I could post a pic of my first tick of 2018... but didn't want this to get moved into the Basement and have to deal with the years of being compared to the "Wartch" Thread.
I think a good fire is what is needed.. and I will rant what I normally do about bad forestry management or the inability to do what nature did hundreds of years ago. WE need regular fires to burn off these infestations. Just like they are having in Cali right now.. they had in the 1980's... Even then they knew that they were not allowing the floor of the forest to burn off and all the fallings were building feet deep and was too much fuel.
Now they are back with 35 years of the same and again nothing man can do but watch. Bet there won't be a tick in that place when it's over.
I think a good fire is what is needed.. and I will rant what I normally do about bad forestry management or the inability to do what nature did hundreds of years ago. WE need regular fires to burn off these infestations. Just like they are having in Cali right now.. they had in the 1980's... Even then they knew that they were not allowing the floor of the forest to burn off and all the fallings were building feet deep and was too much fuel.
Now they are back with 35 years of the same and again nothing man can do but watch. Bet there won't be a tick in that place when it's over.