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I was hanging a deer this morning and found an insect on it. It is a cross between a spider and a tick, it has a 2 segmented body ( 1 for the head and 1 for the main body ) also has 6 legs and a hard shell. There seems to be a tiny protruding spear coming from the head and also found a juvenile one with wings. I shot an older deer last year that was loaded with them does anyone know what they are?

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Flat ugly things that are hard to pick off the deer..?

As soon as the body cools, they'll leave...................

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what the heck are they as soon as they get on me they crawl up to my head. Giving me the hee-bee gee-bees

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can you post a pic? this sounds interesting!

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Yes a pic please and where are these deer resideing?

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Deer Keds.......

Insecta: Diptera: Hippoboscidae

http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IN585

I've found 'em on deer in NY, PA, and VA......................

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KEDS . TURKEYS HAVE EM TOO

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Forgot to mention that....

Sometimes a worse case on turkeys.

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I put a post of a 7 point on the forum that is where I found them in Rutland Mass. Thank you for the info I greatly appreciate it. Ugly little buggers I don't mind ticks but these give me the creeps. Deer I got last year was loaded with them whem I was skinning it they were falling on me and crawling up to my head very QUICKLY