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 ?
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.
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).
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.