Beware of the ticks!!!
Just got back from dove hunting Pecan Grove below the dam today. I found a tick buried in the palm of my right hand when I got to the campsite. That was Friday night and now (Sunday afternoon) all the glands in my arm are swollen, my hand is so swollen it feels like a balloon and the bite site is a black blister the size of a penny. No urgent care clinics are open today and the ER didn't even have an open seat in the waiting room so I won't be seeing a doctor until tomorrow. I made this account just to warn others not to do what I did. Don't burn the tick to death before removal, it will regurgiate your blood and its bacteria into your blood stream. Apparently, the proper way to remove it is simply pulling it with tweezers (although this didn't work for me). Bring bug repellant and spray at the cuffs of your pants and shirt. They're bad out there right now from the rain. I found about four on my dog (not yet buried in the skin.)
BTW, saw lots of hog prints as well as deer prints. There were a few wallows made on the trail as well as rooting holes. Didn't see any hogs but did see four seperate herds of does.
Just got back from dove hunting Pecan Grove below the dam today. I found a tick buried in the palm of my right hand when I got to the campsite. That was Friday night and now (Sunday afternoon) all the glands in my arm are swollen, my hand is so swollen it feels like a balloon and the bite site is a black blister the size of a penny. No urgent care clinics are open today and the ER didn't even have an open seat in the waiting room so I won't be seeing a doctor until tomorrow. I made this account just to warn others not to do what I did. Don't burn the tick to death before removal, it will regurgiate your blood and its bacteria into your blood stream. Apparently, the proper way to remove it is simply pulling it with tweezers (although this didn't work for me). Bring bug repellant and spray at the cuffs of your pants and shirt. They're bad out there right now from the rain. I found about four on my dog (not yet buried in the skin.)
BTW, saw lots of hog prints as well as deer prints. There were a few wallows made on the trail as well as rooting holes. Didn't see any hogs but did see four seperate herds of does.
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