They’ve been destroying me on forest rides in MA lately, and honestly it kinda ruined my last few trips. Deet seems to do nothing. So today I figured I’d try one of these deer fly patches and holy hell. This was after like 30 min of putting it on. Didn’t get a single bite after this. It looks ridiculous and it’s sorta gross but it works.
by jaycal
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Did it come off the helmet okay?
Doesn’t look very aero, but at least you get a nice snack
Free fish bait!
Ride faster? Jk. Good luck out there. 🪰
Smart solution. These flies and mosquitoes and ticks, etc. really make it rough and enjoying the outdoors sometimes.
Free protein 😋
They had it coming.
I always have an under helmet cap on, stops any bugs that get onto the helmet from actually getting to me
What about where there is no patch
Ouch
This is strangely satisfying to me.
Great solution – Quality post!
Live in NH. Can I offer a resounding “Fuck deerflies” in solidarity? They are the absolute worst, people fail to realize that they try to crawl into your hair and bite your scalp. I’d wear a cap underneath the helmet as well.
It’s been so dry here I’m not sure if we even had a hatch. They’ve been a non issue this year.
Dies the display of dead flys ward off other deer flys.
Wow, that is CRAZY!
Dude that’s a lot protein you got there. Lol
I’ve been to your lovely state before to walk a piece of land our company bought. I was horrified by the horse flies. I still have nightmares 7year later about fighting them off. Also got Lyme disease on the same walk from a tick.
I lived in NH. Those things always bit us on the head in the pool. The bites hurt.
Their bite it the worst. We get them in Northern Ontario. They can even bite through my thin skull cap, so when I ride up there it’s usually a thicker bandana I wear under the helmet
I went out last week without a patch and deeply regretted it.
Now that’s the quality content I come here for!
And from Ontario, fuck deer flies too.
So maybe wrap it on the bike next time…seat post or upper frame tube?
Side question: where in MA are you riding? Looking for spots. Guess I’ll need the patch too.
Add full body spikes
What if you put it somewhere on your bike that you can remove easily? If it works at least your are not a walking fly graveyard 🤣
Wow didn’t know they had those in Ma. What part? Western ma?
Die slow motherfukas!
Kill them all. Well done.
Per NPR, some biting insects are drawn to DEET now because there is a guaranteed meal.
I’m from TX and we have horse flies which, true to the saying, are bigger. Do deer flies also relentlessly chase and follow you for long distances?
While we’re here, did you guys install a net on your helmet?
My older one had them and I loved it for it.
My new one doesn’t and I’m not sure putting nets on it would be a neat job. But they do definitely keep out nasty insects.
oh god, hope I don’t have to use this. does anyone know if Illinois(ish) has deer flies like this?
We have deer flies in the Florida Everglades. I have not used anything with DEET in at least a decade, and after using Sawyer, with picaridin, I can say it works pretty well against deer flies. Only when I forget to spray myself do they get me.
This is horrible, my condolences
These are the devil incarnate.
Deer fly? I’ve heard of a house fly, even a superfly. But I ain’t never heard of a deer fly
gross looking trap but the results speak for themselves, deer flies are the worst and this beats getting chewed up all ride
We have them too in Canada and they are so aggressive I sometimes have to ride with a bug net over my head…
Those bites F-ing HURT. Good for you removing a few.