Joe Bruhn is making a unique fashion statement in his rural Brainerd community. A fashion accessory that can only be appropriately described as 'fly;' After all, it's covered in them.
After nearly eight years of running around avoiding the influx of deer flies that summer brings around his home near Scott Lake, the 68-year-old Bruhn decided to Google a solution.
"About three or four years ago I went on Google to see what I could do to still be outside but not be attacked by all the deer flies we have out here," said Bruhn, who added sprays only seemed to work for a short amount of time before wearing off in the sweltering heat. "And there they showed me that blue was their (deer flies) favorite color and that they like to attack the highest point.
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