BornToHuntAndFish
Senior Member
Still surprising about some states that continue to ban hunting on Sundays, especially deer hunting, going back to the old Blue Laws of the 1870's. Thank God that Georgia is not one of these "No Sunday Hunting" states. Some may be changing this year but it's still a work in progress, especially Pennsylvania & Virginia. See web links below for more details & updates.
We need the freedom to hunt on Sunday in all states & need to get rid of all laws that prevent hunting on Sunday.
http://sundayhunting.org/index.cfm
Sunday Hunting Regulations
Currently 11 states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia) have such restrictions or prohibitions that date back to "blue laws" enacted in the 1700s.
Executives from America's leading conservation, sportsmen's and hunting organizations have announced the formation of a new multi-organization coalition to remove bans and restrictions on Sunday hunting.
Meet the Sunday Hunting Coalition
What Are Blue Laws?
Sunday trade restrictions (or Blue Laws) were commonly enacted during the colonial period in America, and well into the 1800's. They were justified on "Old Testament" grounds.1 However, as one author suggested, "While it is easy to think of economic reasons why God might have commanded us to stop working from time to time, it is not clear why He commanded us all to rest at the same time."2
What Is Their Purpose?
During the later part of the 19th century, these restrictions began to be challenged by merchants' associations and by 1970 only 25 states still had Blue Laws. This number had fallen to 13 by 1984.3 As one economist suggests, positive externalities can arise from resting or enjoying free time collectively; however, negative externalities can also result from synchronized economic activity. This is especially true for retail activities which by definition require some to work while others do not.4
How Change Can Impact
Today, 11 states either prohibit or restrict hunting on Sunday. Were these states to eliminate these outdated restrictions, and simply allow hunting on all Sundays within the dates of the current hunting season, it is estimated that over 27,000 new jobs would be created. These are good jobs, paying over $730 million in wages, and contributing about $2.2 billion in additional economic activity to the states in question.
http://outdoorswithothmarvohringer.blogspot.com/2011/01/coalition-formed-against-sunday-hunting.html
Monday, January 31, 2011
Coalition Formed Against Sunday Hunting Ban
The Coalitions single goal is the lobbying to repeal laws prohibiting hunting on Sundays in the eleven remaining states that still have the archaic blue law in place.
Those states include: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.
Here in Canada Sunday hunting bans are still in place for certain game species or certain areas of Alberta and New Brunswick.
http://www.ncsl.org/?tabid=13247
State Sunday Hunting Ban Statutes
Updated December 2009
This table contains only the states with restrictions on Sunday hunting.
Connecticut | Delaware | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | New Jersey | North Carolina | Pennsylvania | South Carolina | Virginia | West Virginia
http://www.nssf.org/newsroom/releases/show.cfm?PR=011911.cfm&path=2011
January 19, 2011
Conservation, Sportsmen and Hunting Organizations Announce Initiative to Challenge Sunday Hunting Bans and Restrictions
LAS VEGAS — Executives from America's leading conservation, sportsmen's and hunting organizations have announced the formation of a new multi-organization coalition to remove bans and restrictions on Sunday hunting. Currently 11 states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia) have such restrictions or prohibitions that date back to "blue laws" enacted in the 1700s.
"By removing bans and restrictions to Sunday hunting, we will be continuing a larger effort that involves improving access and opportunity for all American hunters," said National Shooting Sports Foundation Senior Vice President and General Counsel Lawrence G. Keane. "Let's not forget, the vast majority of hunters take to the field on weekends. By removing barriers to Sunday hunting, states will effectively be doubling the value of each hunter's license."
The benefits of Sunday hunting, however, would not be limited to the sportsmen's community. An economic impact report released by the coalition has found that removal of Sunday hunting restrictions would result in an estimated 27,000 new jobs being created in the affected states. The report also notes that these jobs would pay more than $730 million in wages and contribute approximately $2.2 billion in additional economic activity to those states. Given this potential economic boom, the coalition is moving forward rapidly.
"Through the network of state legislative sportsmen's caucuses, united under the umbrella of the National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses (NASC), repealing Sunday hunting restrictions is going to be a priority in the states where such laws exist," said Jeff Crane, President of the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation. "One of the biggest obstacles to recruiting new hunters is lack of access and opportunity, and by restricting hunting on Sunday, states are limiting opportunities for current hunters and making it more difficult to recruit new ones."
