vania-janet/multiturn-rag-retrieval-data huggingface dataset:
Ticks: Preparation is the best prevention
Use a tick key. Put the fat end of the teardrop-shaped hole over the tick and slide it to the skinny end. The tick should pop off easily.
You can also remove a tick with a sharp, thin pair of tweezers. Place the tip of the tweezers near the mouth and pull the tick firmly away from the skin.
Don’t twist, crush, squeeze, puncture or jerk the tick loose. Pull it straight up, otherwise, the feeding tube may stay in your skin.
If you remove a tick that attached itself to you, consider having it tested. Testing isn’t a substitute for a medical diagnosis, but it can show what, if any, pathogens the tick was carrying. Learn more: Bay Area Lyme Foundation.

An adult female western blacklegged tick, Ixodes pacificus, on a blade of grass. (Photo courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.)
Ticks and our ecosystem
Ticks are an important part of our local ecosystem. They are a food source for many species of birds, reptiles and amphibians. In fact, one bird species, guinea fowl, is used by landowners to control large tick populations.
Also, studies show that opossums – North America’s only native marsupial – can consume about 5,000 ticks in a season.
Ecologists use ticks to determine the health of an ecosystem. An increase or decrease of the tick population lets scientists know if other species are struggling or doing well.
The good, the bad and the ugly: Ticks are a necessary nuisance and are here to stay. So, enjoy your time outdoors. And, with a little preparation, come back from your hike tick-free.
 

Tina Luster is a marketing specialist for Sonoma County Regional Parks.
Kendall Gutt is a former park program assistant for Sonoma County Regional Parks.
Published June 2022 and updated April 2023

Share this:

 

Learn

Home
Find a Park
Find a Campsite
Become a Member
Subscribe to our Newsletter
Planning Projects
Public Meetings
California Fish and Wildlife Journal - Contents

Swat the coyote. B. H. Mace
Quail season. J. D. Coffman
Wild pigeons accused of carrying hog cholera. F. P. Cunningham
Improved conditions in California National Forest
Two birds with one stone
Trout to be rescued from streams

Wild Life in Relation to Agriculture
	
Blackbirds damage crops in Imperial Valley
Rabbits damage crops in San Diego County
Gulls destroy mice
Spread of the starling in New England

Reports
	
Violations of Fish and Game Laws
Seizures
Financial Report

California Fish and Game 2(3). Summer 1916.

Malformed antlers of deer. F. C. Clarke
Early game conditions in Siskiyou County. A. E. Doney, P. Klink, and W. Russell
The timber wolf in California. J. Dixon
Will cutting the kelp injure the fisheries? N. B. Scofield
Fish and game conditions in southern California. E. L. Hedderly
Editorials
	
Look before you shoot
Deer hunter attention!
The educational function of the deputy
Venison can be distinguished from other meats
Advantages of a buck law
Deer die from peculiar disease
At least 12,000 deer killed in 1915
Salt licks for deer
War to be waged on English sparrow
Judges give severe sentences
Snow mountain dam hearing
Wild game and its preservation
Is it any wonder?
Boy scout co-operation
Fish and game lectures given to forestry students
Fish and game exhibit at Chico fair
Why antelope do not increase
Sea lions tried as carp-killers
The scientific collector
Suggestions for ornithological work
Attracting birds
The domestic cat
The breeding and shooting of the American pheasant
A great work on pheasants
To the sportsmen of California

Hatchery Notes. W. H. Shebley
	
Operations of the Department of Fish Culture
Goose-neck barnacles
Distribution of food fishes and mollusks to be studied
Flounders eat clam necks
California Fish and Wildlife Journal - Contents

Tule Lake bird refuge
Need for game and bird refuge stressed
"Light burning" menace to California forests

Division Activities
Commercial Fishery Notes. N. B. Scofield
	
The northern range of the albacore
Whaling industry prosperous
An unappreciated food fish
Opening date for the 1928–1929 sardine season
Pismo clam census

Life History Notes
	
A close encounter with a mountain sheep. E. H. Glidden
Lampreys injure striped bass. N. B. Scofield
Mountain lion seen killing a doe. J. G. Wade
Black brant again on Mission Bay. A. B. Pearson

Conservation in Other States
	
Game conditions in Atlantic states
Wisconsin given power to close season
Missouri urges sportsmen to assist in vermin control
New York succeeds in conserving deer
Canadian park receives buffalo
Nature guards organizing in south states
Another game refuge for Missouri
Michigan studies black duck migrations
New York reports on Hungarian partridges
Montana has first open season on pheasants
Arkansas biennial report highlights
Oregon rescues millions of fish
Nevada sportsmen aid state
Wisconsin studies age of fish

Reports
	
Violations of Fish and Game Laws
Statement of Income
Deer Kill Statistics
Statement of Expenditures
Fishery Products, July to September, 1928

1928

California Fish and Game 14(4). Fall 1928.

