06/05/2026
A follow-up to yesterday's tick post. It's not just us dealing with ticks. This deer bedded down in front of one of my cameras to chew her cud, and you can clearly see that her right eye is covered with ticks. When she turns her head, you'll notice even more attached around the back of her ears.
Deer often get much of the blame for tick problems, and while they are important hosts for adult ticks, they are not the primary source of diseases such as Lyme disease. In fact, white-footed mice and other small rodents are among the main reservoirs for the bacteria that causes Lyme disease. Ticks feed on these animals, pick up the bacteria, and can then transmit it to other hosts later on.
