MN man dies after treestand pushed over.

[Swampthing]

I.m not sure of all the details .But, a man was hunting on the White Earth Indian Reservation.When another man approached his stand demanding he leave ,and how he was tresspassing.The man in the treestand said he was on public land and was,nt going to leave.So the other guy pushes over his stand.The guy has been in the hospital for a week,and just died recently from his injuries. The guy who pushed him over claims he was just trying to give the guy his business card when the accident happened.

[cornfedkiller]

Awful..

[Dor]

Sounds like a tough case to me. Probably never know the details for sure.

[Casper]

Pushed over his stand?

[Hodag Hunter]

Pushed over his stand?

Kind of what I thought.....one of those tri-pod things or box blind on stilts?

[Swampthing]

I,m not sure what type it was .I heard the story on our local radio.Now I spose he,s facing murder charges

[Swampthing]

Mabey it was one of those 6 foot wooden stepladders that Dan like to use.I hear there not too stable .

[Casper]

Mabey it was one of those 6 foot wooden stepladders that Dan like to use.I hear there not too stable .

We need to stop talking about Dan's cattails or ladders, they keep giving me nightmares

[Dor]

Man Charged In Fatal Deer Stand Fight November 29, 2010 2:40 PM

BAGLEY, Minn. (WCCO) – A Breezy Point, Minn. man has been charged after a hunter died last week. According to the charges, the hunter died of injuries sustained during a fight over a deer stand earlier this month.

Fifty-one-year-old Kevin McCormick has been charged with first-degree assault and hunter harassment.

Investigators said McCormick pulled on a deer stand that Jerry Benedict was in and caused him to fall about 12 feet to the ground on November 6. Emergency workers found him hurt the next morning.

According to the charges, Benedict fell following a fight between the two, with McCormick claiming Benedict had set up the stand on his property. Benedict claimed he was on tribal land and, therefore, had permission to hunt there.

McCormick claims the tree stand tipped as he was grabbing the top rung to hand Benedict his business card.

The charges state that, according to the Assessor’s Office, McCormick does not own property in Clearwater County.

Benedict suffered multiple injuries, including several broken vertebrae in his back and internal bleeding in his abdomen and lungs. He died about two weeks later.

The charges McCormick now faces may be updated. The Clearwater County Attorney is waiting for medical reports to see if they should be updated.

[rtprincess]

That's horrible! So sad that things tend to end up that way sometimes, not sure I could get that caught up in a dispute. No matter what it was about!

[Wrinkleneck]

No deer is worth getting into that kind of dispute over!! If you think someone is tresspassing then call the local warden they can sort it out.

[headgear]

Sad story for sure.

[stikbow26]

Wow sad story and prayers for the mans family.. That guy should be charged to the fullest..

[Sam Ubl]

Seriously a sad story...

A business card... really??

[Stuart]

Enjoy your life because you never know when it will end!