I lived in Northern New York all my life, never saw a tick of any kind until about the late '80's. Now it's unusual to kill a deer there without at least a few ticks, usually around the neck, and sometimes you kill one with quite a few, maybe 10 or 15. I don't know anyone who hunts or gets out in the woods a lot that doesn't get an occasional tick. I've probably had 8 or 10 on me in the last 20 years.
