Forums46
Topics546,585
Posts9,837,115
Members87,738
|
Most Online25,604 Feb 12th, 2024
|
|
|
ScrewWorm in Texas
#6636518
01/17/17 05:15 PM
|
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 962
YellowDog
OP
Tracker
|
OP
Tracker
Joined: Sep 2012
Posts: 962 |
Watching the local news last night. The ScrewWorm is making a come back in Texas . Can anyone verify this info?
Born to Hunt/Fish
|
|
|
Re: ScrewWorm in Texas
[Re: YellowDog]
#6636528
01/17/17 05:21 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 2,605
fouzman
Veteran Tracker
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 2,605 |
|
|
|
Re: ScrewWorm in Texas
[Re: YellowDog]
#6636835
01/17/17 09:12 PM
|
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 16,361
QuitShootinYoungBucks
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Nov 2012
Posts: 16,361 |
Watching the local news last night. The ScrewWorm is making a come back in Texas . Can anyone verify this info? I'm not sure. I do know that there are a lot of nasty worms still out there that could be mistaken for screw worms.
https://web.archive.org/web/20170223065011/http:/www.rrdvegas.com/silencer-cleaning.html
|
|
|
Re: ScrewWorm in Texas
[Re: YellowDog]
#6636845
01/17/17 09:21 PM
|
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 11,793
colt45-90
Texas colt45
|
Texas colt45
Joined: Aug 2006
Posts: 11,793 |
was first found in deer in Florida, had not heard of it spreading elsewhere
hold on Newt, we got a runaway
|
|
|
Re: ScrewWorm in Texas
[Re: YellowDog]
#6636862
01/17/17 09:30 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 474
rex47
Bird Dog
|
Bird Dog
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 474 |
I remember when they were eradicated in TX <OK in the 60's. up until then every thing that had a break in the skin had at least 90% chance of getting screw worms, if it was watched very close.
when the going gets really tough, I sit down and rest
|
|
|
Re: ScrewWorm in Texas
[Re: YellowDog]
#6637577
01/18/17 04:30 AM
|
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 2,866
nak
Veteran Tracker
|
Veteran Tracker
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 2,866 |
I can remember sterile flies being dumped in little cardboard boxes from airplanes.
We all need to practice Whoa more.
|
|
|
Re: ScrewWorm in Texas
[Re: YellowDog]
#6637607
01/18/17 04:53 AM
|
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 14,083
NDN98
THF Celebrity
|
THF Celebrity
Joined: Sep 2009
Posts: 14,083 |
I hope they are not coming back.
|
|
|
Re: ScrewWorm in Texas
[Re: nak]
#6637968
01/18/17 03:28 PM
|
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 474
rex47
Bird Dog
|
Bird Dog
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 474 |
I can remember sterile flies being dumped in little cardboard boxes from airplanes. yes used to find them and think hope this works, and it did
when the going gets really tough, I sit down and rest
|
|
|
Moderated by bigbob_ftw, CCBIRDDOGMAN, Chickenman, Derek, DeRico, Duck_Hunter, kmon11, kry226, kwrhuntinglab, Payne, pertnear, sig226fan (Rguns.com), Superduty, TreeBass, txcornhusker
|