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    Default Hunter catches fire in tree stand and dies

    My brother belongs to a hunting club and sent me this. Be careful out there guys.



    Hunter catches fire, falls off tree stand, dies
    NBC News and msnbc.com
    9:45 PM EST November 5, 2011
    An 84-year-old hunter caught his clothes on fire in a deer stand, then died after falling out of the tree on Saturday morning, authorities said.
    Arthur Joseph Knafla of Maple Grove was pronounced dead at the scene, NBC station KBJR reported. The accident occurred in Lavell Township, southeast of Hibbing, the Star-Tribune reported.
    According to the St. Louis County Sheriff's Office, Knafla was attempting to light a propane heater in his partially enclosed deer stand when his clothes caught fire. Knafla then fell from his deer stand.
    A Meadowlands ambulance responded to the incident.
    Saturday was the opening day of the Minnesota deer hunting firearms season.
    This article includes reporting from NBC station KBJR of Superior, Wisc., and msnbc.com staff.

    © 2011 msnbc.com Reprints

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    Default Re: Hunter catches fire in tree stand and dies

    What a shame. We have had two deaths of younger bow hunters falling out of stands this year.

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