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Tick Safe Hunting Practices

Hunters are often at risk of tick bites when spending time outdoors in the forests and fields of Pennsylvania. This series covers steps you can take while hunting to prevent tick bites and reduce your risk of tick-borne diseases.
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Tick Safe Hunting Practices: Preparing for Tick Habitat

Length: 00:05:27 | Emily Struckhoff

As tick-borne disease cases continue to rise in the United States, keeping you, your family, and pets safe should be a standard safe hunting practice. Here are five simple steps you can take to help prevent tick bites and reduce risk.

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  • Tick Safe Hunting Practices: Preparing for Tick Habitat

    Tick Safe Hunting Practices: Preparing for Tick Habitat

    Length: 00:05:27 | Emily Struckhoff

    As tick-borne disease cases continue to rise in the United States, keeping you, your family, and pets safe should be a standard safe hunting practice. Here are five simple steps you can take to help prevent tick bites and reduce risk.
  • Tick Safe Hunting Practices: Going Indoors

    Tick Safe Hunting Practices: Going Indoors

    Length: 00:03:37 | Michael J. Skvarla

    When spending time outdoors hunting, you may be at risk of tick bites. Watch this video to learn what steps you can take after hunting to prevent tick bites and find attached ticks.
  • Tick Safe Hunting Practices: Ticks vs. Keds

    Tick Safe Hunting Practices: Ticks vs. Keds

    Length: 00:05:10 | Emily Struckhoff

    Ticks and deer keds are both arthropods that may bite hunters, but what is the difference between them? Watch this video to learn what makes deer keds different from ticks.
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The Tick Safe Hunting Practices video series educates hunters on how to prevent tick bites and recognize similar biting pests. The first video, Preparing for Tick Habitat, outlines five key steps to protect yourself, your family, and pets from tick-borne diseases before entering tick-prone areas. The second video, Going Indoors, explains important precautions to take after returning from the outdoors to detect and remove ticks. The final video, Ticks vs. Keds, distinguishes between ticks and deer keds, helping hunters correctly identify and understand the behavior of these two arthropods.

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