Our Stewardship crew spends a lot of time out in prime tick territory, which means they’ve picked up some tried-and-true tricks. Here are some of their favorite tips for staying tick-smart without worrying about it:

1. Always keep a lint roller in your car! Sticky lint rollers are excellent at easily picking up ticks from clothes or pets’ fur. Our trail crews recommend doing a quick swipe of a lint roller on your clothes whenever you get back inside or to your car from an adventure outdoors to easily pick up and ticks who hitched a ride.

2. Wear a hat out on trail. Ticks crawl to the highest thing they can reach and sit and wait with their arms open hoping to catch a ride of whatever passes by. To limit ticks getting in your hair, add an extra layer like a hat, just in case!

3. Tuck your socks in to your pants or wear your tall muck boots when in tall grass. Ticks can’t fly, only climb. That means they almost always will land around your feet and try to climb up. You can prevent them from getting into your pants or socks by closing off the gap between your clothes or by wearing tall boots that they have to climb up first. No matter what, we still always recommend checking for ticks at the end of the day.