It's Tick Season. Here's What You Need to Know

Spring brings more than the opening of turkey hunting and fishing seasons. It’s also tick season.

With May being National Lyme Disease Awareness Month, here’s what to keep in mind (courtesy of the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources):

The public is reminded to protect themselves from tick bites that may lead to Lyme disease or other illnesses spread by ticks.

Lyme disease is a bacterial infection spread by deer ticks, which can be as small as a poppy seed. Deer ticks are...