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I experienced anaplasmosis for the first time this fall. I was working in my wood lot so that must be where I picked it up. I...

Being sick while traveling is my worst nightmare. I’m sorry your son went through that. They ran the test for me because all it...

My doc doesn’t bother with the test. When I present symptoms, she gives me antibiotics. Not sure the test helps unless the visible...

I hate ticks. Permethrin works well. Just be careful how you apply it around your skin. Read those lables well.

As an owner of a pest control company, in the same general region as you, I can say without a doubt that these past warm winters have...

I'm not convinced it is the cold winters that kill off the ticks. Rather, it is the deep snow and cold winters that keep the deer...

Perhaps this will make you feel better. While there has been a significant increase in blacklegged ticks in the immediate area around...

I'm a little on the fence over this and other related topics- while I really don't like burning plastics, at the same time I don't like...

Reading these last couple of posts got me thinking about an issue we had last year regarding an outbreak of invasive Hydrilla at the...

I went with Velcro because I didn’t want to drill holes in the boat. I REALLY didn’t want to drill holes. I also put a pocket in the...

Good thread dredge. Winter time I alpine ski mostly. We're still mid-drought here in nothern New England, but its been way cold so the...

My Expedition is a 600 ACE. On a groomed trail I have gotten 21-24mpg. I took it on the “Trek Over The Top” poker run between Tok...

We met Jean and the girlfriend this spring. Nice folks. They gave us and our gear a lift from the sign where you tented (and where the...

Even at home, I try to generate as little trash as possible. On trips, about the only plastic that goes are zip-lock bags. I often...

On this issue I think back to the many years of Wabakimi Project trips I participated in. Uncle Phil would not allow us to burn any...