If a human being was entering my backyard nightly and breaking up my bee hives and stealing the equipment, I could shoot and kill them without being penalized. But let a bear do it, and I shoot it, I go to jail for one to five years! * * * I don't know if this is true; I doubt it. However, in NY state it is permissible to shoot and kill a bear if it is wrecking your hives. Maybe you should get the law changed. Any bear killing or worrying livestock on land occupied or cultivated, or destroying an apiary thereon, may be taken or killed, at any time, by shooting or device to entrap or entice on such land, by the owner, lessee or occupant thereof, or any member of the owner’s, lessee’s or occupant’s immediate family or by any person employed by such owner, lessee or occupant. The owner or occupant of such lands shall promptly notify the nearest environmental conservation officer, etc NYS DEC and Cornell Cooperative Extension *********************************************** The BEE-L mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html Guidelines for posting to BEE-L can be found at: http://honeybeeworld.com/bee-l/guidelines.htm