Ok, OK !!!!
I'm just trying to keep a fella from regretting a decision and having his wife in his ear for lord knows how long!
I am all for putting open space to good use for wildlife.....I also know that not everyone (usually our wives) share the same views on the matter.....especially around/near the house.
I live in the country as well but the wife still doesn't like to come home to an angry coon in the garage or on the porch and if it's a snake...good lord she will want to burn the house down! And if somehow she can link it to something I have done....well, guess who REALLY hears about it then!!!! She likes living in the country....she just wants to see "the country" at a distance I guess.
Heck - plant a mulberry tree! You will love all the fruit on the ground and the birds will drop purple bird poop all over your car and drive way....and the fruit rotting in the ground will attract grubs which attract moles, so your yard will be destroyed....coons like the fruit and will then be able to get into other things and tangle with the family dog as well.....the wife will love it!!!!
So there...is that advice better????
hahahahahaha - all in good fun!!!!