I misread part of your post. I agree with part of your post. Hunting is work to me and YES I have lots of problems right now. But the problems will go away and hunting will become more enjoyable again.

True, but not entirely true. I took this out of the VDIGF rules and regs directly.

Hunting with Dogs
•Dogs may be used to pursue wild birds and animals during hunting seasons where not prohibited.
•Section 18.2-136 of the Code of Virginia decriminalizes trespass in certain instances related to dog retrieval. That section provides: "Fox hunters and coon hunters, when the chase begins on other lands, may follow their dogs on prohibited lands, and hunters of all other game, when the chase begins on other lands, may go upon prohibited lands to retrieve their dogs, falcons, hawks, or owls, but may not carry firearms or bow and arrows on their person or hunt any game while thereon. The use of vehicles to retrieve dogs, falcons, hawks, or owls on prohibiteds lands shall be allowed only with the permission of the landowner or his agent. Any person who goes on prohibited lands to retrieve his dogs, falcons, hawks, or owls pursuant to this section and who willfully refuses to identify himself when requested by the landowner or his agent to do so is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor."

Mr. Burns, You say here about the markings every 660 feet or so. Tell that to the game warden that was on my property the other weekend. I can give you his number if you like. One thing about the rules and regs in VA is that they are written in a fashion that is not completly clear. I have had to call many times on different topics just to make certain I was legal in my hunt.

Guess you missed this Deppedy. I was poking some fun at shooter after he took a shot at me.

Sure I have problems, trying to regulate what others do on their day off because of what I belive isn't one of them.

No I don't consider hunting or fishing work. I consider it pure enjoyment. I could spend the time I enjoy out in the woods doing extra paid work and provide more for my family then I do hunting. I'm in the woods enjoying myself. Many people hunt all season and kill nothing what are they providing for their family?

Huh?

Shooter50....sorry about your Father and Grandfather.....GOD Bless All of You....

Tell you what Shooter50, deer hunting or any type of hunting for that matter, in my mind and for most everyone I know that hunts, it is a passion!!!! It is an honorable tradition past down to me from my father that I have grown to love and respect. I look for every chance to get out in the woods that I can. I fill my freezer with everything form frog legs to whitetail deer and everything in between!!! Don't sit there and hide behind GOD and say that, "hunting is work". You're full of crap. When was the last time you said to yourself, "Damn, I have to go hunting again!!??"? NEVER! If you are religious, then fine, go to church, beleive in your faith, but don't fill the bunny huggers heads with nonsense that hunting is anything like work. It is a choice to any sportsman who appreciates nature and the hunt and the animal that you hunt. Is there work involved after taking an animal? YES there is. Is there a process that you have to go through in order to get the meat? Yes there is, but that doesn't give a religious person the right to tell me not to hunt on Sundays, just as much as I don't have the right to tell you to belive in your faith. Opinions are great because it enlightens people who may not ever think outside the box. Forums like this are great for the venue, but don't ever force your beliefs down my throat and tell me what I am doing is against GOD and that it's work!!!!!~!!!!Tell you what, I'll switch my schedule and go hunting five days a week and work one day a week. Walk a mile in my shoes and then tell me what I have to do or not do because someone's beliefs get in the way. I'll be damned!! I've experienced enough in this hell hole called earth to know that I need to make the most of E_V_E_R_Y_D_A_Y and if GOD wants what is best for his chioldren then he would not mind me hunting on Sunday's. "“Give a man a fish; you have fed him for today. Teach a man to fish; and you have fed him for a lifetime":confused:

Crap!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nicely said.

First off you need to go thru and read my post again.....I wasn't pushing my beliefs on anyone.....I was only stating my opinions!

I am not hiding behind GOD I just feel (my opinion once again) that hunting should not be allowed on Sunday. My beliefs not yours. Hunting is work to ME. It is also a passion or I wouldn't do it with all the other things I have going on. I was taught to hunt with my father and this my be my last season hunting with him so this season was kind of bitter sweet.

I am just a regular guy who just happens to believe in GOD and feels that hunting should not be allowed on Sunday.....my beliefs.....thats it! You guys who are always whining about not being allowed to hunt on Sunday get so bent out if someone dosen't agree with you. Like I said in other post....if VA passes it and I believe they eventually will......go hunting......I won't......it's that simple.

I'v never found hunting to be work either....it might be a pain in the ass getting up at 3:30 in the morning but that's just part of hunting ....and sitting in a stand when it's 30 out with the wind blowing isn't all that much fun....but if I didn't have a passion to do it I wouldn't get up and go hunting......I think the only thing I consider work when it comes to hunting is doing my own butchering....that sometimes seem like work....but then again I'm glad and lucky I have my Wife and Son to help....

