Gordon Forgey

“The Man Who Came to Dinner” is an old play and movie about a guest who never leaves. He drops in for a visit and then takes up residence.

It is a comedy.

But, there is nothing funny about Colfax’s version of the story.

In this version, voracious hoofed beasts settle in town, make themselves at home and never leave.

Many townspeople are furious at the invaders. Others surreptitiously encourage them to stay by feeding them and making them feel welcome. “Look! It’s Bambi,” they say.

The visitors, of course, are deer. They have been here for so long and in such numbers that they are now a fixture...