Leeches!!! Ick!

fmgate · 09-10-2009, 03:34 PM

I pulled a leech off my leg back in 1990 or 1991 in the 19 Mile Bay area of Tuftonboro. I wouldn't be too concerned. They are common in NH. Probably because they are nocturnal, most people don't come into contact with them. My experience was the result of walking through a portion of the shoreline that had a good layer of the previous falls' leaves along the bottom.

Here is a link to a DES fact sheet on leeches in NH.

http://des.nh.gov/organization/commi...ents/bb-10.pdf

09-10-2009, 03:34 PM	#3
fmgate Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Gilford, NH Posts: 43 Thanks: 10 Thanked 10 Times in 4 Posts	I pulled a leech off my leg back in 1990 or 1991 in the 19 Mile Bay area of Tuftonboro. I wouldn't be too concerned. They are common in NH. Probably because they are nocturnal, most people don't come into contact with them. My experience was the result of walking through a portion of the shoreline that had a good layer of the previous falls' leaves along the bottom. Here is a link to a DES fact sheet on leeches in NH. http://des.nh.gov/organization/commi...ents/bb-10.pdf