Thanks for the correction I misread the last part of Deppedy post. I eddited my reply. I am not trying to regulate what others do on their day off. I can only regulate what I do on my day off. I cuss, I smoke, I chew tobacco, I look at good looking women when they walk by and think what most men probably do. What is wrong with the fact that I find killing an animal on a Sunday offensive?

Thanks...I really appreciate it.

But it's all right for you to work on Sunday because you have to even though you are breaking God's rule.So it ok for you to break the 4th commandment but no one else, Interesting. You could choose to get a job that would allow you to abide by the rules of your faith but you choose not to. But no one else in your state(in your opinion) should have the choice to go hunting because it goes against your core beliefs, that you don't follow to the core.

If you go by Deppady's defintion he is providing for his family by hunting just as you are. So you should be in favor of no commerce being done on Sundays in Va, right?

Nothing is wrong with it, but you should be in favor of every one else being able to do it.
Hey no big deal many people in this country killing an animal any day of the week offensive. In my opinion both are an anti hunting point of view.

and according to the bible you believe in that is adultery.

Your right I am not in favor of Sunday hunting that is why I will not do it when it becomes legal as I believe it will.

Your right I commit adultery. As a matter of fact I did about 5 minutes ago talking to a co-worker....my eyes weren't looking at her eyes thats for sure......I am a sinner.....EVERYBODY IS......there was only one man to ever walk this earth without committing a sin......and he also died on the cross to forgive me of my sins.

By the way whats the P stand for? Several words come to mind to me:happy0157:

I am doing what I have to do to support my family that comes first.....read your Bible Chuck......you may learn something???

How very juvenile of you sort like playing internet tough guy and telling someone on the WWW you would like to beat them up.

It does amaze me that Va allows people to cross posted signs the way they do.

It must be very annoying to be sitting on land you have purchased and pay taxes on and have the state tell you your priviate property is not really priviate.

Don't think that is in there is it? Where in the 4th commandment does it sayit's all right to break it if you have to? So if I'm supporting my family it would be allright to be a hitman,rob,cheat lie,steal or be a prostitute?

Oooohhhh I got Chuck rattled now!

Not sure what you mean about crossing posted signs as far as I know your not supposed to do it unless you have permission??? What's your point on the last 2 parts of your post? I am taking the bait....I gotta know.

You do have an interesting mind set.

I'm also sorry to hear about what's going on in your family. The same reason you consider it work I consider it enjoyment.

Almost died twice this year. Spent 28 days in the hospital have had three different procedures on my heart and had a gallbladder out. Getting laid off Jan 4th.

I'm a very good hunter and Fishermen don't really care about a reputation maybe that's why it isn't work for mr.

I didn't say read the commandments.....I said read the Bible. It is perfectly ok to do what you HAVE to do on a Sunday.....Do an internet search if you wish I don't have to I know I am correct.

Honestly nothing you are going say will rattle me.

Did you read the whole thread? It was stated on here that to retrieve dogs you are allowed to go on posted land. And that dogs routinely wander on to posted property infringing on peoples hunting.

I am sorry to hear about your health and your job.....it's rough.....is it safe to say people handle things differently (have different stress levels)? I think so. Last 2 years hunting has had to take a back seat to the rest of my life but I did get some time in the woods and luckily was successful taking a 9 point and a 10 point and a doe puting well over 100 lbs of meat in my freezer. The best I have felt probably this year when I temporarily forgot all of the other crap going on in my life was when I saw those 3 deer coming, taking the shot, and approaching him or her knowing what I just accomplished. Hunting was has been work for me lately....but it wasn't always.....and it won't always be.

Actually your property is never really yours. They have this law called immenent domain, it reads.

The power to take private property for public use by a state, municipality, or private person or corporation authorized to exercise functions of public character, following the payment of just compensation to the owner of that property
Federal, state, and local governments may take private property through their power of eminent domain or may regulate it by exercising their Police Power. The Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution requires the government to provide just compensation to the owner of the private property to be taken. A variety of property rights are subject to eminent domain, such as air, water, and land rights. The government takes private property through condemnation proceedings. Throughout these proceedings, the property owner has the right of due process.

If and when the state wants your property there is nothing you can do about it, ask many of the small business owners what happened to there property and businesses on Daytona Beaches boardwalk.

On another subject, I dont concider hunting work, it is a pleasure and a benifit of having time off from work. I dont hunt to provide for my family, work is for that purpose. If you look at all the time and expenses that go in to killing a deer, it is actually cheaper to buy beef. But where is the enjoyment in that.

The commnadments are the corner stone of the bible isn't. I'll do a search on "Is it ok to to break the ten commandments if I HAVE to?"
sorta like hunting on Sunday if it's the only day you have to and you feed the meat to feed your family, not just a prideful reason like so everyone thinks I'm the best hunter around.

