Lovers of deer-shaped lawn ornaments can rejoice as the state Department of Natural Resources announced Tuesday that a letter urging the removal of such ornaments was a hoax.
The letter, on what appeared to be DNR stationery from Secretary Kurt Thiede, requested that Wisconsinites remove the ornaments from their lawns by Nov. 1.
Otherwise, the letter continues, the statues could cause confusion as the “department undertakes a statewide deer count and some yard ornaments may have been counted over the past two years as a mistake.”
But a post on the DNR Facebook page clarified that the letter is fake.
“This letter is a fake,” the post read. “It was not crafted, nor distributed by DNR. DNR is not asking the public to remove concrete deer ornaments or any other lawn ornaments from their yard.”
It is unclear how many people were fooled by the letter, but most of those responding on the DNR’s Facebook page made light of the situation.
“I’m going to go out on a limb and say someone has a neighbor that doesn’t like their lawn decor,” one commenter wrote.
