Posts tagged deer

• Real Life Story of Hunting Accidents

  Mike Bryant | December 29, 2011 1:04 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Conrad Zwirtz is lucky to be alive and slowly healing after the last rung of the portable steps to his deer stand gave way causing him to fall 15 feet. He suffered serious injuries, but...

• Avoid Deer Accidents

  Mike Bryant | November 16, 2011 12:09 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In my I-94 travels this past week I saw over 10 deer that had been hit. Past Minnesota Department of Traffic Safety's Crash Facts indicate that there were 3,144 vehicle-deer accidents reported last...

• A Lot of Deer Out on Minnesota Roads

  Mike Bryant | November 12, 2011 9:34 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The last study from State Farm Insurance indicated that Minnesota was the 12th most likely state for drivers to hit a deer. This is down from the prior study where Minnesota was 10th nationally....

• Deer Hunters: Keep in Mind Tree Stand Dangers (update)

  Mike Bryant | November 12, 2011 6:23 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  National reports indicate that one in three hunting accidents involve deer stands. The injuries have included falls, shootings and deaths. The stands range from poorly built home made stands to...

• Deer are on the Roads: Watch Out!

  Mike Bryant | October 21, 2011 9:30 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  This time of year the deer are out and about on Minnesota roads. They are big animals and cause a lot of damage and many times additional injury as a result of any collision. The best way to avoid a...

• Watch for Deer in The Road

  Mike Bryant | October 13, 2011 9:06 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The Minnesota Department of Traffic Safety's Crash Facts 2007 indicated that there were 3,144 vehicle-deer accidents reported with 336 injuries and six fatalities. An estimated 2.4 million...

• Minnesota a Risk State for Accidents With Deer

  Mike Bryant | October 03, 2011 9:37 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Past studies from State Farm Insurance have usually had Minnesota near the top as a state for drivers to hit a deer. The number of car/deer collisions still puts Minnesota in the risk category. The...

• John Deere Recalls Lawn Tractors Powered by Kawasaki Engines

  Mike Bryant | September 19, 2011 12:58 PM | 0 CommentsMinneapolis, MN Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The second week of September, The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Deere & Company, of Moline, Ill. recalled 36,500 John Deere X300, X300R and X304 series tractors. The cooling fan...

• Minnesota Ranked 10th In Number Of Deer Hit Yearly

  Mike Bryant | November 29, 2010 9:06 AM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  The last study from State Farm Insurance indicated that Minnesota was the 10th most likely state for drivers to hit a deer. Nationally, 1 in 183 vehicles will collide with a deer in any given year....

• Watch Out For Deer

  Mike Bryant | November 15, 2010 10:06 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Cloud, MN Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I written about it before. But, after hearing three people today tell me that they had hit deer this weekend, I figure it's worth a reminder, as did the Minnesota Department of Public Safety: ...