I was driving past the Evergreen Golf Course up in Evergreen, Colorado several days ago when I noticed a large number of deer and elk gathered on the course, as seen in the photograph above. That is not a surprise this time of year. It has been getting much colder at the higher altitudes the past several weeks, and there is now snow on top of Mount Blue Sky (formerly Mount Evans), the summit of which is at 14,200 feet. During the summer you see elk and deer around and about, but not in these numbers. Evergreen, at an altitude of 7,200 feet, is a much more inviting spot to spend the winter. In addition, a local resident mentioned to me as I was taking photographs that it is hunting season further up the mountain, and these animals have learned that they are much safer here, where the worst that can happen is being hit by an errant golf ball instead of a bullet. And since they are all sitting away from the fairway, that is probably very unlikely. These animals are definitely not dumb.
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