Although the deer tick prefers to feed on wild animals, especially mice, birds, opossum, raccoon, and deer, they will also feed on dogs, cats, livestock, and humans. When people visit or live near deer tick habitats, they run a high risk of contracting Lyme disease. For your own safety, you should become familiar with tick habits and habitats, and you should learn how to prevent tick bites. Favorite Tick Habitats Deer ticks prefer to live in the woods. They also are found, to a lesser degree, along the edge of the woods, where the woods meet lawns or fields.
Ticks prefer the cool, moist woodlands where they have a better chance of finding an animal host.
Where you live, your hobbies, and your habits may influence your risk of a tick bite. Many of these factors encourage wildlife near the home, and these animals may carry ticks. Mice in particular are known hosts of immature deer ticks and carriers of Lyme disease. Reduce, remove, or avoid these risk factors as much as possible. Wear long pants tucked into socks.