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Old 01-23-2008 | 05:24 AM
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rick64
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From: Fauquier Co. VA
Default RE: Virginia Hunting Dog Alliance

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Hokie,

I know you briefly touched on it but can you give an explanation of how Sunday hunting would not be beneficial to VA Sportsmen (not just dog hunters). If a dog hunter wants his dogs to rest noone is forcing him to hunt them, the deer can restpretty much restM-F. Religious belief is a personal choice and again noone could force you to hunt instead of going to church. I just can't see a reasonthat holds water here. Why not support something that benefits your fellow hunters ordo you guys only support dog hunters? Is it because the proposed Sunday hunting billdoes not include dog hunting that you guys are opposed to it? If yes, is it hurting dog hunting in some way?If no, please explain the opposition.

It just begs the question, How can you come on ahunting site and ask for support thatyou are not willing to give in return unless it fits your agenda?
Was that with firearms? I think it was, they go boom and make alot of nosie, people would hear and complain of them shooting while they was pinicing with family near the creek or river. farmers has voiced concerns about not allowing hunting at all if bill passed. antis wants the animals to have a day of rest. christians wants to serve the lord and have family over and kids playing outside without fear of being shot. too many to list to support the right to have it. these are a few we recieved.

OK what the argument to HB 1456 (Archery Only) and your other arguments are weak at best. I have never had one land owner say that they wouldn't allow hunting if the Sunday ban was lifted. It's their land if they don't want it hunted on Sunday that's their choice. How many people do you see havinga picnic in Nov/Dec? and there's plenty of public land in VA that's not open to hunting for them to use.The "antis" don't want hunting period and the really don't want you hunting with your dogs.Lifting the ban doesn't infringe on anyone's religious beliefs, even though the same people that use this excuse go out of their way to shove their beliefs on me.

If you want to see what problems lifting the ban on Sunday hunting will cause, look in Ohio and MD.NO PROBLEMS


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Grow up Rick. next subject.

That's best you can do? I think this subject will be active fora while longer. If the VHDA is getting some heat for their stand on lifting the ban on Sunday hunting, they brought it on them self's.I don't see the need to tie the debate on dog hunting to lifting the ban on Sunday hunting. The VHDA is forcing hunters to choose and they will lose some support that they may need in the future.

In 1997 Ohio began topermit Sunday hunting on private land where the landowner agree to allow it. It was so successful it was extended to public land statewide in 2002.

The MD Director of the DNR was quoted "There haven't been any problems, no issues, nothing that many opponents feared would happen"
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