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Re: Deer Fly [Re: Zim] #6571346 07/10/19 01:02 PM 07/10/19 01:02 PM
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,166 Pa. B Bigbrownie trapper
Bigbrownie trapper B Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 3,166 Pa.	I hate deer and horse flies. When one gets you in his sights, it can only end one of two ways....you kill it or it bites you. It’s not going to give up or go away. I drove the truck through an overgrown field the other evening, there were 100s of them banging on the windows. I’d rather get stung by a dozen of my honeybees than get bit by a big deer or horsefly.

Re: Deer Fly [Re: Zim] #6634315 10/06/19 08:59 PM 10/06/19 08:59 PM
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,205 Manitoba N Northof50 trapper
Northof50 trapper N Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,205 Manitoba	Season is over yet ?....................OH wait it's black flies now All those things that hold up Trapping season, hoe-humm

Re: Deer Fly [Re: Hutchy] #6634600 10/07/19 09:22 AM 10/07/19 09:22 AM
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,862 Greene County,Virginia R run trapper
run trapper R Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 14,862 Greene County,Virginia	Originally Posted by Hutchy Originally Posted by Leary Sink I had a friend who did a lot of research on them a few years ago and he found an article where a guy in either Maine or Canada found the flies were attracted by a medium blue color and he rigged up a plastic flower pot he spray painted blue on a piece of pvc pipe. He then sprayed the plastic flower pot with tanglefoot. He attached the rig to his bike and could ride at a leisurely pace without getting mugged by the deer flies. He could then enjoy riding his bike in the afternoons without getting attacked because the flies went after the blue flower pot and got stuck in the tanglefoot adhesive. I had not seen any use for going to Maine or Canada if I had to do all that stuff, I have the state bird called the saltwater mosquito here anyway. Tanglefoot is the real deal, as is the color blue Instead of deer fly patches, buy tanglefoot and some blue plastic beer cups. Deer flies always land on the highest point first. If you are in the garden, etc, wear a hard hat, or other hat, and tape a beer cup to the top of it. Slather it with some tanglefoot, and it is like a deer fly target. Throw it away after. Cheaper than deer fly patches...you just look kind of stupid. I like that idea hutchy. wanna be goat farmer.

Re: Deer Fly [Re: Zim] #6634617 10/07/19 09:52 AM 10/07/19 09:52 AM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,564 La Crosse, WI Macthediver trapper
Macthediver trapper Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 5,564 La Crosse, WI	So now it's a blue bucket set up for deer flies?? Amazing :-) Mac "Never Forget Which Way Is Up"

Re: Deer Fly [Re: Zim] #6634766 10/07/19 02:56 PM 10/07/19 02:56 PM
Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 102 Pitt County, NC Hap cross trapper
Hap cross trapper Joined: Sep 2007 Posts: 102 Pitt County, NC	WORKS LIKE A CHARM. SEVERAL OF US HAVE PROVED IT. BASED, I THINK, AFTER TSETSE FLY ATTRACTANTS IN AFRICA http://lakesullivan.org/get-rid-of-pesky-deer-flies-easy/

Re: Deer Fly [Re: 160user] #6634804 10/07/19 03:59 PM 10/07/19 03:59 PM
Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,884 Alabama/ SE Wisconsin S shanemoss trapper
shanemoss trapper S Joined: Dec 2006 Posts: 2,884 Alabama/ SE Wisconsin	Originally Posted by 160user The poor dogs face was all swollen yesterday from those things. She hates them as bad as I do. I was just up in the bwca and dogs head looked like that. I put a net over camp and canoe when I could but portages were worse than I’ve seen. When you earnestly believe you can compensate for a lack of skill by doubling your efforts, there's no end to what you can't do.

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