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?

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

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

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

can you post a pic? this sounds interesting!

Yes a pic please and where are these deer resideing?

Deer Keds.......

Insecta: Diptera: Hippoboscidae

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

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

KEDS . TURKEYS HAVE EM TOO

Forgot to mention that....

Sometimes a worse case on turkeys.

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