Hopkins Trailblazer Electronic Deer Alert

by Hopkins

Product Features

• Easy to install
• A full 1/4 mile warning range
• Activates from dash-mounted switch, ignition or high beams
• Sonic sound can be turned on or off with included switch
• Simulated rattle snake sound- takes advantage of nature's best warning system

Product Details

Trailblazer [PDF]

• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 6.5 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B0000DYV3N
• California residents: Click here for Proposition 65 warning.
• Item model number: 27512VA-CL-EN
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #7,266 in Automotive (See Top 100 in Automotive)
  • #4 in Automotive > Exterior Accessories > Safety > Backup Monitors & Alarms

Product Description

Hopkins TrailerBlazer Deer Alert is 10X Safer than traditional deer whistles. Wont’ clog up like traditional deer whistles. Easy to install and hidden from view. It sends an audible signal up to ¼ mile away.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Really LOUD, January 7, 2006

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This review is from: Hopkins Trailblazer Electronic Deer Alert (Tools & Home Improvement)

I have only had the alert on my car for a couple of days,so don't know if it is causing the deer to avoid me, but it would cause most anything to leave the vicinity...this thing is LOUD!!!! If you install it, by no means should it be set up to be activated when the engine is turned on..use the switch or headlight option.(You would not want to be sitting at a stoplight in town with this thing screaming...) It is a bit annoying even inside the car--you have to turn the radio up. However, I drive deer-infested roads and am willing to put up with most anything if it will keep these "rats with antlers" off my windshield!!

13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Audible Electric Deer Alert, October 21, 2009

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J. Palko "massivereader" (Pittsburgh, PA USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hopkins Trailblazer Electronic Deer Alert (Tools & Home Improvement)

I've used and tested a number of deer alert products over the years, as I used to be the manager of a courier fleet. This unit compares well to the best of them. I live in Western PA, and now work part time as a rural carrier for the Post Office and since installing this product, I've not spotted a deer or had a small animal run into the road in front of my vehicle, which used to be a frequent occurance. I have spotted a good number of small animals turning around and escaping into the underbrush on the roadside.

I installed the unit myself and chose to have it operational whenever my vehicle is running, there is another option where you turn it on and off manualy with an included power switch from inside the vehicle.

PROS: 1) easy installation 2) choice of always on or power switch 3) works at all vehicle speeds (unpowered "whistle" units only work when you are driving 40 mph or faster) 4)mounts undetectably under the hood so it doesn't disrupt air flow and will not get knocked off in car washes or when removing snow or ice from your vehicle 5) never needs cleaning ("whistles" get easily clogged with dirt, snow and ice and then stop working) 6) unlike other units actually broadcasts in the frequency range that deer can hear.

CONS: 1) in the "always on" mode the alarm is quite audible to humans too, and people will turn and look at your vehicles in parking lots and when you pull into gas stations or convienience stores. 2) Dogs in the neighborhood that are prone to bark will start barking when you drive along residential streets and birds in the trees will often react when you are driving along or pulling into a parking space.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Trailblazer Deer Alert, May 11, 2008

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James Woodruff (USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Hopkins Trailblazer Electronic Deer Alert (Tools & Home Improvement)

Works great, have used for several years on a number of vehicles after my first two encounters with deer, one totaling the vehicle, the other causing much damage. I travel in a highly populated deer area daily, at all hours, with many deer standing along the side of the road. The noise causes them to stop and look. Highly recommend.