I know what you all are saying and I agree. The GA controls the laws regarding Sunday hunting, not the DGIF.

Not to highjack this thread, but (in my opinion) let's take a look at the pros/cons of two different states, roughly +/- 400 miles apart. Both states have pretty much equal deer harvest figures, one has Sunday hunting, the other not.

NEW YORK
2009 total deer harvest: 222,798
No deer hounds.
Sunday hunting.
Divided up into a Northern Zone / Southern Zone type of thing.
Non Resident big game license: $140.00 (tags included).
Pros/Cons
Expensive, not including cost of gas.
Looooong a$$ drive (9-10 hours depending on traffic).
Free place to stay (sister & bro-in-law's 125 acre farm).
Private 125 acre farm (Nobody hunts it but me & my bro-in-law).
The deer are freakin' everywhere!
No deer hounds.
Sunday hunting!

VIRGINIA
2009 total deer harvest: 256,512
Deer hounds (east of Blue Ridge and assorted counties)
No Sunday hunting.
Divided up into a East of Blue Ridge / West of Blue Ridge type of thing.
Resident license: $18.50
Big game license: $18.50
TOTAL: $37.00 (cheapest cost - tags included).
Pros/Cons
Cheap cost as a resident to hunt, compared to other states.
Local metro area WMA's are a freakin' joke.
GWNF is beautiful, quiet, and holds some monsters if you know where to find them.
State forests are great too and hold some huge deer.
Deer hounds are almost everywhere.
No Sunday hunting.


Anyway, I agree with the others.... Eventually, Virginia will allow Sunday hunting, but whenever that is, Lord only knows. I just hope we all see it in our lifetime. I have a weird feeling that Virginia will turn into an "island" regarding Sunday hunting and realize that NC, MD, WV, KY, will all have Sunday hunting in some form or another. Then hunters will FINALLY get together and agree, and work together to get Virginia on board and into the 21st century.