The state's
Department of Natural Resources said on Facebook that several
residents recently received a letter telling them to remove
concrete deer ornaments from their yards by Nov. 1 so they are
not counted again this year.
"This letter is a fake. It was not crafted, nor distributed by
(the Department of Natural Resources)," the post on Tuesday
said.
It was not immediately clear who wrote the letter, which directs
residents to "Act NOW!" but the culprit used the department's
letterhead and signed it as department's deputy secretary, Kurt
Thiede.
Dozens of people responded in jest to the Facebook posting, with
one saying: "However, the pink flamingos are another story."
The department said that deer and other lawn ornaments could
stay.
(Reporting by Brendan O'Brien; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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