Under pretense of defanging an unpopular bill that would allow bear hunting in Litchfield County, the Environment Committee has made furtive, last-minute changes that, within limits, could result in trophy hunting of bears throughout the state. According to the new version of the bill, nearly anyone who keeps livestock, poultry, or bees can kill bears, coyotes, fox, or any wildlife deemed a nuisance—day and night, all year long, without taking other measures to protect their “crops” or seek nonlethal remedies against hungry animals.