Seems to me that he probably was not allowed to fire a gun at all where he was if it was not open country. I know in most places you cannot fire a gun without being in hunting territority or at a shooting range. sheila Doc Zoe <wynsum@xxxxxxx> wrote: On 16 May 2008, at 9:49, Doris E wrote: >He wouldn't be charged in PA, where it is absolutely legal to shoot a dog > "worrying" stock or running deer, turkeys, etc. REPLY> He was CHARGED IN PA where it is NOT legal to shoot a dog for chasing deer or turkey - he said he was told by someone that he could do that. Obviously not a game warden! Again, in this case, the owner was near the dog. There was no livestock involved and the owner could have easily been shot and killed as well!! He was also not in a farm area so he might even be charged with discharging a weapon in a safety zone - which is 1000 yds from a domicile Doc Zoe Wynsum http://wynsumgsd.com ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================ ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2007. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - www.showgsd.org ============================================================================