Beggar's lice solution ideas
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From: 12yards
24-Oct-22
You talking about these SOBs? If so, I don't have a solution. I literally stomped as much of it down as I could in one of my hunting areas.
From: smarba
24-Oct-22
Tyvek coveralls? Not the quietest thing, but light, packs down small and would definitely work. Amazon has them for cheap.
From: JusPassin
24-Oct-22
Try a pair of cheap denim bibs. They don't stick to them too bad, and wipe off easily.
From: x-man
24-Oct-22
I think that stuff sticks to glass!
From: Stringcheesehead
24-Oct-22
No suggestion on the bibs but a pumice stone gets them off clothes quick and easy.
From: Buckdeer
24-Oct-22
I agree and have been looking for something also.Bill Winke used to wear a pair of hip tall kinda of light weight waders.I have looked at light weight gaitors as tall as I can find. I want something that slip off and on easy
From: Buckdeer
24-Oct-22
I might check these out https://www.huntsmart.com/products/1150
From: Buckdeer
24-Oct-22
They also have short ones for ticks and chiggers,sign up for 20% off
From: Grey Ghost
24-Oct-22
Grey Ghost's Link
Dan's Hunting Gear has a line of "Briar Fighter" bibs and pants that you might look into. I'm considering the insulated bibs for pheasant hunting this year. See link.
Matt
From: 12yards
24-Oct-22
12yards's Link
I have this stuff from Cabelas in jacket and pants. It is a good midweight hunting outfit and it's quiet. It will collect these burs, but they are easy to brush off. I like the stuff.
From: fuzzy
24-Oct-22
My dad had a bluetick hound that would pick them off your clothes. Man I miss that dog!
From: 4nolz@work
24-Oct-22
Amazon "burr paw"
From: midwest
24-Oct-22
They are really bad at one of the parks I'm hunting. I was amazed at how easily they'll brush off the KUIU guide pants.
From: arlone
24-Oct-22
We called something else "Beggar's Lice". They were just a small oval shaped flat seed like thing with no "stickers". I bought some kind of a stone from 3Rivers years ago, my Dad scraped them off with his knife blade. If you don't care about noise, maybe a cheap rain suit to get in and out from stand area?
From: Buckdeer
24-Oct-22
I ordered a set from huntsmart,thought if nothing else they will protect legs when walking through sandhill plums or kneeling planting trees etc
From: GhostBird
24-Oct-22
If you are properly manscaped do they stick to a naked body. Don't know if that is an option in your area though.
From: bumpinblaze4x4
24-Oct-22
BURR PAW, really works great!
From: Tradman and Huntress
24-Oct-22
Thanks for the recommendation on the Burr Paw. It can't get here soon enough!
From: Altitude Sickness
24-Oct-22
From: Z Barebow
24-Oct-22
I hate beggars lice. It is definitely the scourge up here. I know my Zion pants aren’t the answer. (Unless the question was “What pants attract beggars lice?”
From: Ironbow
24-Oct-22
Go to a dollar store and buy a dozens sets of really cheap fleece pants. Walk the paths your going to use getting in and out. By the time you go through all the cheap fleece, your paths should be clear!! ;-)
From: IKE220
24-Oct-22
×3 on Burr Paw
From: nchunter
25-Oct-22
Or you can just munch on them in your stand. They are edible and good for you....and aggravating as heck.
From: Basil
25-Oct-22
I’ve never seen them as bad where I hunt in Minnesota as this year. When I was hanging stands this fall they were still green so I pulled every one I found along my routes before they got too sticky. Actually feel bad for the deer. They were absolutely covered in trail camera pictures this fall.
From: Dave B
25-Oct-22
I have a pair of pants from Nomad that are a soft shell type material, I wipe them off with my hand. Decently quiet and camo. Once in the stand, I layer over them with my bibs.
From: t-roy
26-Oct-22
There’s your solution, scoot! Just call Dr. Kachi for your winning lottery numbers, and after you win, you can afford to just buy a new set of Sitka clothes every few hunts! (OK. maybe a couple of sets)
From: 320Bull
26-Oct-22
It's awful. Make sure you don't spread it when cleaning clothes or poor dogs faces
From: Shuteye
27-Oct-22
We have beggars lice but some other things that are just as bad. They are about an inch long and straight like a needle with hooks on the end.
From: Buckdeer
27-Oct-22
I got my chaps from hunt smart today and I ordered husky so they would be easy on and off.I think they will be just fine.They are nylon so alittle bit of noise but I think great for working around the orchard and will keep all the sticktites from sticking.My camo I don't worry much about.
From: Buckdeer
27-Oct-22
Forgot to mention I think they will fold up in a qt ziplock
From: 12yards
27-Oct-22
True story, I got to my tree, set down my stand, bent over to take the sticks off the stand and put my rear end right into a nest of these buggers. I swear I had a couple hundred spread over my hind end. Do you know how loud these things are scraping on a Lone Wolf seat? I stood for the first half hour pulling burrs off my butt. Wouldn't you know it, I noticed there are a bunch of these plants around that tree now!
From: APauls
27-Oct-22
All I can think of is a rubber rain suit. Or maybe a Goretex rain suit would work too.
