Guys, I'm trying to be good... I'm trying to stay out of this one...

I don't know why the VaHDA opposes Sunday hunting. But, ...whatever.

I have never hunted deer with a dog and don't want to. It's just not my style. If others want to hunt deer with dogs, that's cool. Have a great time. I don't have a problem with it. You all can hunt over here (east of the Blue Ridge), and I'll go hunt over there (west of the Blue Ridge). That way we won't bump into one another or mess up one another's hunt.

The only time I hunt with a dog is when I bring my 3yr old female beagle/shepherd/"...mutt" mix with me and we go rabbit hunting and squirrel hunting. I can see the benefits of hunting with a dog and think it's great, but, just not with deer hunting. I like hunting deer where it's just me and the deer alone on the deer's home turf, where it become a game of one-on-one, and who can outsmart who.

{puts on a kevlar vest, and takes cover in a bunker}
I guess one of the reasons most of the deer dog hunters don't want Sunday hunting is, they need Sunday to go back and retrieve their dogs, that are still out in the woods or are lost on someone's land. They don't want to bump into other hunters in the woods while they are trying to retrieve their dogs. There... I said it.
{peeks out from bunker, making sure the coast is clear}