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Post by k9education on Jun 11, 2017 12:20:31 GMT -8
My wife and I currently live in NE PA and the tick population in some areas is so bad that we have blacklisted those areas for hiking for the time being. Infection with Lyme, anaplasma and, recently, ehrlichiosis are common. Anyway, we're going to be moving within the next 18 months and the Asheville, NC area is at the top of our list. For those of you that hike in the region regularly: How bad are the ticks? How common is Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever (among both people and dogs)?
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Post by Jerry E on Jun 11, 2017 15:05:09 GMT -8
I can say in previous years hiking near Asheville in the higher mountains (5,000+ft) I have never gotten any ticks. In the last few weeks hiking in lower elevations, but not far from Asheville (Linville Gorge and Gorges State Park), we found 1 tick -- not attached -- on each trip. I am certainly not letting ticks keep me out of the woods!
-Jerry
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Post by driftwoody on Jun 11, 2017 16:30:27 GMT -8
I live in Chicagoland and have traveled to the NC mountains at least 10 times. I have never encountered a tick, though I have seldom hiked there in the summer.
If I moved to a city in the South, it would be Asheville. It is so close to so many of my favorite hiking destinations.
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Post by VAN on Jun 11, 2017 18:17:46 GMT -8
Were heading to Asheville and Boone in a few weeks. We will be on the lookout for ticks on our hikes and take the right precautions. We found a few last July in GSMNP.
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Post by ashepabst on Jun 12, 2017 5:11:59 GMT -8
ticks don't seem to be as prevalent in the mountains, but we definitely have healthy tick populations otherwise. make friends with permethrin.
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Post by k9education on Jun 13, 2017 10:57:54 GMT -8
I can say in previous years hiking near Asheville in the higher mountains (5,000+ft) I have never gotten any ticks. In the last few weeks hiking in lower elevations, but not far from Asheville (Linville Gorge and Gorges State Park), we found 1 tick -- not attached -- on each trip. I am certainly not letting ticks keep me out of the woods! -Jerry Our primary concern is the dogs. It's not uncommon to pull 100+ ticks off of them after a hike in certain areas at certain times of year and that is in spite of tick prevention. Once we have one of those 100+ tick hikes we cross that area off the list until the tick activity abates. Anyway, thanks for the replies all. It sounds like ticks aren't much of an issue there, especially in relation to NE PA. |
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Post by Jerry E on Jun 13, 2017 15:03:27 GMT -8
Our primary concern is the dogs. If you use flea and tick treatment on the dogs, you should not have a ton of problems with them. |
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Post by FamilySherpa on Jun 15, 2017 10:29:27 GMT -8
K9, I have done a few high elevation runs in the area this year and have not noticed any ticks.
Also car camped in Nantahala NF about 3 weeks ago, campsite was surrounded by tall grasses and i didnt have a single tick, nor did my dog.
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