Fewer hunters mean that game populations, already at historic levels in many of the 11 states, could continue to rise until they reach unsustainable levels. It also means that the state agencies in charge of managing wildlife will be severely limited in their resources since the vast majority of the funds necessary to run the agencies are generated through the excise tax on hunter's sporting equipment.
Hunting and associated industries represent the largest financial supporters of wildlife conservation throughout the United States, having contributed over $3 billion to habitat conservation and wildlife management through the Pittman Robertson excise tax fund since 1991. In addition to excise tax payments, hunting and fishing licenses constitute the second largest source of revenue for state fish and wildlife agencies. Pittman Robertson excise tax contributions and license receipts will inevitably increase with the removal of Sunday hunting bans and restrictions.
"Extremist anti-hunting groups push Sunday hunting bans in a calculated effort to incrementally destroy America's hunting heritage," said NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox . "These bans have a devastating impact on hunter recruitment and retention, yet there is no biological justification for the prohibition. Most families with youth sports and other family obligations on Saturdays are deprived of their only hunting opportunity. This leads to the failed recruitment of new hunters vitally needed to maintain healthy wildlife populations and preserve America's rich hunting heritage."
The Sunday hunting coalition includes the National Shooting Sports Foundation, National Rifle Association, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, Archery Trade Association, Boone and Crockett Club, Cabela's, Delta Waterfowl, Mule Deer Foundation, National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses, Pheasants Forever, Quail Forever, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Safari Club International, U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance and the Wildlife Management Institute.
http://www.nrahuntersrights.org/Dnrmap.aspx
STATE HUNTING LAWS MAP (Click on State for web link to Hunting Laws)
http://www.mikehanback.com/blog/ind...-Hunting-Coming-Soon-to-Pennsylvania-Virginia
Prediction: Sunday Hunting Coming Soon to Pennsylvania, Virginia
July 12, 2011
Posted By : Mike Hanback
http://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/newshound/2011/07/pennsylvania-one-step-closer-hunting-sunday
July 07, 2011
Pennsylvania is One Step Closer to Hunting on Sunday
http://www.tidewaternews.com/2011/07/15/time-to-repeal-sunday-hunting-ban/
July 15, 2011
Time to repeal Sunday hunting ban
"I predict this 1950 law will be repealed. Experts from Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries think it is OK."
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...o-end-sunday-hunting-ban-in-pa-124706683.html
June 29, 2011
Coalition Applauds Introduction of Legislation to End Sunday Hunting Ban in PA
http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs...pas-sunday-hunting-restrictions-may-be-lifted
June 13, 2011
PA's Sunday Hunting Restrictions May Be Lifted
http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/news/release.asp?id=298
6/10/2011
Virginia Board of Game and Inland Fisheries Endorses Sunday Hunting
http://gantdaily.com/2011/06/13/sunday-hunting-in-virginia-closer-to-happening/
June 13, 2011
Sunday hunting in Virginia closer to happening
The resolution only needs the approval of the General Assembly before Sunday hunting will be allowed in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
“We, the Board of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, do hereby urge the General Assembly to repeal the prohibition on Sunday hunting in the Commonwealth of Virginia.”
http://www.nrahuntersrights.org/Article.aspx?id=5048
NJ: Bill Introduced to Expand Sunday Hunting
5/26/2011
Assembly Bill 4071, introduced by Assemblyman John J Burzichelli (D- Paulsboro), would allow hunting with firearms for deer on Sundays on private property.
New Jersey is one of only 11 states that restricts or prohibits hunting on Sundays. Other states include: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
In 2009, New Jersey passed similar legislation allowing bowhunting for deer on Sundays.
The effort to roll back antiquated “blue laws” in the 11 states that prohibit Sunday hunting is being led by the Sunday Hunting Coalition.
http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/187/House/H02399
Massachusetts Laws
Bill H.2399
An Act to allow hunting on Sunday within the Commonwealth
By Ms. Gobi of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2399) of Hunt and others relative to hunting on Sundays Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Actions for Bill H.2399
Date Branch Action
1/20/2011 House Bill Filed.
1/24/2011 House Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security.
1/24/2011 Senate Senate concurred.
