MADISON, Wis. -- There's no snow and temperatures are still in the 50s, and that means ticks will likely be bugging deer hunters.

Hunters will most likely be focused on that big buck coming by their blind and not so much on tiny bugs like ticks.

Still, there are a few precautions hunters might want to take before heading into the field.

Ron Wegner, of Milton, runs his own taxidermy school, and he said running into ticks can be part of the job.

"I've been hunting as long as I've been doing taxidermy, about 30 years," Wegner said. "I see ticks all the time on all the deer, and they're usually living. If you don't freeze the deer head up first, you do have to watch it because they come back to life and they will get on you."

He said he takes precautions in his shop, but doesn't worry outside during the hunt.

"Nope, I'm out there during the whole nine-day gun season and I'm gutting most of the deer. The ticks don't bother you so much out in the cold because they're more dormant," said Wegner.

The problem for hunters this year is it hasn't been very cold.

"Weather has been conducive again for the ticks to be on the move," said Dr. Mark Goelzer, with Mercy Health System.

Goelzer said chances are good that hunters will encounter ticks.

"The ticks are in the brush that (hunters are) moving through to get to their blinds. A lot of times, the ticks will actually be in the trees that the stands are on. If they're in one position long enough, the ticks don't move very fast, but they move fast enough to move up and get underneath our clothing," Goelzer said.

Goelzer suggested that hunters avoid wearing loose clothing and use repellant containing deet to help keep wood ticks, and smaller Lyme disease-carrying deer ticks away.

Wegner said he'll stick to clothing that fits snugly.

"I wouldn't wear bug spray when I'm out in the woods deer hunting," said Wegner.

Wegner's concern with bug spray is the smell, which he feels could keep deer away.

There are scentless brands specifically for hunters that could be an option. Experts said it's most important for people to check themselves for ticks after coming in from the field.

Doctors said even if a deer tick bites, if found within 24 hours, there's virtually no chance at contracting Lyme disease.