Joe D.

Does anyone every remember if hunting was allowed on Sundays? I was just thinking that Sunday hunting for bowhunters should be legal. Heck, you' re allowed to fish, why not hunt. I understand it not being okay during gun season due to the noise but I don' t think a bow would ruin anyone' s Sunday events. I figure that the majority of bowhunters work during the week plus if you have a family that makes it even more dificult to find time during the weekdays. Also, the price for licenses keeps going up; in PA, it' s a little over 40 dollars if you get a doe tag. There' s really not alot of time as well to bow hunt before every other yahoo gets in the field.

I' m just venting, but if anyone else agrees or for that matter disagrees with me, feel free to comment.

MDManiac

i dont know about your state, but in NY you can hunt on sunday, gun or bow. I think that the Sunday Law should be abolished because it still represents a government where church has influence..well maybe not really, but It did. I Suppose it depends on the state, but I still think everyone should be allowed to hunt on Sunday...


BTW, in NY to Get a Super-Sportsman Liscense (Bow, Muzzleloader, Rifle [1 tag], fishing, and small game), its $68. that' s a total of 3 Deer Licenses. one buck, one antlerless, and one either sex. the buck is Rifle only, and the other two are Muzz/Bow. It' s free to apply for a Deer Managment Permit. and you have a choice of 2 WMU' s. so that' s a total of up to 5 Deer tags for $68...plus fishing and small game...I think its a good deal, dont you?

BarnesX.308

Hey Joe D -

Are you asking this question because the weather on Saturday was crappy and Sunday was a beautiful day? As we were driving home from Sullivan County yesterday I was thinking " it sure would be a nice day to go hunting" .
Remember, you can hunt foxes crows and coyotes on Sundays with a gun. It' s not the noise. According to a couple of game wardens I asked, it has to do with land owners. A lot of land that is open to hunting is privately owned. These people allow hunters but they don' t have to. The game commission is giving them a break from people being on their land on Sundays. They feel that, if they allowed Sunday hunting, a lot of these land owners may post their land. As for crows - PA wanted them to be hunted all year but they are considered migratory. Since they are migratory, they can only be hunted so many days a year. The game commission figured out that 3 days a week would work out and they chose weekend days so more people could participate. I think coyotes are considered pest so you can hunt them all the time. As for foxes, I' m not sure about that one.

At least that' s the story I heard.

Scott Meier
White Oak Lodge

liquidorange

you said it! down with the system. HUNTING ON SUNDAY IS THE LEAST THEY COULD DO IN EXCHANGE FOR ALL THE MONEY THEY GET!

vtbuckrulrss

there is absolutely no good reason that anyone could give me for not allowing people to hunt on sundays. i don' t buy this give the landowners a break deal. break, from what? most of the people that i know, unless they take a vacation, have to work all week long, and don' t have the time to go out after work. and the, they want to cut the time that i have left to hunt in half? give me a break, that' s just plain crazy. and yes, we are allowed to hunt on sundays in vermont. so i wonder, in states that don' t allow sunday hunting, let' s say i run coonhounds, does that mean i have to call off the dogs at midnight?

BarnesX.308

I wonder if anyone has ever lobbied to change this. There are a lot of hunters who don' t want it either. I think most of them are stuck in their ways and just don' t want change. I would like the chance to hunt deer on Sundays. I only get a little bit of time off and I need every day I can get. The only time I like not hunting on Sunday is the day before buck. It' s nice to be up in camp, hanging out with the guys, sleeping in, cutting some firewood, visiting guys in other camps, etc. It' s like going on a business trip and having one day to yourself before all the meetings start.

Scott Meier
White Oak Lodge

ruffed-grouse

So contact your legislator. Only they can change the law.

Here' s some info you may like: PaSportsman.org/Sunday_Hunting.htm

ButchA

Hunting on Sundays? I wish.... I really wish....

Down here in Virginia it is a long drawn out battle that never gets anywhere. The answer is always " NO" . [:@] It' s some ridiculous " Blue Law" or something from probably the year 1873 that has remained current still to this day. (Hey, I' m not originally from Virginia, but I am reporting what the hunting laws are here.

Butch

Pro-Line

In WV they voted on Sunday hunting...and in EVERY county that voted it was voted down. It wasn' t even close...something like 3-1 against.

Absolutely rediculous. Nothing stops a body from going to church on Saturday.

ruffed-grouse

More info on Sunday Hunting events in 2003 at this link:

Sunday Hunting News 2003