We have them up here in Michigan.
If you store firewood, wear gloves when you go to get some, and DO NOT keep more than a bit of wood in the house. And in the winter, they become active if you bring the wood inside.
I got bitten by a brown recluse years ago, and have th scar on my forearm to porve it.
Was on it fast, though, so not too bad.
yeah, i love the range maps of both the brown recluse and the hobo that show no activity near MI, and we have both.
wood piles can be a great source for finding things that scientists say don't exist in MI.