About 2AM a decade back we'd spent a long day gathering and sorting, and I was hauling a big load of calves off the Uncompahgre for an appointment with the market. Fourth season was full on and as I passed through Naturita I saw this lifesize statue of a monster mulie on a lawn right there in the middle of town.
Huh....thinks I. Never noticed that before. Then through my exhaustion I noticed the "statue" was turning it's head to watch me go by. Biggest buck I've seen there in three decades.
Tells you right where they are during hunting season!
I drove into a neighborhood south of Chama, New Mexico a few miles about ten years back and saw the same thing! Matter of fact I fed one nice buck chocolate chip cookies while sitting in the truck!