The striped bass supply of California. J. A. Craig
Grunion on Cabrillo Beach. F. N. Clark
The totuava fishery of the California Gulf. G. R. Chute
A note on the squawfish and one of its relatives. W. I. Follett
The bonefish—overlooked by California sportsmen. W. I. Follett
Intestinal parasites of wild ducks and geese. E. C. O'Roke
Fish rescue and reclamation. G. Neale
Editorials
	
Head office moved
Game restoration
Obligations
More state parks needed
California Fish and Wildlife Journal - Contents

Serranos Game Farm dedicated
It is unlawful to kidnap fawns
California quail selected as state birds
Establishment of quail refuges urged
Deer damage to be investigated
Ducks in San Diego County
The limit of true sport
Winter feeding of game begun
New speed boat
Hunting licenses
The latest bird banding experiment
Here's the proper term to apply
Mussel and clam quarantines lifted
Cooperation in law enforcement
Importations of game birds
Experiments on increasing birds on the farm
Economic value of predatory animals and birds be studied at state university
Western fish survey proposed
Non-proof fences for deer
Regulations under which commercial duck clubs may be operated
Valley quail hunters find birds scarce
The chukor partridge
Volunteer deputies
Pheasant banding gives valuable information
Laws necessary
Volunteer press agents
A national wild life policy drafted
What is a sportsman?
Program for elk protection
Beneficial effect of federal laws
Collection of loch level trout eggs
Mus ox refuge safeguarded
Fish refuges in Wisconsin
Biologists to study wild life in forests

Division Activities
Life History Notes
	
The migration of the western mourning dove (Zenaidura macroura marginella) in California. J. M. Robertson
Colorado River trout captured in Imperial County. H. C. Bryant
Opossum taken at San Diego. The Natural History Museum Bulletin
Breeding habits of mule deer. O. L. Barnum

Commercial Fishery Notes. N. B. Scofield
	
How abalones are sometimes planted
Should the swordfish be protected
Abalones in demand
Transporting totuava by trains
New commercial fisheries patrol boat
Methods of conserving fishing resources
Pismo clam census
Proportions of king and queen fish in the San Pedro wholesale fish markets
A recent publication on white sea bass. Fish Bulleting No. 21
Herring in Carquinez Straits
Canning of mackerel during sardine season at San Pedro
Mexican fish in San Pedro markets
Large Pismo clams
California Fish and Wildlife Journal - Contents

Experiment with tropical game birds
Pheasant fills needed in Iowa
State refuges for wild fowl
Confiscation of net declared legal
What do sea lions eat?
Argentina prohibits the exportation of tinamous
Complete your file
Varieties of tunnies and swordfishes described
	
The leaping tuna, bluefin
Long-finned albacore
Yellowfin tuna
Barred marlin
Broadbill swordfish

Cane gun illegal in California
African conservationists have new troubles
Duck disease
Scientific data secured by lion hunter Bruce
Storm damage
An Indian brush dam for the taking of fish
The value of wild fowl
Deer increasing in Stanislaus Forest
Classification of vermin
Survey of duck conditions planned
Worse than a crime—a mistake
A comparison of game conditions
A uniformed patrol force
Opossum depredations increasing
The real enemy
The relation of forests and forestry to human welfare
Mount Tamalpais Refuge
Rabbit bounty fails in Kansas
California quail in New Zealand
Duck drives
Striped bass in Maryland
Migratory wild fowl in Mexico
Eastern brook trout planted in Moraine Lake, Tulare County
Reindeer industry promises to be important to Alaska
Heavy wild fowl loses result of reduced water areas
Paul G. Redington is name Chief of Biological Survey
1926 fire recorded for national forests of California
Forest conservation, a national opportunity

Facts of current interest
Commission activities
Commercial fishery notes. N. B. Scofield
	
The occurrence of the Japanese herring
Wanted: hooks found in albacore and tunas
San Diego's lobster catch exceeds that of 1926
Albacore caught near Monterey
Visitors to the California State Fisheries Laboratory
California sardine investigations
Serials newly acquired by the California State Fisheries Laboratory