Honestly I don't care what a person does as long as it don't hurt anyone else I'm an athiest.

I do find it very interesting how people twist what is in the bible to make some things ok for them but others things wrong for others, then use the old stand by"I'm just a sinner, saved by Jesus dieing on the cross."

Jim, Definately one of the worst decisions ever made the Supreme court.

I knew you had to be a non believer. You might want to move to Florida with Jim Burns so you can start getting used to the heat.

Actually Charlie and Jim you shouldn't even have the right to talk about religion.....you have none. I just hope you both see the light before it's to late.

lol, you a funny guy.

Finding awhole lot of conflicting stuff in my search, some say it's ok others say it isn't. Christians sects sure interpet the same book in different ways that is for sure.Lot of Babtists and potestants don't think Catholics are going to heaven . Catholics think Calvenists got wrong, and the born agains think everyone but a few are going to hell.

So now you want take away my 1st Amendment rights how interesting.

I actually used to be a believer but after getting the shaft by so many supposed devoted and faithful people over the years I came to realize that ALOT, (not all) of people stand behind religion as a cover just to get in your wallet. Now days when someone starts talking religion to me I start questioning there objective.

If money is the root of all evil why is it all churches are asking for it?

Yea freedom of religion....atheist=no religion last time I checked. So you have no say.

I have attended some of the types of churches you described and never returned.

Churches have to take up collection. How to the bills get paid? How about things they do for the community? They have to get the money somewhere. And besides (this goes for Charlie to) you are you supposed to give tithes and offerings......

This subject is like beating a dead horse.........you or Chuck are not going to sway from your opinions and neither am I. The only thing I know is that I am correct and you 2 are not. So I have won gentlemen. You can call your self atheist but deep down when something really bad happens you always think of him, you know he is real, you will just never admit it.

Freedom of speech I'll talk about anything I want.

Lol, your killing me smaltz.

Let me guess recovering alcoholic or drug addict who is now born again.

Make sure you do, wouldn't want to see you break anymore of your laws.

Now that's FUNNY....:D. :party0005:

You wouldn't be talking this crap if we were eye to eye that is a promise. Been there done that and spent the night in the pokey for it (sisters ex boyfriends college buddy).

Recovering drug addict or alcoholic....nope. I was grown up in a good home and was taken to church every Sunday. Open your eyes one day and look at the stars in the sky, a rainbow, snow flakes falling thru the timber when your hunting.......explain to me how all that (I could keep going by the way) came about? Nothing short of GOD almighty could create such beauty. Look at the whitetail deer for that matter........majestic, beautiful animal created by GOD.

I sin everyday no doubt about it. But before I go to bed tonite I will get on my knees and talk to the man to thank him, talk to him, and ask for his forgiveness as I am nothing but a mortal man humbling myself before him. I talk with him all the time, and get on my knees more than once a day as well. And I am proud of it all. You keep getting offensive because you are unable to believe and have faith or maybe it's because you are a few apples shy of a bushel. You know it says in the Bible that people that are mentally impared will see the kingdom of heaven....I hope that is the deal with you so called atheist......maybe your just enough off your rocker to be considered mentally ill in Jesus's eyes to walk beside him in the kingdom of heaven. Or maybe your just ignorant??? Well I know your ignorant, but we all are to a degree.

You have some anger issues.Quite the internet tough guy.
I'm really impressed. You were able to get arrested and everything. Wouldn't he be your buddy? Usually where you're from a girls boyfreind is her brother right?:party0007: Just kidding wouldn't want get you all riled up and mop the floor with my head. Since you spent a night in the pokey and all that. Was Bubba your cell mate? You still write him?

That would be you're ignorant. lol Same thing for the next sentence.Got to love it.

This thread is retarded. Mods....Can we lock this one up?

I aplogize. I couldn't get out on the river walleye fishing until Saturday, so I put a line in the water here, didn't know shooter would swallow it so deep down in his throat. I tried a few posts ago to get it back on topic but he didn't know what I was talking about.

You guys can get back to talking about shooting other peoples dogs and stuff like that now. Maybe setting up trip wires would deter the dog hunters from coming on your property or moats you could fill with oil and light on fire when you here them coming.

Your right I have anger issues when someone argues with me and poking fun at me because I believe in GOD. I am not trying to be an internet tuff guy I just stated a fact that this discussion wouldn't have lasted as long as it has if we were eye to eye and we obviously are not.

Ha Ha gotta love the incest jokes, poke some more fun at the hillbilly. Oh yea me and Bubba attend the same Bible study each week and we pray for people like you that are damned and hope that you accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior.

Getting me riled up.....far from it Chuck.

Didn't get the part about the "next sentence" still haven't woke up this morning.......please elaborate.