OntarioHunter
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They say deer ticks can be active into November but I'm thinking probably not this far north. However, I do recall finding a tick on my leg in the 80s after a November elk hunt in western Montana. It would be very rare to find mosquitos out that late.Before we left Alaska to winter in western MT,
my dog got a shot for Leptospirosis.
We don't have heartworm or tick problems up in AK,
I assume that would not be a problem in western MT from Nov-March?
Thanks.
Alaska has a mosquito species that can overwinter. Like the bumblebee, they convert bodily fluids to alcohol antifreeze. Called the snow mosquito as I recall. They burrow into ground debris and can survive -40s. They're the first ones out in spring and quite large. Big enough to screw a turkey flat-footed.