I'm in the woods all the time with only shorts on and I've found Deep Wood's Off does a wonderful job but I also use a tick repellent. Deer ticks can prove to be fatal.
Out of curiosity, which tick repellent? Not that I'm overly worried. Ticks are so pervasive here in Nova Scotia we get a bit blasé about them. A couple of days ago I took a well-fed wood tick off the back of my arm. I went walking on McNab's Island a couple of weeks ago and came home with two deer ticks dug in. Deer ticks are more worrisome as they can carry Lyme disease. If you get them off within 24 hours there's rarely an issue, but you need to watch for "the signs", including a big bulls-eye rash. If you don't know how long they've been attached, see the doctor and you'll probably get a couple of antibiotic pills just in case. If Lyme symptoms appear, you'll get a whole course of antibiotics (7-14 days of them). It would be rare to die from Lyme disease, but the infection can cause complications with pre-existing medical issues. The disease itself can be nasty with debilitating fatigue, muscle soreness and joint pain, and palsy-like paralysis of facial muscles. Symptoms can last for months.
After a walk in long grass or brush, it's best to get naked with your spouse and check each other over.
Clothes should be put in the drier on high heat for a good 5 minutes
before washing. Of course, you can use the drier afterwards, too, or dry on a clothes line.