VHDA and their mouthpiece Hokieman, is against Sunday hunting. It's a selfish act too. First they don't want anyone to hunt when they can't. Just look at the no muzzle loader law in Southampton county. Which BTW is one of the leading dog chaser counties in SE VA. SH is the ONLY county in the state that doesn't allow ML to hunt. They wouldn't allow bowhunting if they could stop it but they can't. I've talked to and dealt with the dog chasers for years there and I speak from personal experience dealing with them.
Second Sunday hunting will help bring about the end of dog hunting. Hows that you say? Land owners in the dog chaser counties know what a living hell deer gun season has been turned into by the dog chasers. They know sundays are a safe day from their long tradition of crap. So VHDA to preserve their future says no to Sundays.
Simple enough to understand but don't expect HM to admit it. All the horse riders and hikers excuses are pure BS. The law was for private land. Why can't owners control or make safe their own land during gun if they choose to? Dog chasers and the absurd laws, or lack of laws they run under. As long as the dog chaser exists in the state they're in we'll never get Sundays. Hunting is at a standstill in VA over their "tradition" .