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WARNING!!! Do you have on Bright clothes!!!

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Real Estate Agent

I was in the local coffee shop today and heard a patron say...

"I was sitting up in my tree and here came a deer.  The brush was just to thick for me to shoot my bow, and THEN! I see this guy all dressed in brown!  If I had been gun hunting, he would have been dead.

First one problem...The hunter needs to make sure of his or her quarry.   The second is, there are a lot of people out in the woods right now for many reasons.  Going for a walk, looking at the land to buy are 2 of the biggest ones.

Do yourself a favor...wear bright colored clothes.  Don't take it for granted that the hunter will be able to tell you apart from a deer or other game animal.

A little forethought could save your life or the life of a loved one!

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Randi Brammer
Randi Brammer, Acctg. - Hinckley, MN
Accountant & Tax Preparer

Vern, great advice.  Many hunters do not look carefully and accidents can happen.  Why take the chance!

Oct 18, 2010 01:33 PM
Robert L. Brown
www.mrbrownsellsgr.com - Grand Rapids, MI
Grand Rapids Real Estate Bellabay Realty, West Mic

Mix that with a little alcohol and accidents can and does happen, Safety needs to be first and foremost.

Oct 18, 2010 02:11 PM
Laura Giannotta
Keller Williams Realty - Atlantic Shore - Little Egg Harbor, NJ
Your Realtor Down the Shore!

Vern, even in a state like New Jersey we have hunters.  This is advice that should be followed!

Oct 18, 2010 11:50 PM
William Feela
WHISPERING PINES REALTY - North Branch, MN
Realtor, Whispering Pines Realty 651-674-5999 No.

Great points.  I have talked with my neighbor about this.  When he bought the adjoining property I saw him and his wife walking along the border of our properties wearing all brown during opening deer hunting.  I went and talked to him and I assured him that I could tell he was not a deer, but,  someone on another property may mistake his brown for a deer.

He told me it was his property and he could wear what he wanted to.   I responded that he was right!  He could make that argument all day long if he wanted to.  But, it was going to be hard to argue that point with the cops after he has been shot and has bled out.

He does wear an orange hat now also with hes 'Brown' coveralls.

Oct 19, 2010 02:22 AM
Vern Eaton
Askov, MN
Realtor 651-674-7449

Bill, a little common sense is all it takes.

Oct 19, 2010 05:17 AM
Kathleen Daniels, Probate & Trust Specialist
KD Realty - 408.972.1822 - San Jose, CA
Probate Real Estate

Vern, It’s been known to happen … the hunters become the hunted. We certainly must be mindful of our surroundings.

Oct 30, 2010 03:44 AM
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