> Upshot is, I need a one shot move of about 70 feet. Is this possible or > will this hopelessly confuse the poor ladies? A better question is whether a 70 ft. move is going to help at all with your bear problem. Unless you are moving into a barricade, I doubt it. If you have a flow on the bear can smell your hives from a lot farther away than that. It'll be back. The only viable solution I am aware of is an electric fence. It worked like a charm for me. Frank. ----- The very act of seeking sets something in motion to meet us; something in the universe, or in the unconscious responds as if to an invitation. - Jean Shinoda Bolen http://WWW.BlessedBee.ca