Why so many ticks in PA now?

[Strut Buster]

Wondering if anyone from PA knows why the ticks are so bad. I live in Southwestern PA. When I was younger there weren't any ticks. Now you can't even go for walk without getting them on you. Pulled several out of me this year hunting. My brother-in-law went out today hunting and said he had 34 on him. I'm always taking them off of my dog. Where in the heck did they all come from?    

[mossy835]

Here in WA they also seem to be thicker at times and then hardly any for a while. CA was the same always there but the cycle seemed to be up and down must just be the way they survive?

[gobbler74]

same situation in my neck of the woods..ticks are thicker now in the last couple years than I can ever remember.

[stone road turkey calls]

DEET

[clarksvalley]

we got the same problem here in south central pa.did some turkey hunting yesterday and was also
scouting for monday`s deer opener.stop to take a break and pulled nineteen off my pant legs.the
wife said she going to start to put frontline on me when we do the dogs.