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SAWYER, N.D. (AP) The postmaster in the north central North Dakota town of Sawyer got an unpleasant surprise this week.

The Ward County Sheriff's Office says someone stuck the head of a dead deer in the mail drop box at the post office on Monday, apparently as a prank.

Captain Todd Keller says the deer head wasn't of the mounted, stuffed and preserved variety. He says it was decaying.

deer hunting season hasn't opened yet. Keller says the head might have come from roadkill.

Information from: Minot Daily News, http://www.minotdailynews.com (Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.) APNP 08-26-08 0829CDT | save this article / add to your favorites list