Okay so covering them with oil or Vaseline smothers them and makes the leave on their own. I have also heard that if you try to pull them out and don't get all of it you can get a nasty infection.
I will be sure to bring something like that along on my next hike on the central coast.
Thanks for helping a city boy out.
I have gotten pretty good at spotting poison oak.
Now how do I keep the mountain lions away?