Life history notes
	
Male crabs legal in California
The opossum reaches San Diego County
Annual census of waterfowl at Lake Merritt, Oakland, California
Notes on the food of the western robin, kingfisher, and other birds
Food habits of trout

Game propagation in other states
	
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
California Fish and Wildlife Journal - Contents

Streams closed to angling
State parks and game propagation
Boy scouts and conservation
Association states aims
Destruction of ducks' nests by irrigation water
Protecting orchards from deer
Cause of ruffed grouse epidemics still unknown
A solution suggested
What deer eat
A plea for shorebirds
Game law enforcement
Sportsmen versus landowner
A nature almanac
Gamekeepers' school established
Nesting habits of band-tailed pigeon
Carp Catch increased by novel method
Wood ducks increasing
Refuges most important in saving wild life
Imported wild birds not easily established here
Upper Klamath wild life refuge established
Migratory Bird Treaty Act regulations amended
Forest Service plans novel campaign
Bear River Marshes, Utah, saved for migratory birds
Utah man will head Bear River Bird Refuge project
Fox distemper being investigated

Division Activities
Commercial fishery notes. N. B. Scofield
	
Record catch recorded
Grunion and smelt
Albacore
Why California sardines are caught at night rather than by day
Mackerel canning
Fishing off southern beaches growing in popularity

Life history notes
	
Humboldt County elk
Screech owl vs. flicker. D. D. McLean
White-winged dove in the Imperial Valley. E. D. Ricketts
Canada geese nest on Honey Lake. C. O. Fisher
A tick-infested deer. G. M. Wright
A striper strangles. P. C. Meakin

Conservation in other states
	
Florida enacts advanced law
New Brunswick gains important addition to refuge system
Recent legislation in Kentucky
New York providing food for game
Missouri imports quail
Idaho to introduce eggs of freshwater smelt
Pathfinder Bird Refuge reestablished in Wyoming
Upper Mississippi refuge enlarged
New antelope preserve for Nevada
North Carolina undertakes a game bag census
Georgia creates refuges
Hungarian partridges in Pennsylvania

California Fish and Game 14(2). Spring 1928.

Facts you should know about animal diseases—an elementary talk. K. F. Meyer
Our policies.
California Fish and Wildlife Journal - Contents

The status of introduced wild turkeys in California. G. V. Burger
Mountain lions in California. D. D. McLean
Field reporting of suspected wildlife poisoning by agricultural chemicals. R. L. Rudd
Deer marking devices. M. R. Clover
Data on the life history, variation, ecology, and relationships of the kelp perch, Brachyistius frenatus, an embiotocid fish of the Californias. C. L. Hubbs and L. C. Hubbs
The Pismo clam in 1952 and 1953. J. E. Fitch
The introduction of the redeye black bass and the threadfin shad into California. J. B. Kimsey
A Guide to Bird Finding West of the Mississippi (Book Review). J. Gilman
Hunting and Fishing in North America (Book Review). H. A. Hjersman
Hunting Crows Year Round (Book Review). G. Seymour
Land and Water Trails (Book Review). H. Leach
Lives of Game Animals (Book Review). F. L. Jones
Keeping and Breeding Aquarium Fishes (Book Review). J. H. Wales
How Animals Move (Book Review). J. E. Fitch

California Fish and Game 40(1). Winter 1954.

A nesting study and population survey of Canada geese on the Susan River, Lassen County, California. A. E. Naylor and E. G. Hunt
A nesting study of ducks and coots on Tule Lake and Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuges. A. W. Miller and B. D. Collins
Observations on the saury (Cololabis saira) seen near the California coast during 1950–52. R. L. Eberhardt
Observations on the sexual behavior and spawning of the squid, Loligo opalescens, at La Jolla, California. J. A. McGowan
The Pacific mackerel fishery in the 1951–52. R. L. Eberhardt
A note regarding the toxicity of the fishes of the skipjack family, Katsuwonidae.
California Fish and Wildlife Journal - Contents

