Poison ivy

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  1. whitecotton03

    whitecotton03 Weekend Warrior

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    Well been scouting for deer the past week and got my first and hopefully last case of poison ivy this year. Anyone else? image.jpg image.jpg
     
  2. Yancey

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    No. I didn't fortunately. Hope that clears up soon. It can be a bother epically if you can't keep you hands off it.
     
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    Wiscohunter Die Hard Bowhunter

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    I've never had poison ivy. (knock on wood)
     
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    That stinks nothing for me in years
     
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    whitecotton03 Weekend Warrior

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    Haven't had it in 2 years and now I get it. Forgot how much I hate it
     
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    I got poison ivy so bad one time I got a fever from it. That was about 15 years ago though and I havent gotten it since then. I dont think I'm allergic to it anymore, but I still avoid it if I can
     
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    SharpEyeSam Legendary Woodsman

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    Got it bad last year and and a little this year. Two words Cortisone 10.
     
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    Luckily I am not allergic to it at all. I still avoid it all costs
     
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    I got it last summer on my fore arm pretty back, it bugged the crap out of me so bad I couldn't stop from scratching then when I slept at night I would sleep on the arm and eventually got it all up and down my sides! Horrible horrible stuff
     
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    Iv never had it. Iv walked through patches of it in shorts and still never gotten it
     
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    tynimiller Legendary Woodsman

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    Guys I'm gonna link to a story Jim Brauker did on not getting bad outbreaks or outbreaks at all from poison ivy....trust me it works. Just Saturday I was crawling in the freaking stuff and have just two little tiny spots on my left middle finger and my right forearm...I was wearing a t-shirt and was swimming in the stuff, definitely works, but you gotta really scrub and hot water!


     
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    I don't really get it anymore. I think I've built up some sort of immunity to it. I usually have it on every tree I hang a stand in. I ripped quite a bit off of trees with short sleeves and my bare hands this weekend and nothing to show for it. My wife on the other hand, it completely destroys her. Hahaha.
     

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