They aren't as bad here after mid-October, but you'll still see a few.

I've walked into nests of them before, usually in the mid-late Spring but rarely this late in the year. Probably a fresh hatch you got into though. That's the worst and that's why I still carry bug spray if I'm staying overnight.

I've had them find me in mid-January. I have no mercy on ticks that get on me. I kill them all.
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