Yesterday a lease mate shot a doe, we found blood but could not find the deer. We tracked for a couple of hours, kicked her up and decided to back out. Somewhere in there I got hit on the front of my left thigh. The only thing I could think of is we have a lot of what I have been taught to call army ants but I think they are actually called red harvester ants. They make these wide mounds that look like finely crushed rocks and make long trails gathering food. Never been bothered by them so I've never thought much of them like I would fire ants.
The sting got pretty intense so I dropped my pants looking for the source. Never found it but a nasty red welt was developing. Hurt like heck!!!!
Later, back in camp I was cleaning a deer and felt the same thing on my, um, "lower hip". Felt like I was getting a hepatitis shot, like someone was driving a hot needle into me with a hammer. It was even affecting the muscles. Before I could get to hit I got hit twice more! I finally got in there and grabbed it and squished it at the same time and in the dark what was left looked like one of those ant.
Today I have angry red welts that hurt like heck and are hot to the touch. Have any of you ever been bitten/stung by one of the ants? Could that be what it was?
The sting got pretty intense so I dropped my pants looking for the source. Never found it but a nasty red welt was developing. Hurt like heck!!!!
Later, back in camp I was cleaning a deer and felt the same thing on my, um, "lower hip". Felt like I was getting a hepatitis shot, like someone was driving a hot needle into me with a hammer. It was even affecting the muscles. Before I could get to hit I got hit twice more! I finally got in there and grabbed it and squished it at the same time and in the dark what was left looked like one of those ant.
Today I have angry red welts that hurt like heck and are hot to the touch. Have any of you ever been bitten/stung by one of the ants? Could that be what it was?
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