Originally Posted by
Big Bullets
Bronko,
I know many hunters are in favor of Sunday hunting. As I stated previously, in another thread, I cannot support that idea.
I feel that the game need some time to recover from the hunting pressure. I know that there is less hunting all week then there is on Saturday but, I still think they need a day to eat and breed in peace if we are to maintain a healthy number of deer and other game. As it is, deer numbers are down from what I can see in the last few years. Sunday hunting will only make things worse.
have seen that argument used
and have to disagree
i hunt PA and NY(NY has sunday hunting)
i see less pressure in NY than i do in PA
without sunday hunting weekend hunters are forced to try to fill their tags on 1 day of the week,
i can spend days in the woods in NY and not see a single person,
cant say the same in PA
as for PA being against sunday hunting,
i think alot of it has to do with fear of out of towners coming in filling tags,
that fear i believe is unfounded
as you look at game commissions license/permit sales/revenue
small percentage is to non res. something like 10% is to non res.
PA is not a friendly state to non res,
as for deer needing a day of rest?
season dates for reg rifle season is very limited
11-28 / 12-10 for antlered thats just 2 weekends in the season,
also many want sunday hunting for other than just deer
such as weekends for small game hunting,
have heard arguments for sunday ban, but none of them are very valid,