Revised measurements for classification of age of sage grouse from wings. Alyssa A. Ottomeier and John A. Crawford
Recent collections of exotic aquarium fishes in the freshwaters of Oregon and thermal tolerance of oriental weatherfish and pirapatinga. Daniel J. Logan, Erin L. Bibles, and Douglas F. Markle
Age and pathological findings for two female stellar sea lions stranded on the northern California coast. Lance Morgan, Krista Hanni, and Linda Lowenstine
Zooplankters consumed by blue rockfish during brief access to a current off California’s Sonoma coast. Edmund S. Hobson, James R. Chess, and Daniel F. Howard
First record of the green crab, Carcinus maenas, in Humboldt Bay, California. Todd W. Miller
A boat-mounted system to synoptically record vessel position and sea-surface temperature. Marty L. Gingras, David A. VenTresca, and Duncan S. Short
Occurrence of porcupines along the San Joaquin River, Fresno and Madera counties, California. Waring E. Laurendine, Marshall L. Morton, and David L. Chesemore
First confirmed record of teleost predation on a shark egg case. Douglas J. Long

California Fish and Game 82(1). Winter 1996.

Observations on the macrobenthos of Lake Tahoe, California-Nevada. Ted C. Frantz and Almo J. Cordone
Use of food items by sex and age classes of coyotes. Brian L. Cypher, Kenneth A. Spencer, and Jerry H. Scrivner
Notes on the occurrence and depth distribution of the bat ray in the Southern California Bight, with comments on the effect of trawl size on estimates of abundance. Pamela A. Morris, Michael Domeier, and John Stephens, Jr.
Comparison of juvenile chinook salmon catches in a pushnet and midwater trawl. Paul F. Raquel
Observations on the use of two non-native plants by the Point Arena mountain beaver. Kimberley M. Fitts

1995

California Fish and Game 81(4). Fall 1995.
California Fish and Wildlife Journal - Contents

Recovery of a tagged soupfin shark. W. E. Ripley
In Memoriam—Hiram L. Ricks

California Fish and Game 32(1). Winter 1946.

Oxygen consumption of trout and salmon. P. A. Shaw
Trespass. R. W. Kenny
The nose bot fly of deer. C. M. Herman
Warm-water fish management. A. S. Hazzard
Notes on the former presence of grizzly and black bears in Marin County, California. C. E. Van Atta
Twenty-five years ago in "California Fish and Game." B. Curtis
Notes on an epizoic alga. J. H. Wales
Fungus in air bladder of Striped Bass. J. H. Wales
Sturgeon from Shasta Lake. J. H. Wales
An albino California sardine. J. B. Phillips
Pheasants flown to Guam. J. Quinn

1945

California Fish and Game 31(4). Fall 1945.

In the service of their country
Valley quail under primate management at the Dune Lakes Club. B. Glading, D. M. Selleck, and F. T. Ross
The Pacific tunas. H. C. Godsil
California searobin (Prionotus stephanophrys), a fish new for the fauna of southern California. C. L. Hubbs
Some worm parasites of deer in California. C. M. Herman
The shark, Carcharhinus azureus, in southern California waters. D. H. Fry, Jr., and P. M. Roedel
Two unusual flatfishes from Monterey Bay. J. B. Phillips
Late spring spawning of Chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tschawytscha). D. D. McLean
Twenty-five years ago in California Fish and Game. B. Curtis
In Memoriam—W. L. Hare
In Memoriam—Victor E. Van Arx

California Fish and Game 31(3). Summer 1945.
California Fish and Wildlife Journal - Contents

California Fish and Game 8(1). Winter 1922.

California's game refuges. H. C. Bryant
A pioneer elk hunt. J. W. Revere
Editorials
	
Do we need more game refuges?
International bird protection
Important conviction secured
Hunting accidents—1921
"Public Shooting Ground-Game Refuge Bill"
Notable arrests and convictions
"Save now or lose forever"
Farmers' lamentations
For the violators' consideration
Canada enforcing Migratory Birds Convention Act
Additional protection for mule deer demand
Does the dove season open too early?
Trinity County backs game laws
A quotation from early California history
Blackbirds damage grain in Imperial Valley
Alaska salmon fishery
Alaska salmon investigations
Oil pollution
Justice to game wardens
Government hunters kill many predatory animals
Sale of government furs
Game shipments must be labeled
The fresh water mussel a parasite on fish
Limit on hunting licenses advocated to conserve big game
Deer conditions in the Trinity Refuge
Is the dove bag limit too large?

