Tips on how you can prevent getting bitten
Many people that are infected with Lyme disease are infected  within the spring, summer and fall.  Few people are bitten by tics within the winter months. Deer tics are mainly found in grasslands and wooded areas. They are especially common where grasslands and wooden areas are together, like the neighborhood yards, where deer occasionally roam.

There are ways that you can prevent getting bitten which are:

• Wear long sleeves and tightly woven clothing that is light in color when walking in wooded areas so the ticks can be seen more easily.
• Wear your shirt tucked into your pants, and your pants tucked into your socks or boots.
• Walk in the center of trails through the woods to avoid picking up ticks from overhanging grass and brush.
•  Keep grass trimmed as short as possible.
• Apply tick repellents with DEET to your clothing, shoes and socks before going out. Another tick repellent called permethrin designed to be placed on the clothing can be used alone or in combination with DEET.
• Check yourself, your family, and your pets routinely for ticks, especially after a trip outdoors.
• Shower and shampoo your hair if you think you may have been exposed to ticks.
• Check your clothes for ticks and wash them immediately in order to remove any ticks.