{"id":7044032,"date":"2026-08-22T16:34:03","date_gmt":"2026-08-22T16:34:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/uncategorized\/deer-fly-deterrence-for-runners-the-backward-cap-experiment-conferences-that-work\/"},"modified":"2026-08-22T16:34:03","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T16:34:03","slug":"deer-fly-deterrence-for-runners-the-backward-cap-experiment-conferences-that-work","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/som2nypost.com\/?p=7044032","title":{"rendered":"Deer fly deterrence for runners: the backward-cap experiment : Conferences That Work"},"content":{"rendered":"


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My bill-mounted deer fly patch after a run.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Here\u2019s an update on my earlier post about deer fly deterrence for runners<\/a>.<\/p>\n

That post described a method I\u2019ve used successfully for years to prevent painful deer fly bites while running: sticky patches<\/a> placed on the back of a ball cap. I also mentioned a possible hack: wear the cap backward and put the sticky patch on the visor\/bill<\/em>, rather than in the manufacturer-recommended position on the back of the cap.<\/p>\n

Intrigued, I tried the hack during deer fly season this year.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what I found.<\/p>\n

What I like about this hack<\/h2>\n

The hack works, as my photo illustrates! Since the patch manufacturer recommends a different placement, I wasn\u2019t sure whether putting the patch on the bill would be effective.<\/p>\n

Wearing the cap backward also makes it harder for deer flies to bump into the back of your neck. In fact, I don\u2019t remember this happening at all this year. In previous years, flies would occasionally bash into this exposed area.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve never been stung on the back of my neck, but having insects slam into your skin is, at the very least, disconcerting. So eliminating this occasional annoyance is a nice benefit.<\/p>\n

A possible drawback<\/h2>\n

The bill-mounted patch caught fewer deer flies than the back-of-cap patches I used in previous years.<\/p>\n

However, every deer fly season is different, and my subjective impression is that there were fewer deer flies around this year. So I can\u2019t conclude from my experience that a bill-mounted patch is less effective than the traditional placement.<\/p>\n

Regardless, I didn\u2019t get bitten this year, which is what matters most.<\/p>\n

(Although, early in the season, a deer fly managed to zoom so perfectly into my mouth that I swallowed it. Gross! Fortunately, there were no apparent ill effects.)<\/p>\n

Conclusions<\/h2>\n

Both patch positions work. You get to choose between potentially reducing those annoying neck collisions and using the traditional position, which may catch more flies.<\/p>\n

For me, the backward-cap\/bill-mounted version worked well enough that I\u2019ll probably use it again next year.<\/p>\n

Happy running! If you have any experience or comments on this deer fly patch position hack, please share them in the comments below!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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