethrin laced cotton balls inside pvc tubes in the spring and fall on my property. Rodents are a main vector for nymphs in the area and the mice build nests with the cotton balls which kills the ticks on them.
Guineafowl supposedly love them, but I haven't tried them yet. I have huskies and they are stone cold murderers. I'm not sure the guineas would survive. Another thing I plan to do is plant stuff they supposedly don't like.
All that said, for hiking and camping simple prevention measures like tucking in your pants, using tape, and using permethrin on your gear should take care of 95% of the bastards.
