Groundhog....it's on!

For the past year or so, a groundhog has been invading the property of the Pocono Mountain Bible Conference. While fixing the tractor the other day, I came face to face with this hole digging beast. If I owned a gun, it would have been put to use.

I saw the animal in the grass near the pool. I noticed that it ducked down and tried to hide from me, but I yelled at my nemesis "I can still see you." No movement, so I took a small branch and threw it in its direction. To my complete surprise, the little monster literally came charging directly at me, ready to fight. Being unarmed, I was forced to rely on my keen understanding of nature and the defensive habits of rodents.

I immediately bent forward in an aggressive stance as if I could spring at any moment. I held my hands in front of me ready to grab the groundhog and snap it in half. It immediately froze and we literally stared each other down for several minutes. I had myself all geared up to fight this ravenous animal with my bare hands if need be (I'm not kidding).

Once I sensed this standoff had gone on long enough, I slowly stood upright. At that point the groundhog slinked away, then ran when it was a safe distance from me. At that point I grabbed a bow and arrow set from the shed and began searching for the creature, but he deftly hid himself.

In the odd chance that this beast reads my blog, I have a few more words for him. "I'm on to you hog...and when I find you again, I'll be prepared. Enjoy your hole digging for now cause when we next meet, the party's over. Groundhog.....it's on! Your pelt will make a nice case for my ipod."