ticks

For most of the ruffed grouse range, ticks, particularly those nasty Lyme disease carrying deer ticks, are a real concern to both hunters and dogs alike. Over the last two decades Lyme disease has gone from a partially taboo-like issue to a well-documented and commonly treated affliction in the field of medicine. Like any other health risk which can lead to irreversible damage, prevention is a far easier road traveled than treatment and recovery. Dogs are victims that often go untreated, with their Lyme symptoms being attributed to their age in combination the wear and tear of their endeavors with kidney failure tending to be their final demise.