It is bad in west Tennessee. It was not like this back in the 60s when I was a kid. The only ticks we would get on us were the big seed tick variety. Now with the “standing room only” deer population we have these teensy tiny ticks that you may not find on yourself for days afterward. I try to stay out of the woods unless it is a cold winter’s day.
After the first freezing temperatures is what I hear. Don't know if that's true.