Originally Posted by
vapahunter
I like the way a person can comment with no idea of the history of the issue. It is like a person going into battle with the wrong ammo and thinking he has even a chance of winning.
The campaign to remove the ban on Sunday hunting has been going on for years here in Va. Many bills have been submitted and died on a sub committee of the House. This is the first bill that has generated the support of a large group and has bypassed the House kill committee. It is a compromise all can live with and has the best chance of passing both chambers and being signed by the Governor.
Will this be the end of the push? NO. Will it take dedicated people to go further? YES. Will denigrating what has been done so far help? NO. So that is why as a retired Navy Chief I say have a good retirement and have fun in Alabama. I hope things are more to your liking there. I will stay here and continue to fight and win the small battles until the war is won.
Got a feelin this is directed to me. Fair enough, I'll dance the dance with you. What matter does it make if someone decides to comment? Pretty sure there is no requirement to get your personal approval prior to posting. At least I never saw that requirement when I registered for these forums.
For what it is worth, I've been stationed in VA pretty much continually since 1988 when I came here to pre-comm the USS Abraham Lincoln CVN-72. It isn't like I just got here. So I've got a pretty good background on the history of this topic. I'm aware how many times it has been brought up and I know how hard the battle has been. But that does not discount the fact that there are many people that still will not be allowed to hunt on Sunday and it is for those people I point out the unfairness. You may not care about them, but I do. Especially since so many enlisted personnel are stationed here and most won't have access to public land and have to hunt public land.
This active duty (for now anyway) Navy Chief never had any intention on remaining in VA after retirement. That was never in my plans. To those that are willing to fight this battle again and again and again, year after year, I wish you success. But I'll be hunting every Sunday this fall in one of several states. Life is short and you can never make up a day of hunting lost and right now VA wants to deprive me of 1 out of every 7 days since the areas I hunt are excluded from this law.
As far as "denigrating", I've stated it is a good start but it doesn't go far enough. Pointing out a fact is hardly "denigrating". But, and this is a big but, those of you that hunt private land exclusively and will now be able to hunt Sundays will not be as concerned about getting it passed on public land in the future because you will already have the benefit and few will fight hard for a benefit to others that doesn't pertain to themselves. That's human nature pure and simple.