5/9/2011 Joint Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2011 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
We need the freedom to hunt on Sunday in all states & need to get rid of all laws that prevent hunting on Sunday.
http://sundayhunting.org/index.cfm
Sunday Hunting Regulations
Currently 11 states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia) have such restrictions or prohibitions that date back to "blue laws" enacted in the 1700s.
Executives from America's leading conservation, sportsmen's and hunting organizations have announced the formation of a new multi-organization coalition to remove bans and restrictions on Sunday hunting.
Meet the Sunday Hunting Coalition
What Are Blue Laws?
Sunday trade restrictions (or Blue Laws) were commonly enacted during the colonial period in America, and well into the 1800's. They were justified on "Old Testament" grounds.1 However, as one author suggested, "While it is easy to think of economic reasons why God might have commanded us to stop working from time to time, it is not clear why He commanded us all to rest at the same time."2
What Is Their Purpose?
During the later part of the 19th century, these restrictions began to be challenged by merchants' associations and by 1970 only 25 states still had Blue Laws. This number had fallen to 13 by 1984.3 As one economist suggests, positive externalities can arise from resting or enjoying free time collectively; however, negative externalities can also result from synchronized economic activity. This is especially true for retail activities which by definition require some to work while others do not.4
How Change Can Impact
Today, 11 states either prohibit or restrict hunting on Sunday. Were these states to eliminate these outdated restrictions, and simply allow hunting on all Sundays within the dates of the current hunting season, it is estimated that over 27,000 new jobs would be created. These are good jobs, paying over $730 million in wages, and contributing about $2.2 billion in additional economic activity to the states in question.
http://outdoorswithothmarvohringer.blogspot.com/2011/01/coalition-formed-against-sunday-hunting.html
Monday, January 31, 2011
Coalition Formed Against Sunday Hunting Ban
The Coalitions single goal is the lobbying to repeal laws prohibiting hunting on Sundays in the eleven remaining states that still have the archaic blue law in place.
Those states include: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia.
Here in Canada Sunday hunting bans are still in place for certain game species or certain areas of Alberta and New Brunswick.
http://www.ncsl.org/?tabid=13247
State Sunday Hunting Ban Statutes
Updated December 2009
This table contains only the states with restrictions on Sunday hunting.
Connecticut | Delaware | Maine | Maryland | Massachusetts | New Jersey | North Carolina | Pennsylvania | South Carolina | Virginia | West Virginia
http://www.nssf.org/newsroom/releases/show.cfm?PR=011911.cfm&path=2011
January 19, 2011
Conservation, Sportsmen and Hunting Organizations Announce Initiative to Challenge Sunday Hunting Bans and Restrictions
LAS VEGAS — Executives from America's leading conservation, sportsmen's and hunting organizations have announced the formation of a new multi-organization coalition to remove bans and restrictions on Sunday hunting. Currently 11 states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia) have such restrictions or prohibitions that date back to "blue laws" enacted in the 1700s.
"By removing bans and restrictions to Sunday hunting, we will be continuing a larger effort that involves improving access and opportunity for all American hunters," said National Shooting Sports Foundation Senior Vice President and General Counsel Lawrence G. Keane. "Let's not forget, the vast majority of hunters take to the field on weekends. By removing barriers to Sunday hunting, states will effectively be doubling the value of each hunter's license."
The benefits of Sunday hunting, however, would not be limited to the sportsmen's community. An economic impact report released by the coalition has found that removal of Sunday hunting restrictions would result in an estimated 27,000 new jobs being created in the affected states. The report also notes that these jobs would pay more than $730 million in wages and contribute approximately $2.2 billion in additional economic activity to those states. Given this potential economic boom, the coalition is moving forward rapidly.
"Through the network of state legislative sportsmen's caucuses, united under the umbrella of the National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses (NASC), repealing Sunday hunting restrictions is going to be a priority in the states where such laws exist," said Jeff Crane, President of the Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation. "One of the biggest obstacles to recruiting new hunters is lack of access and opportunity, and by restricting hunting on Sunday, states are limiting opportunities for current hunters and making it more difficult to recruit new ones."
Fewer hunters mean that game populations, already at historic levels in many of the 11 states, could continue to rise until they reach unsustainable levels. It also means that the state agencies in charge of managing wildlife will be severely limited in their resources since the vast majority of the funds necessary to run the agencies are generated through the excise tax on hunter's sporting equipment.
