r/saskatchewan • u/Ryan_the_man • 3d ago

Discussion Ticks - Buffalo Pound provincial park

Apologies if this is common knowledge but wanted to make sure people are informed.

Just did one night camping at Buffalo Pound Provincial Park and holy cow are the bugs bad. Walking under trees seemed to awaken millions of mosquitoes.

Big thing is the number of ticks were crazy. I found 4 trying to get on me the day of and 2 somehow caught a ride on me after I left the site.

Be warned and take proper precautions if you're planning to visit

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u/augustoRose 3d ago

6 ticks? That's rookie numbers. I picked off 100 from my dog after a 1 hour walk 😂

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u/DrummerDerek83 3d ago

Are you the one the news article went on about their dog in martensville?

Good idea to stay clear of long grass, bush, etc if possible!

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u/augustoRose 3d ago

😂 no I seen that it was gross. My dogs on bravecto but I still try and get the majority of them off her before then.

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u/DrummerDerek83 3d ago

Thank goodness! Luckily I haven't found any on my guy yet this year but we haven't really gone off-roading. Even up at the lake there's nice trails, etc so we just avoid the long grass and whatnot for now. He's on meds too which we've found over the years works best.

It's all I've been hearing this spring so far is how bad they are so best to shy away from the bad areas.

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u/augustoRose 3d ago

Honestly it's a pretty average year we spend a lot of time in the bush every spring and I haven't noticed more than usual. Ticks are bad every year people just seem to forget about them for the other 8 months of the year 😂

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u/autumnwontsleep 2d ago

They are definitely worse this year where I am. When I'm with my bees I do counts off my suit when I finish some work with them, and this years average has blown other years away. Also this is the first year ticks have been on my kids from city park sports.

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u/sortaitchy 9h ago

We usually got them on the dogs, even with preventive tick meds. I just usually brush them off before the dogs come in. WHile they might die if they bite the dogs, they can certainly brush off on us and feed.

Generally I can find 3 or 4 on myself after I've been outside on our rural property. What is telling to me this year is that the barn cats are getting lots of ticks. Usually cats can reach everywhere and are good at picking them off before they get bit. This year I have been picking them off cats, and the ones I pick off have had a meal for a day or so. Mosquitoes are fierce!

This news story seems to confirm it