Originally Posted by
deluxejunk
I live in VA and am obviously an avid hunter, however, I hope they don't lift the Sunday hunting ban.
-I think that it gives the deer a rest and they are not as spooked on the following Monday (for those of us who also hunt during the week and not just weekends).
-Lots of movement and hunting with dogs on the weekends really gets the deer wary for those of us who stand hunt, and the 1 day reprieve allows me to see more deer
-I am religious. I make no excuses for that. Sundays are when I head to church in the morning, spend some time with the family. The knowledge that I couldn't be hunting anyway doesn't allow my mind to wander.
That is me personally. About the only reason I wouldn't mind seeing it go through is that it would be a blow to the anti's.
Deluxe
As has been discovered your reason for having dogs running all weekend is a mute point. The VaHDA, a fully dog hunting organization, slipped in a rider at the last minute that says that dogs can nor be used to hunt Sundays. Next item on their agenda is to limit it to only bow hunters so it matches their rant against removing the ban. This group will do anything and everything to keep the ban on. Yet they say they are for expanding hunting opportunities for every one.
All who disagree with them should go to
www.http://vahda.org/ and let them know. There is a contact point on their website to use for this. Also they are on a site called
www.speeddogs.net/ calling on all "hunters" to do all that is necessary to keep the ban in place.
Virginia hunters want this removed. Please help us defeat those against this ban and show those who stand with PETA and HSUS how their stand is felt by the Hunters throughout the nation.