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nydeerhunter
Joined: 10 Oct 2002
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| Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2002 9:59 am Post subject: |
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| Have you heard that some states are banning hunting on Sundays? I dont think this is right. I know a lot of people go to church on this day but do they really need to ruin it one particular group of people? |
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maineguide
Joined: 03 Sep 2002
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Location: Downeast, ME USA
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| Posted: Fri Oct 11, 2002 6:51 pm Post subject: |
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| The state of Maine has not had any Sunday hunting for as long as I can remember. |
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ChesterGolf
Joined: 17 Aug 2002
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Location: Nova Scotia
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| Posted: Sat Oct 12, 2002 9:08 am Post subject: |
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| We have never been able to hunt on Sundays. I'm really not sure why because you can fish on Sunday and I see no real difference in either. |
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fire6469
Joined: 11 Oct 2002
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Location: pennsylvania
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| Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2002 9:10 am Post subject: |
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| I have never hunted on a sunday either. I thought that most places had similar laws. maybe we should ask our local game commissions the answer to this question |
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Chuck
Joined: 09 Sep 2002
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| Posted: Fri Oct 18, 2002 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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We just received the chance to hunt on Sundays here in Ohio THIS year. We could have LAST year, but you had to fall under certain conditions as a landowner to let others hunt on your land.
This year they just said "Have at it." more or less. |
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bitmasher
Joined: 27 Feb 2002
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2002 9:59 pm Post subject: |
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Wow, I'm surprised at the posts on this. I didn't realize there are so many locations that are either considering limiting Sunday hunting or have limits on Sunday hunting.
Sunday hunting for me is assumed, since usually the only time off I can swing is a Friday and/or Monday to make it a 3-4 day weekend. Usually it is just 2 days though...
So without Sunday I would only get 1 or 2 days of deer/elk hunting in, since each of Colorado's three rifle deer/elk seasons is only 7 days long (one weekend a piece).
In the land that covets the seperation of church and state, this sounds like a miscarriage of liberty.
Could there be any reason to limit hunting on Sundays other than religious ones? (barring the anti-hunter crowd, which would take just about any reason to get a pot-shot in). |
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bitmasher
Joined: 27 Feb 2002
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Thu Oct 24, 2002 10:01 pm Post subject: |
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| Chuck, do you know why Ohio banned and then re-instated Sunday hunting? Just curious... |
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Chuck
Joined: 09 Sep 2002
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| Posted: Fri Oct 25, 2002 6:06 am Post subject: |
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No, sorry I don't really know right now.
I will try and look it up, but I just popped in for a minute, going to get packed for a trip to Scioto county today. Going for the weekend! Yahoo! |
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bitmasher
Joined: 27 Feb 2002
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Location: Colorado
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| Posted: Tue Oct 29, 2002 11:00 pm Post subject: |
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| ok, good luck! |
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dougw
Joined: 25 Oct 2002
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Location: Vermont
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| Posted: Wed Oct 30, 2002 10:00 am Post subject: |
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It's my understanding that some of the Sunday hunting bans are actually 'blue laws'. These are holdovers from colonial or early republic days that were just never taken off the books.MA (which has a Sunday hunting ban) was settled by the Puritans; they weren't overly concerned about the separation of church & state. As they expanded north and west into ME (which was originally a part of MA)and other New England states they brought their customs with them. As New Englanders emigrated west this influence expanded. Chances are where Sunday hunting is banned the custom has come to be accepted over time as "...that's the way it's always been..." F&G departments may now offer Sunday hunting bans for other reasons but I'll bet if anyone looks back far enough they're 'blue laws'.
[ This Message was edited by: dougw on 2002-10-30 09:01 ] |
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Swindawg
Joined: 31 Oct 2002
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Location: Swinford R.M.
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| Posted: Fri Nov 01, 2002 10:07 am Post subject: |
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Hunting is a god given right and should not be exempted on Sunday. Most of the hunters work hard all week to enjoy and settle down in the woods on the weekend. Read "The Ultimate Hunter" its great reading and biblically explains our right to harvest game and hunt. Rut is in here in Indiana and remember main trails and stay in those tree stands for the action will be hot and heavy all day.
[ This Message was edited by: Swindawg on 2002-11-01 09:09 ] |
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maineguide
Joined: 03 Sep 2002
Posts: 244
Location: Downeast, ME USA
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| Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2002 4:51 pm Post subject: |
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| I think it had a lot to do with the tree huggers |
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cob
Joined: 28 Oct 2002
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Location: Texas panhandle
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| Posted: Sat Nov 16, 2002 8:25 pm Post subject: |
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| I had no idea any state had laws against hunting on sunday. I've never been to any of the northern states though. I'm at church every sunday and hunting doesn't get in the way of that but i would be upset if i couldn't go out on sunday afternoon and get a few hours of hunting in. |
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Bronx
Joined: 29 Oct 2002
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Location: Ontario
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| Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2002 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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Hey Folks,
Up here in Ontario, they do not allow hunting on the holy day either, with the exception of bow hunting. The reason for the ban is that it gives non hunters and I guess hunters the chance to go out and enjoy the outdoors with there kids or pets and not worry about bullets flying all over.
Happy Hunting! |
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saskie
Joined: 23 Dec 2002
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Location: West Carleton, Ottawa, Canada
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| Posted: Fri Dec 27, 2002 12:30 am Post subject: |
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I think both Doug and Bronx are on the right track. It started as a carry-over and now is usually for game management (1 day a week they can feed and water without getting shot). Plus it gives others the chance to be in the woods safely.
No Sunday hunting in Sask or NS
[ This Message was edited by: saskie on 2002-12-26 23:31 ] |
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