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Preserve Sunday hunting bans in New Jersey, Pennsylvania
Submitted by: Bruce W. Krafft
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"New Jersey and Pennsylvania have long traditions of hunting and trapping, and those activities today are greatly changed from their historical roots. Modern equipment is a far cry from 18th-century firearms and bows. Game populations and habitat have shrunk with the encroachment of suburbs and highways. ..."

"One hunting tradition is resistant to change, however. Both states have refused to end bans on Sunday hunting, a type of blue law that dates to the 19th century."

"In Harrisburg, a Sunday hunting bill died in committee last year. A group called Hunters United for Sunday Hunting sued the state Game Commission, saying the Sunday ban violated hunters' First and Second Amendment rights. A federal judge dismissed the suit ..." ...

Comment by: Millwright66 (1/14/2015)

While I can sympathize with the detractors, we also have to be cognizant of prevalent economic and game management issues. Too many hunters work 6/12, leaving little time to hunt. Fewer hunters means fewer license dollars for states' FG&W management budgets. That impacts all wildlife, since the anti-hunting crowd's wallets won't open to support those programs.

Increased hunting opportunity means increased FG&W license revenues, which benefit all wildlife, plus increased harvest of species verging upon a nuisance/hazard . A "harvest", IMA, that benefits not only the hunters, but the disadvantaged thru a number of donation programs as well. IOW, there's the probability of a "win/win" outcome with a minor law change.