Facts of Current Interest
Hatchery Notes. W. H. Shebley
	
Trout distribution, 1921
Salmon distribution, 1921

Life History Notes
	
The opossum at El Monte, Los Angeles County. E. K. Lipking
Unique experience with mountain lion. H. C. Bryant
Capture of ocean sunfish off Catalina Island
Gray squirrel disease spreading. B. J. Shannon

Conservation in Other States
	
New hunting accident law in Pennsylvania
Public shooting grounds for Ohio
Oregon notes
Hungarian partridge in Washington
Nondrainage of Iowa lakes advocated
Wisconsin to record annual deer kill
Bird protection in Florida
New York legislation
Killing of antelope and moose in Wyoming prevented

United States Forest Service Cooperation.
	
Large annual kill of deer in the Santa Barbara National Forest. T. W. Sloan
Coyote bounties in Trinity County. A Tracy
Deer protection in Trinity National Forest. A. Tracy
New game refuge proposed for Santa Barbara National Forest. T. W. Sloan
White-tailed Deer - NYSDEC
On This PageGeneral InformationBig Game Email ListWatchable WildlifeLocated throughout the state, the white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) is New York's most popular game animal. Residents and visitors to the state derive countless hours of enjoyment from the white-tailed deer resource. Each year, more than 500,000 deer hunters contribute nearly $1.5 billion to New York State's economy through hunting-related expenses. Through license purchases and federal excise taxes, hunters generate over $35 million to support management activities of NYSDEC. Hunters take some 220,000 deer annually, filling freezers with roughly 10.8 million pounds of high quality local venison. Largely due to efforts of more than 3,000 volunteer Hunter Education instructors, hunters continue to demonstrate exceptional safety records.As a large herbivore, deer also play a role in shaping the landscape. Oftentimes, this can compete with human interests. Abundant deer populations can negatively affect plant communities and the other wildlife dependent on those communities. Deer can also cause problems for farmers, tree growers and homeowners. Additionally, they are a frequent hazard to motorists. Deer management seeks to maximize the benefits of this resource while being mindful of the human and ecological concerns associated with abundant deer populations.Review the New York State Deer Management Plan.Big Game Email ListJoin New York Big Game to periodically receive information about bear and deer biology, management, research, regulations and hunting in New York State. To subscribe, first subscribe to GovDelivery and enter your email. Submit the requested information on the "New Subscriber" page.On the "Quick Subscription" page you will see all the topics that you can subscribe to email updates on. Check the box next to "Hunting and Trapping" under the first category "Outdoor Recreational and Commercial Activities." You will receive a welcome email confirming your subscription(s).Watchable WildlifeWhen looking for wildlife in New York, visit the Watchable Wildlife webpage for the best locations for finding your favorite mammal, bird, reptile, or insect. New York State has millions of acres of State Parks, forests and wildlife management areas that are home to hundreds of wildlife species, and all are open to the public.
California Fish and Wildlife Journal - Contents

Marked fish return
Salmon marking experiments in Oregon
Correction
New bulletin issued on game laws

Facts of current interest
Commission Activities
Life history notes
	
Prey of the versatile rainbow. W. I. Follett
Shrike attacks young quail. H. C. Godsil
Gray squirrel disease still exists. H. C. Bryant
Young antelope rescued. W. Lippincott

Conservation in other states
	
Oregon commission able to close streams
Stream pollution in Oregon
Massachusetts game farm adopts new system
Oregon succeeds with Hungarian partridges
Montana reports activities
Canada to protect antelope
Missouri plants grain in state refuges
Montana plants duck food
Missouri has unique law
Wise investment by Wisconsin
Michigan closes grouse hunting for year
Missouri increases hatchery facilities
Missouri introduces white-tailed deer

Reports
	
Violations of Fish and Game Laws
Financial Report
Fishery Products, April to June, 1926

California Fish and Game 12(3). Summer 1926.

Depletion of Pismo clam in California. W. C. Herrington
Suggested dates of open season on deer in California. J. Moffitt
Fish and Game Commission adopts new policy of fish planting. B. D. Marx Greene
A bird house colony. G. M. French
Editorials
	
An important court decision
N. B. Scofield attends meeting of International Fisheries Commission
Grunion needs protection
Two new fish hatcheries
Economic value of the Mexican free-tailed bat
Conditions affecting migrating wild fowl
Destruction of predatory birds
Golden eagle extermination in England
Ruffed grouse disease
San Benito County receives Mexican bob white quail
Committee to study game conditions
Exceeding bag limits
Human capture of furbearers
Common sense vs. sentimentalism in relation to sports
Recreational lands
New botanical garden
Boy Scouts make game case
New teachers' bulletin on fish and game laws

Fact of current interest
Commission Activities
Commercial fishery notes. N. B. Scofield