Am I a bad wife? (pray, verse, Sunni)

[Melody]

Our yard is home to (and I'm not even joking or exaggerating) 8-12 groundhogs. Groundhogs who have dug enough holes in the property around our home that I feel like I'm living in the middle of a field full of land mines. One misstep and there's the potential for a broken leg or ankle. They've also built, based on the babies sunning themselves outside my kitchen window this past May, a substantial tunnel system under my back deck and possibly foundation of our house.

I've just been ignoring them, figuring that when the babies are kicked out of the nest (which should occur anytime now), I'd make a concerted effort to convince the adults that it would be in their best interest to vacate (filling the entrance holes with pepper powder, water, etc.).

This evening, my husband decided to take matters into his own hands and borrowed his mother's .22 and is even now outside sitting in wait.

Am I a bad wife if I pray he misses?

[jamaesi]

Am I a bad wife if I pray he misses?

I'll pray he misses, too.

[Feathers in Hair]

I don't think that makes you a bad wife!

I'll be praying, too!

[Circle_One]

It doesn't make you a bad wife!

I'm hoping more than absolutely possible that he misses! Poor little groundhogs!!

[dawny0826]

No...you're not a bad wife at all.

Although truthfully...I think your husband's way of handling it would be better than other alternatives like poisoning. When critters put my welfare in jeopardy or threaten my home...I have little patience.

You're a sweet lady, Melody. Big (((HUGS))).

[Buttercup]

LOL, Melody! Of course you're not a bad wife to pray he misses!

Moles, gophers and groundhogs are a pain in the ****. If no one has ever had them in their yard...be thankful. Unfortunately most of the time it does come down to killing the critters to get rid of them. Either that or your yard is a hazard to walk through and looks dreadful. Watch Caddyshack....maybe it will make you feel better.

You have my sympathies and I hope you resolve the problem soon.

[Purple Thyme]

Your not a bad wife just an animal lover. There must be a better way to get them to move though.

[evearael]

You are not a bad wife.

[Melody]

Woot! It's finally dark and he's given up. The little critters never popped their heads out even once.

Looks like I'm going to have to "remember" some odd jobs that need doing this week (he's on vacation) so he won't have time (or be too tired) to go hunting in my wildlife nursery anymore.

I haven't told him yet that the two orphaned baby raccoons I rescued a few weeks back and took to a local wildlife rescue home are going to be coming back to be released in our meadow. Good thing I live in a community property state <eg>.

[Comet]

Originally Posted by Melody

Our yard is home to (and I'm not even joking or exaggerating) 8-12 groundhogs. Groundhogs who have dug enough holes in the property around our home that I feel like I'm living in the middle of a field full of land mines. One misstep and there's the potential for a broken leg or ankle. They've also built, based on the babies sunning themselves outside my kitchen window this past May, a substantial tunnel system under my back deck and possibly foundation of our house.

I've just been ignoring them, figuring that when the babies are kicked out of the nest (which should occur anytime now), I'd make a concerted effort to convince the adults that it would be in their best interest to vacate (filling the entrance holes with pepper powder, water, etc.).

This evening, my husband decided to take matters into his own hands and borrowed his mother's .22 and is even now outside sitting in wait.

Am I a bad wife if I pray he misses?

Nah, not a bad wife at all. He is just trying to be a good husband as well.

As for the ole' .22 on em? Ranchers and farmers in Montana will pay you to shoot them on thier lands. My dad and pa-paw used to give the moles the ole' pitchfork treatment back on the farm in Indiana.

From expirience I'll tell you the two options you have:

1. Kill them
2. Learn to love them and accept them as pets in your yard

They will not leave, regardless of what you do to make them do so! If you are just talking about the small ole' prairie dogs, there are a few companies that will come and suck them up in this machine. They sell them to people overseas. I guess they can make good pets. Sort of like calling a local beekeeper to remove a hive.