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Poison Ivy and Big Bucks: Would You?

Chrighton said:
I had thought I was immune, but I do dry off well after I shower and that's kind of the simple premise of this video below.
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And @raisins - if the approach of using Dawn and scrubbing down works - it is supposed to be done ideally as soon as possible or within 30 minutes of exposure.

So, since most hunts are longer than two hours, would your plan be to hike in, setup, and bring Dawn dish soap with you, a rag, and some water to scrub down after getting setup in the tree? And then hunt, tear down, hike out, and then scrub down again at the vehicle?
 
Maverick1 said:
And @raisins - if the approach of using Dawn and scrubbing down works - it is supposed to be done ideally as soon as possible or within 30 minutes of exposure.

So, since most hunts are longer than two hours, would your plan be to hike in, setup, and bring Dawn dish soap with you, a rag, and some water to scrub down after getting setup in the tree? And then hunt, tear down, hike out, and then scrub down again at the vehicle?
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Yeah, that's what I do.

Anyways, it was an aside to the larger discussion where I had already mentioned how I would avoid exposure. But I have done this several hours post-exposure and not gotten it. Leaving the oils on your skin is certainly not the best strategy, regardless of time since exposure, and some thorough cleaning can only help. I've also washed some gear down with Dawn for the same reasons, but I would be a bit concerned about scrubbing my saddle and ropes with it since rope cleaning is a bit of a controversial subject and Dawn does strip oils and chemicals quite well.
 
I do get a rash from poison ivy. It wouldn’t stop me from chasing a good buck. Around here the leaves drop at the onset of hunting season. It wouldn’t be that hard to avoid touching the vines.

There are ivy block and Ivy wash products that can be used to shield a person from exposure / mitigate a bad rash. If a small amount of effort is made it’s really not a big deal - unless you’re one of those folks who are so sensitive that you get hospitalized just by looking at it.
 
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I'm not gonna hunt that spot for that deer. Too many freakin guys already in there. Gonna go find me another ivy spot that aint already over run, pull the vines off the right tree to get in and whack me a biggun. Aint skeered of no salad.
 
BTaylor said:
I'm not gonna hunt that spot for that deer. Too many freakin guys already in there. Gonna go find me another ivy spot that aint already over run, pull the vines off the right tree to get in and whack me a biggun. Aint skeered of no salad.
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I like this as a movie spun off Little Shop of Horrors....salad takes its revenge. But I guess plant life has given us a hard time since the dawn of man, but also helped us a lot as well.
 
Has anyone used Jewelweed? I used to use it on my Grandparents farm where it was plentiful in a draw behind the cattle barn. I just grabbed a bid handful and crushed it while rubbing into my hands and forearms after coming into contact with the ivy's. It seemed to prevent the breakouts for me.
 
Still Kicking said:
Has anyone used Jewelweed? I used to use it on my Grandparents farm where it was plentiful in a draw behind the cattle barn. I just grabbed a bid handful and crushed it while rubbing into my hands and forearms after coming into contact with the ivy's. It seemed to prevent the breakouts for me.
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Yes
 
None of the poison plants effect me, so I'm fortunate there. :)
I've gone as far as cutting down the vines as I climb a tree and never had any ill effects from it.
A bigger risk is cutting the thorns off of a Locust tree, as you climb it. :oops: Extra effort has to be taken not to step on or get stuck by any of the thrones, but often the tree location is worth it. ;)
 
BowhunterXC said:
None of the poison plants effect me, so I'm fortunate there. :)
I've gone as far as cutting down the vines as I climb a tree and never had any ill effects from it.
A bigger risk is cutting the thorns off of a Locust tree, as you climb it. :oops: Extra effort has to be taken not to step on or get stuck by any of the thrones, but often the tree location is worth it. ;)
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Those trees are the spawn of Satan! Scouting a river bottom in July one year I took a step and felt a piercing pain on the outside of my foot. I looked down, and saw a thorn sticking out the side of my boot on my right foot. I limped to a fallen tree, sat down, and painfully pulled it out.

Back at the truck, I took off my boot and sock, and found it had stuck into the side of my foot, a couple inches behind my little toe, and come out about an inch above where it entered. It looked like a little snakebite.

The crazy thing was there weren't any locust trees around. I looked for one after I pulled it out. My guess is it must have washed in from upstream during a flood.
 
 
BowhunterXC said:
I hate those Black Locust trees as much as the next person! :mad:

However, they are a creation of God, as much as I'd like to blame Satan for it. :rolleyes:
Genesis 3:17
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. King James version.

I guess we could blame Eve. :confused:
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Maybe best not to blame the “mother” today.
 
BowhunterXC said:
I hate those Black Locust trees as much as the next person! :mad:

However, they are a creation of God, as much as I'd like to blame Satan for it. :rolleyes:
Genesis 3:17
And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life; thorns also and thistles shall it bring forth to thee; and thou shalt eat the herb of the field; in the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return. King James version.

I guess we could blame Eve. :confused:
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It's the honey locust here with the 3 and 4 inch thorns. Our black locust have thorns 1/4 to 1/2 inch long. I have several stands in black locust trees, none in honey locust, although if i had one in "the spot" I'd get out the hand saw and climb.
 
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