Two years ago, we moved to G/LD and within a week both our cats each had about ten ticks on them. We took our cats and dogs to the vet (who said this area is “tick central”) for back-of-the-neck treatment and since then, with regular use, the ticks always die on them. The vet said, some local people use the animal treatment even through it’s not meant for humans.
After two SOTA activations I’ve found a tick nose-dived into my flesh, one my belly and the other near my knee, which was scary for the next month or so waiting to see if the tell-tale red rings appeared or not.
I spoke to an old man [even older than me] on my local summit G/LD-058 who had to be treated with antibiotics because a local tick gave him Lyme disease. Moral: check yourself after the descent and before you drive home.