Subj : Re: Wild turkeys
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Wed May 28 2025 01:54:00

RM>> That said, I don't often cover myself with bug repellant which would
  >> help some.. That's mostly because, unless you bathe in the stuff, all
  >> it does is get them to find other areas to bite you, climbing up your
  >> pant legs or sleeves and finding gaps between shirts and pants..

MP>I had never thought of it that way, but I bet you are right!

It depends on the insect too. Mosquitoes are not generally that clever
but black flies are well known for that. Plus they seem to like
getting between your skin and some cloth as if they like the
pressure against their backs to help them dig into you, rather than
them just being smart enough to hide there.

MP>> It doesn't help that when you are cutting the lawn you are stirring
  >> the ones up that were hiding in the grass too..

MP>Down here, the issue is 'skeeters.  I have a bad tendency to brush up
  >against bushes that they are resting in.  While they won't normally bite
  >during the daylight, if you distrub their sleeping places, they will.

Yes. Long ago I thought off those as the worst but they have much more
limited times when they are out. If it's too hot or too cold there
are fewer of those, if any. I think Black Flies don't usually come out
at night either. A lot of the 'true' flies seem to hide in the dark..
We also get the Much larger Deer Flies and Horse Flies in hot weather.
If you don't know Black Flies there, they are quite small, usually
less than 1/8" long. The place I find them biting me is usually if
I'm wearing a hat, they will get under the band a bit. I was outside
for over an hour talking to a neighbour the other day and there were
not many Black Flies around, but later I found half a dozen bites
along my forehead, and that was the only area I got bit.

Interesting today.. I was in a building behind my place and just
as I was coming out the door I thought I heard some rustling near
the door outside (too loud to be a sqirrel or something) so I opened
the door and looked down and about 2 feet from me was one of the
biggest porcupines I'd ever seen. Looked to likely be 35+ lbs..
He didn't seem more than just a little annoyed I was around..
He just wandered off, not in any real hurry..

Maybe one that big is a PORKupine..    B)

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