A state legislator is ripping the state Department of Natural Resources for allegedly forcing firefighters to rescue a deer stranded on a frozen lake.
Republican state Rep. Adam Jarchow tweeted Tuesday that a DNR warden “harassed” firefighters into rescuing a deer that had wandered out onto Balsam Lake. He said he would fire the warden for “being complicit in putting firefighters at risk, over a stupid deer.”
I love @ScottWalker and think he may be one of the best governors in a generation. But his biggest failure was not fixing the @WDNR. I can’t believe Secretary Meyer continues to allow this abject failure of an agency to abuse Wisconsin citizens and its power. Shocking. https://t.co/LVZzLYqwnx
— Adam Jarchow (@AdamJarchow28) November 21, 2018
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Apple River Fire Chief Alec Adams said the Polk County Sheriff’s Department contacted him on Sunday asking whether he could save the deer. He told the county he didn’t want to put firefighters at risk.
A DNR warden later called him asking him to rescue the deer and he complied. He declined to elaborate on the discussion.
DNR officials didn’t immediately reply to emails seeking comment.
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