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Life is pretty easy for these guys right now, we’ve had the spring rains, the grass is high, the newest leaves are just hanging on the aspen waiting to be chosen and all he has to do is walk around and pick the greenest ones. The elk herd in Rocky Mountain National Park is in great shape after a fairly mild winter and he’s still got a couple of months before he has to go back to work, so now is the time to eat as much as he can, grow those antlers out and get in his best fighting form. Fighting is the last thing on his mind right now however, that will come soon enough. Today its finding the nicest green leaves, the sweetest grass, lying around in the shade with his buddies swapping lies, talking dirty and spitting. He isn’t even checking out the cows yet. This is guy time and one of the few times in the year where he can take it easy and he is going to take full advantage of it. Unlike his brothers up in Yellowstone he doesn’t have to worry about wolves or grizzlies ruining his day so for him right now every day’s a Sunday. Since we know what’s in store for him in September I say we give him a pass and let him enjoy the brief summer.