Sunday hunting in PA

[BTBowhunter]

OK, first lets all try to keep this on topic and not let it degenerate into another PGC bashing, deer management, flame war.

Sunday hunting is an issue that seems to be growing legs here in PA.
How many here support it and how many dont and why?

I support it for two reasons:

1. On the selfish side, another day afield is one not spent at home doing honey do stuff!

2. For the sake of our declining license sales and dwindling numbers and therefore for the good of the sport, It affords more opportunity to already time strapped hunters. The number one reason cited by the NSSF study on declining license sales country wide was lack of time to go hunting. For guys who work a 6 day workweek, Sunday hunting would get them back in the game.

[livbucks]

OK, I know I'm going to get the argument going but here is my take:
I totally support archery hunting on Sunday. I would support firearm hunting on Sundays were it not for the landowner conflicts that might lead to posted properties increasing. Archery hunters do not infringe on the landowner and would not be a problem. Maybe all the hype about landowner attitudes is overblown, I don't know. I guess firearm hunting on Game Lands and State and federal (ANF) forests would be appropriate. I just worry about private lands being posted out of landowner reaction to this. Otherwise, Sunday hunting is a good idea.

[motrin]

It will never happen because the P.A.G.C. has a union.They will not be forced to work another day without serious compensation!

[Neville]

PGC employees currently work on Sundays including dispatchers and WCO's.

[bearklr]

I support it as well and here's why.

1. As you stated, with work I really don't get to hunt evenings so one more day on the weekend would double my hunting time.

2. This was passed as a blue law which means it was based upon religion. Who is someone to tell me I can't hunt because their religion says to rest on Sundays. Well if that's the case then be my guest to sit at home on Sundaybut don't force your beliefs on me by making it a law. I'm a big boy now, I can make my own mind up.

[bearklr]

To address the landowner issue. When we ask permission to hunt private land there are certain rules that apply and we must all follow. This is just an instance of another one of those rules. If I knock on a door and ask permission to hunt then the landowner can say "sure, but not on Sundays". What makes the "no sunday hunting" rule any different than the "don't cut down my trees" or "don't drive four wheelers through standing crops" rules? Once again, the landowner paid for that land and has a right to make up his own mind not the state. If I bought 100 acres and wanted to hunt it on Sunday I should be allowed. If someone else bought it and asked people not to hunt on Sundays then he should be allowed too. I hate these laws that treat everyone as children and removes their ability to make up their own minds.

[livbucks]

HA!
Hunting IS my rest. I feel closer to (God) when I'm in the woods.

[livbucks]

ORIGINAL: bearklr

To address the landowner issue. When we ask permission to hunt private land there are certain rules that apply and we must all follow. This is just an instance of another one of those rules. If I knock on a door and ask permission to hunt then the landowner can say "sure, but not on Sundays". What makes the "no sunday hunting" rule any different than the "don't cut down my trees" or "don't drive four wheelers through standing crops" rules? Once again, the landowner paid for that land and has a right to make up his own mind not the state. If I bought 100 acres and wanted to hunt it on Sunday I should be allowed. If someone else bought it and asked people not to hunt on Sundays then he should be allowed too. I hate these laws that treat everyone as children and removes their ability to make up their own minds.

True, very true.
Good point and well taken.
As I said, I don't know if the landowner thing is all hype or not.
I mostly only hunt private property with archery gear.

[PAhunter86]

ORIGINAL: bearklr

I support it as well and here's why.

1. As you stated, with work I really don't get to hunt evenings so one more day on the weekend would double my hunting time.

2. This was passed as a blue law which means it was based upon religion. Who is someone to tell me I can't hunt because their religion says to rest on Sundays. Well if that's the case then be my guest to sit at home on Sundaybut don't force your beliefs on me by making it a law. I'm a big boy now, I can make my own mind up.

Ditto

[motrin]

ORIGINAL: Neville

PGC employees currently work on Sundays including dispatchers and WCO's.

Thats like saying theres a tooth fairy , I have awoken with money under my pillow buy I have never seen one!