Hunting and associated industries represent the largest financial supporters of wildlife conservation throughout the United States, having contributed over $3 billion to habitat conservation and wildlife management through the Pittman Robertson excise tax fund since 1991. In addition to excise tax payments, hunting and fishing licenses constitute the second largest source of revenue for state fish and wildlife agencies. Pittman Robertson excise tax contributions and license receipts will inevitably increase with the removal of Sunday hunting bans and restrictions.
"Extremist anti-hunting groups push Sunday hunting bans in a calculated effort to incrementally destroy America's hunting heritage," said NRA-ILA Executive Director Chris W. Cox . "These bans have a devastating impact on hunter recruitment and retention, yet there is no biological justification for the prohibition. Most families with youth sports and other family obligations on Saturdays are deprived of their only hunting opportunity. This leads to the failed recruitment of new hunters vitally needed to maintain healthy wildlife populations and preserve America's rich hunting heritage."
The Sunday hunting coalition includes the National Shooting Sports Foundation, National Rifle Association, Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation, Archery Trade Association, Boone and Crockett Club, Cabela's, Delta Waterfowl, Mule Deer Foundation, National Assembly of Sportsmen's Caucuses, Pheasants Forever, Quail Forever, Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Safari Club International, U.S. Sportsmen's Alliance and the Wildlife Management Institute.
http://www.nrahuntersrights.org/Dnrmap.aspx
STATE HUNTING LAWS MAP (Click on State for web link to Hunting Laws)
http://www.mikehanback.com/blog/ind...-Hunting-Coming-Soon-to-Pennsylvania-Virginia
Prediction: Sunday Hunting Coming Soon to Pennsylvania, Virginia
July 12, 2011
Posted By : Mike Hanback
http://www.outdoorlife.com/blogs/newshound/2011/07/pennsylvania-one-step-closer-hunting-sunday
July 07, 2011
Pennsylvania is One Step Closer to Hunting on Sunday
http://www.tidewaternews.com/2011/07/15/time-to-repeal-sunday-hunting-ban/
July 15, 2011
Time to repeal Sunday hunting ban
"I predict this 1950 law will be repealed. Experts from Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries think it is OK."
http://www.prnewswire.com/news-rele...o-end-sunday-hunting-ban-in-pa-124706683.html
June 29, 2011
Coalition Applauds Introduction of Legislation to End Sunday Hunting Ban in PA
http://www.fieldandstream.com/blogs...pas-sunday-hunting-restrictions-may-be-lifted
June 13, 2011
PA's Sunday Hunting Restrictions May Be Lifted
http://www.dgif.virginia.gov/news/release.asp?id=298
6/10/2011
Virginia Board of Game and Inland Fisheries Endorses Sunday Hunting
http://gantdaily.com/2011/06/13/sunday-hunting-in-virginia-closer-to-happening/
June 13, 2011
Sunday hunting in Virginia closer to happening
The resolution only needs the approval of the General Assembly before Sunday hunting will be allowed in the Commonwealth of Virginia.
“We, the Board of the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries, do hereby urge the General Assembly to repeal the prohibition on Sunday hunting in the Commonwealth of Virginia.”
http://www.nrahuntersrights.org/Article.aspx?id=5048
NJ: Bill Introduced to Expand Sunday Hunting
5/26/2011
Assembly Bill 4071, introduced by Assemblyman John J Burzichelli (D- Paulsboro), would allow hunting with firearms for deer on Sundays on private property.
New Jersey is one of only 11 states that restricts or prohibits hunting on Sundays. Other states include: Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Virginia, and West Virginia.
In 2009, New Jersey passed similar legislation allowing bowhunting for deer on Sundays.
The effort to roll back antiquated “blue laws” in the 11 states that prohibit Sunday hunting is being led by the Sunday Hunting Coalition.
http://www.malegislature.gov/Bills/187/House/H02399
Massachusetts Laws
Bill H.2399
An Act to allow hunting on Sunday within the Commonwealth
By Ms. Gobi of Spencer, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 2399) of Hunt and others relative to hunting on Sundays Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security.
Actions for Bill H.2399
Date Branch Action
1/20/2011 House Bill Filed.
1/24/2011 House Referred to Joint Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security.
1/24/2011 Senate Senate concurred.
5/9/2011 Joint Hearing scheduled for 05/12/2011 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
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