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Ticks and Chiggers 101

Just the thought of ticks or chiggers is enough to make a grown man cringe in horror, but knowledge, preventive measures and common sense will help hunters avoid them.

Tips for Dealing With Ticks

Hunters, hikers and anyone that spends time outdoors are going to be exposed to ticks. It’s just part of the deal when we go outside. The more informed you are about these woodland pests the better you can deal with them and spend more time in the woods.

A Simple, Safe Way to Remove Ticks

There’s a better way to remove ticks of all sizes in one piece, with no specialized tools required—other than a common cotton swab, that is.

Did Coyotes Cause Spread of Ticks, Lyme Disease?

After Lyme disease reared its ugly head in 1975 and subsequently spread throughout much of the country, it changed how we care for our gundogs.

What Hunters Need to Know About Ticks and Tick-Borne Diseases

Knowledge is power, and the more you educate yourself, the less your chances of catching one of the several dreadful tick-borne diseases.

Tick Threat High for the Northeast

New York’s Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies anticipates a bad year for ticks in the northeastern United States. Its predictions are based on a simple trend: more mice mean more ticks, and an increase in Lyme disease the following year.

Sawyer Permethrin Insect Repellent

Permethrin may be the best tick repellant out there.

Alpha-Gal Allergy: A Hunter's Worst Nightmare?

If you frequent the woods in the southeast, you need to know about the lone star tick and the alpha-gal allergy, also known as a hunter's worst nightmare.

New Tick-Borne Disease Identified

Scientists have confirmed that the Heartland Virus is indeed a tick-borne disease.

AmericanHunter.org's Top 10 Articles of 2018

Here are the articles that our readers couldn't get enough of in 2018.

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