[pct-l] ticks with hairy legs

[jape at nethere.com (Eckert)]

christin pruett wrote:

> <snip>
> Also if wearing shorts, it is good to shave your legs.  I had 
> substantially less ticks on me than the guys I was hiking with when I 
> went thru Shenandoah NP.  I suspect they can't get a good grip and 
> fall off.

I can feel a tick rustling through the hairs on my leg, a lot easier 
than when they're crawling on my hairless ankle.  Then again, in tick 
country, my skin starts crawling with just the thought of ticks. <g>