texashuntingforum.com logo
Main Menu
Advertisement
Affiliates
Advertisement
Newest Members
nmmuledeerhunter, Dzia-Dzia, TraeMartin, Beatixre, MooseSteed
71989 Registered Users
Top Posters(All Time)
dogcatcher 110,788
bill oxner 91,416
SnakeWrangler 65,416
stxranchman 60,296
Gravytrain 46,950
RKHarm24 44,585
rifleman 44,461
Stub 43,769
Forum Statistics
Forums46
Topics537,030
Posts9,719,594
Members86,989
Most Online25,604
Feb 12th, 2024
Print Thread
ticks on antlers #6340638 06/19/16 07:37 PM
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 3,148
B
breadman Online Content OP
Veteran Tracker
OP Online Content
Veteran Tracker
B
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 3,148
been watching the backyard bucks and two of them appear to have big ticks on there antlers , never seen this before , you guys have any input on this ?

Re: ticks on antlers [Re: breadman] #6340676 06/19/16 08:19 PM
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 650
J
jmh004 Offline
Tracker
Offline
Tracker
J
Joined: Oct 2014
Posts: 650
It would be a good place to find blood, which is what they're after.

Re: ticks on antlers [Re: breadman] #6340722 06/19/16 08:59 PM
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 29,609
S
SapperTitan Offline
Taking Requests
Offline
Taking Requests
S
Joined: Nov 2010
Posts: 29,609
Never seen that

Re: ticks on antlers [Re: breadman] #6341915 06/20/16 07:44 PM
Joined: Aug 2015
Posts: 868
T
Txhillbilly Offline
Tracker
Offline
Tracker
T
Joined: Aug 2015
Posts: 868
There are several bucks on my place that have ticks on their antler growth. We killed 5 pigs a couple weeks ago, and there were ticks on two of them.
Ticks are bad this year.

Re: ticks on antlers [Re: breadman] #6341919 06/20/16 07:45 PM
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 4,753
Nathan Nelson Offline
Extreme Tracker
Offline
Extreme Tracker
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 4,753
It is pretty common to find ticks on antlers this time of year.

Re: ticks on antlers [Re: Nathan Nelson] #6342760 06/21/16 03:04 PM
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 161
T
tbgascorer Offline
Woodsman
Offline
Woodsman
T
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 161
Originally Posted By: Just Nate
It is pretty common to find ticks on antlers this time of year.

Yep sure is

Re: ticks on antlers [Re: breadman] #6343010 06/21/16 07:09 PM
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 18
D
duk4me Offline
Light Foot
Offline
Light Foot
D
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 18
A young buck was road kill near my house last year. Stopped to check it out and his antlers were covered in ticks with white spots on them.

Re: ticks on antlers [Re: breadman] #6350070 06/28/16 03:17 AM
Joined: Jan 2015
Posts: 53
9
974runner Offline
Outdoorsman
Offline
Outdoorsman
9
Joined: Jan 2015
Posts: 53
white spots on the ticks? Lyme disease?

Re: ticks on antlers [Re: 974runner] #6350384 06/28/16 03:02 PM
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 259
T
Trash Fish and Cull Bucks Offline
Bird Dog
Offline
Bird Dog
T
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 259
Originally Posted By: ckcardwell
white spots on the ticks? Lyme disease?


The ticks with the white spots are Lone Star ticks. Considerable blood flow to the antlers when actively growing, so very much susceptible to tick infestations. Very common, and actually a good place for them to be since there are no nerve cells in growing antler (doesn't itch).


The recreational value of game is inverse to the artificiality of its origin - Aldo Leopold
Re: ticks on antlers [Re: breadman] #6350389 06/28/16 03:09 PM
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 9,185
H
hook_n_line Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
Offline
THF Trophy Hunter
H
Joined: Jan 2012
Posts: 9,185
Ticks are bad this year. Found 2 on my dog after this weekends trip to the ranch. I had a few crawling on my pants leg. Once it dries out there should be less. They like humidity.


Sometimes it's hard being me! But somebody has to do it.
Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread

© 2004-2024 OUTDOOR SITES NETWORK all rights reserved USA and Worldwide
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.3