Episode 15: Nature's Dirty Needle w/ Dr. John Aucott and Kathryn Maroun

This week on Outdoor Journal Radio, Ang and Pete are joined by two very special guests to talk about ticks, Lyme Disease, and much more!

Before they went to the phones, however, the boys took care of a little housekeeping. Topics discussed include: Sonars vs. Fishfinders; Sharing COVID; Black Bear carrying Deer Ticks; Turkey hunting; and melting tackle boxes.

With those matters out of the way, Ang and Pete are joined by Dr. John Aucott, Director of the Johns Hopkins Lyme Disease Clinical Research Center and an Associate Professor of Medicine at Johns Hopkins University. Topics discussed include:  Ang’s deer tick encounter; How Lyme disease got its name; Lyme disease’s journey to Canada; Long haul COVID and long haul Lyme; The problem with Lyme testing; Killing good bacteria; Ang’s sunburn; The controversy of Lyme Disease; Prime tick season; Permethrin; Enjoying time outside in tick country; Tick checks; Deer control for tick prevention; Vaccinating mice to stop Lyme Disease; How far north can ticks travel?; The role of mice in Lyme Disease; Deer dealers; And the future of ticks and Lyme Disease.

After a dropped call cut our conversation short, the boys carried on with the show and caught up with the former host of What a Catch and Lyme Disease survivor, Katheryn Maroun. Topics discussed include: The Bermuda Triangle; Contracting Lyme Disease; Getting misdiagnosed; Knowing when you have Lyme Disease; Treating Lyme Disease; Well-timed food poisoning; The effects of Lyme disease; Thistle Root; Kathryn’s evolution as an angler; Hookless fly fishing; and much more!

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