need to know how to kill the ticks on a deer when caping it outi herd of spraying alcohol on them ?does it work .
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I never tried the alcohol method and quite frankly never heard of it. I don't see how it would kill the ticks. The way I deal with these nasty little boogers is, when I get a cape in that is infested I spray it down with tickspray. Cape it out as fast a possible and put it in a plasticbag. Then before I tie it shut I respray the inside of the bag and put it in the freezer for a couple of days before I'm going to flesh it. Seems to work good, never had a living tick on them after that treatment.
a knife blade or something of the sort to red hot and stick it on their little ass.the kill em. Just dont burn the hide or jair.
not the best idea but it works when all else fails.
While skinning out deer capes this past seaoson I was really getting ate up by ticks. We used to use flea and tick killer but this can get a little expensie. The boss told me to try lacquer thinner on the little critters. Boy did it work and did not hurt the capes.
then light it with a long-nosed lighter. i crack myself up, he he!