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DEER FLIES!!!! #6575507
07/17/19 10:12 AM
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8117 Steve R Offline OP
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I grew up in the UP where flying insects are king, but I have never seen deer flies this bad as they are this year here in NW Wisconsin.


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Re: DEER FLIES!!!! [Re: 8117 Steve R] #6575520
07/17/19 10:31 AM
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Unusually bad in southeast PA this year too. Maybe because of the extreme wetness we've experienced over the last 18 months or so.



Eh...wot?

Re: DEER FLIES!!!! [Re: 8117 Steve R] #6575521
07/17/19 10:33 AM
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AWFUL here in Ky also. I think its from the rain. Deer are out in the fields in the middle of the day. I've always heard it was to get away from the biting flies.

Re: DEER FLIES!!!! [Re: 8117 Steve R] #6575522
07/17/19 10:33 AM
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They are insane this year. The poor dogs face gets chewed on and her eyes almost swell shut each day just being outside.


I have nothing clever to put here.





Re: DEER FLIES!!!! [Re: 160user] #6575524
07/17/19 10:38 AM
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My dogs had the same thing happening to them. I covered their eyes and sprayed their heads with Adams Tick Spray. Worked like a charm.


I don't care how nice the hand soap smells, you should never walk out of the restroom sniffing your fingers.
Re: DEER FLIES!!!! [Re: 8117 Steve R] #6575525
07/17/19 10:41 AM
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Worst year I have seen for them in KY. I can only imagine what they are like up north this year.

Re: DEER FLIES!!!! [Re: AnthonyT] #6575538
07/17/19 11:07 AM
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Bad in Southern Ontario this year too. Drive in a field and there is10 on the window waiting for a victim.


"Common sense, is uncommon, anymore"
Re: DEER FLIES!!!! [Re: 8117 Steve R] #6575541
07/17/19 11:07 AM
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Ya, they are healthy this year. Ill tale -30 any day over deer flies thanks.

Re: DEER FLIES!!!! [Re: 8117 Steve R] #6575542
07/17/19 11:08 AM
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They are puppys. Compaired to a GREEN HEAD here on the coast


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Re: DEER FLIES!!!! [Re: 8117 Steve R] #6575544
07/17/19 11:10 AM
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Originally Posted by 8117 Steve R
I grew up in the UP where flying insects are king, but I have never seen deer flies this bad as they are this year here in NW Wisconsin.



They are so bad here they are eating the paint off my truck hood. Couple of them took a bite out of my side view mirror too.

Zim

Re: DEER FLIES!!!! [Re: 8117 Steve R] #6575594
07/17/19 01:21 PM
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Bronco spray for horses and dogs. Repels flies and skeeters.


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Re: DEER FLIES!!!! [Re: cmcf] #6575632
07/17/19 03:13 PM
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Originally Posted by cmcf
Bronco spray for horses and dogs. Repels flies and skeeters.


Do they sell it by the 55 gallon barrel?


I have nothing clever to put here.





Re: DEER FLIES!!!! [Re: 8117 Steve R] #6575634
07/17/19 03:18 PM
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LOL! No I bought it in a spray bottle about 24oz? Main reason it’s hard to find bug spray specifically recommended for dogs.


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Re: DEER FLIES!!!! [Re: 8117 Steve R] #6575644
07/17/19 03:45 PM
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Deer flies bite, but are more annoying than anything. Horse flies are the real deal, though. When those babies bite, they really leave a big time welt.


I don't care how nice the hand soap smells, you should never walk out of the restroom sniffing your fingers.
Re: DEER FLIES!!!! [Re: Trapper7] #6575678
07/17/19 04:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Trapper7
Deer flies bite, but are more annoying than anything. Horse flies are the real deal, though. When those babies bite, they really leave a big time welt.



A guy I was working with was from the West coast and I was swatting at a horse fly and asked what I was doing. He thought it was a joke, he'd never heard of horse flies. Couple of minutes later he let out a scream like a little girl, one nailed him in the middle of the back. Figured out they were no joke.

Re: DEER FLIES!!!! [Re: Trapper7] #6575712
07/17/19 05:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Trapper7
Deer flies bite, but are more annoying than anything. Horse flies are the real deal, though. When those babies bite, they really leave a big time welt.

The deer flies here have overcome annoying.
I wear the patchs on the back of my hat, just walked out to the mail box.
about 400 feet and have about 30 stuck to it.
A guy at least can have fun with horse flies and a .410

Zim

Re: DEER FLIES!!!! [Re: Zim] #6575728
07/17/19 06:00 PM
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They came a bit later here, but in great numbers and hungry. Our mosquitoes too were later coming with our harsh winter but boy they are really thick and hungry too this summer. We don't have many horse flies here but the deer flies make up for the lack of them.!

Bryce

Re: DEER FLIES!!!! [Re: 8117 Steve R] #6575774
07/17/19 06:52 PM
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Deer flies and mosquitoes are both terrible around here this year. Glad I'm not running bait for bears!


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Re: DEER FLIES!!!! [Re: 8117 Steve R] #6575779
07/17/19 06:57 PM
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They are brutal here this year also

Re: DEER FLIES!!!! [Re: 8117 Steve R] #6575806
07/17/19 07:28 PM
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Yep in this area a person cant hardly mow the grass without getting bombarded. They do seem worse this year.

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