airedale Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 I found out Poison Ivy is not dormant in the winter, took down one of my apple trees that was killed by the Gypsy Moths last week. There were a couple of vines of Poison Ivy wrapped around the trunk, I had gloves on and pulled them away from the tree and out of the ground and proceed to cut up the tree using quite a bit of it for fire wood. So a few days ago the itch started on my arms and it was not long before the rash raised it's ugly head. I get a small spot or two on me in the summer frequently but not too bad but this time I got a good dose, the itching will drive you nuts. Bad for a couple of days but pretty well subsided now. Hard to see Ivy this time of year so you have to be careful. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckTracker Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 Yeah poison ivy is no joke.. you can even get the oils from the root system on you and have a bad reaction if you dig it up and come in contact I’ve heard burning the plant leaves,stem etc can be bad to inhale .. and validity to this? Or experience with this issue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CharlieNY Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 1 hour ago, BuckTracker said: Yeah poison ivy is no joke.. you can even get the oils from the root system on you and have a bad reaction if you dig it up and come in contact I’ve heard burning the plant leaves,stem etc can be bad to inhale .. and validity to this? Or experience with this issue Absolutely do NOT burn poison ivy. If you breathe in the smoke it could be fatal. Here is link https://www.outdoorjoes.com/a-rhus-tox-guide/2019/11/26/is-it-safe-to-burn-poison-ivy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catskillkid Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 I only have to look at poison ivy to get the rash 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moho81 Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 I also learned that the hard way many many years ago cutting up firewood with poison ivy on it. Ended up with a large rash across my stomach from carrying the log chunks. The oil went through several layers of clothes. I also learned the hard way that poison ivy can grow on the ground and has a reddish color to it in the spring time. That mistake caused a huge rash and blister on my leg. Now if I see poison ivy I just walk away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enigma Posted March 22 Share Posted March 22 (edited) Miserable stuff. I see a picture and I start to scratch. '92 Baton Rouge, LA. I was shooting 3d in the back yard. Couple arrows went under the neighbors fence. Jumped the fence and came back. Ended up having to get a benadryl shot and 5 days of prednisone. '97 I set up an early season hang-on in PA on public. There was a sumac vine on the othe other side I didn't notice. Sweating like crazy when I got it up, I took my t-shirt off and spread it around. My eye's swelled shut and it's no fun having it on your manhood. 48hrs in the hospital. Went back two weeks later and someone had stolen my setup. Poor b@st@rd. I fear nothing in the woods but that stuff. It's evil. Edited March 22 by Enigma 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daveboone Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I do not like Roundup....but it works good on poison ivy. Every other year or so I have to attack it, creeping into my yard from the neighbors or the woods behind me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Northcountryman Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I didnt realize that it (the oils) could actually absorb through your clothes? Thankfully, never been exposed to it; whats does it look like, anyway? I thought it looked like a bush, doesnt it? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fasteddie Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 When I was a kid , I could rub poison ivy on my arms and never get it . My Dad worked for NYS Highway dept . He always got poison ivy every year . I guy he worked with could chew the leaves and not get it . People have died from doing that . When I was about 50 years old , my son was helping me put up a pressure treated wood stand on a huge tree . I was cutting and pulling vines off the tree not realizing it was poison oak It was hot out and we were perspiring profusely . I ended up getting poison oak . Since then I have been able to get poison ivy & poison oak . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuckTracker Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 When I was younger I never would get a reaction to poison ivy… once I reached a certain age, around my mid teens, I started to get the reaction and dermatitis. It’s got to be a thing for more than just me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landtracdeerhunter Posted March 23 Share Posted March 23 I'm not itching to get into it, any time soon. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airedale Posted March 23 Author Share Posted March 23 I got plastered real good crawling on my stomach through a patch doing a stalk on a Woodchuck, did not know I even went through any Ivy, the next day the rash lit up good. At least I nailed the Woodchuck. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
airedale Posted March 24 Author Share Posted March 24 Just want to add a heads up, I have tried just about everything when it comes to Poison Ivy relief and healing, the stuff below has by far given me the best results. It is a jell wash that is something like lava soap with their proprietary concoction mixed in, picked it up on Amazon and from here on out I will not be without it in my medicine cabinet. Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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