Les Stumpf Ford works closely with many different insurance companies on a regular basis, which provides you with the ease and convenience of one stop for your insurance estimates. Whether you are looking for minor dent and scratch work or major collision repair, our full service collision center is ready to serve you. We welcome your inquiries via email at: collision@stumpfford.com or call our Collision Center Department at: (920)731-5211. For those of you out of the area, please call 1-800-236-8899.

	Car + Deer = Damage
	Fall and spring are active seasons for both pleasure driving and wandering deer. Put them together and you have a costly accident. Many people don't realize how much damage can be done to a car if it hits a deer. Driver s need to be particularly cautious of deer foraging near roadsides and the Fall season's shortened daylight - it's a very dangerous combination. Unfortunately, more drivers are on the road at the very times when deer are most active - dawn and dusk. An adult deer can weigh more than 200 pounds and a car striking one can not only incur thousands of dollars in damage, but can cause the car to veer off the road into even more danger for the driver. Reports indicate that hundred of thousands of deer are hit by cars each year in this country.
	Slow down when approaching a deer standing near the side of the road and be prepared. If startled, it can bolt into the roadway and into your path. if necessary, honk your horn and flash your lights to try to scare the deer.
	Deer Crossing signs are there because it has been determined that this is an area they use to congregate and migrate. Take the signs seriously and obviously, be particularly cautious in wooded and agricultural areas. Be particularly careful at dawn and dusk and when driving either over a hill or around a curve, where visibility is limited. Use your high beams to give you greater area of visibility. Be alert for more deer than you may see at that moment. Where there's one deer, there are often more nearby.

Russ Pierce Collision Center Manager Phone  (920) 731-5211 Fax  (920) 731-7264 russp@stumpfford.com