The 2009 Minnesota hunting seasons have been fairly safe to this point.However each of the last two years have seen at least 20 accidents in the state with at least two fatal incidents each year.With the deer season around the corner there may be a problem.Many of the crops are still in.That's a big problem for farmers, but as News 12's Erick Lind says that could make the upcoming hunt riskier than past years.After a tough winter and a cold spring, pheasant numbers are down in the area.The wet fall has made it tough for farmers to harvest crops, and that is making it even tougher for hunters to find the few birds there are.Firearm safety trainer Fred Froelich says, "The one that are here are in those crops, and everybody is waiting for those crops to be removed from those fields that will increase the opportunity for hunters to take some birds."The remaining crops may be causing a problem for pheasant hunters, but they could an even bigger problem for the upcoming deer hunting season...a problem of safety.Department of Natural Resources conservation officer Bob Geving says, "One common factor with firearm hunting accidents is a situation where the victim is not seen, or out of sight from the shooter, and with this year's delayed harvest, that's a special safety concern, specifically with deer drives."Deer drives are a more active approach than sitting in a stand waiting for the animals to come to you.Froelich says cornfields are the most dangerous pushes, because they have to be well thought out, and the guys that are doing the pushing shouldn't be shooting.Froelich adds, "To shoot in a cornfield with anyone in the cornfield is absolutely dangerous and you're just asking for trouble if you do."Geving says to make your hunt as safe as possible, always make sure you know where all hunters in your group are and predetermine zones of fire.Always assume sounds and movement are other hunters.Make sure of your target and what lies beyond.Finally wear as much blaze orange as possible.Geving says the completion of harvest would make him feel more comfortable on his hunt and safer for others as well.In Nicollet, Erick Lind, News 12.