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January 24, 2013

No Coyote Hunting on Sundays in Virginia

By Chad Love

Predator hunters in Virginia won't be able to shoot coyotes on Sundays after a bill was shot down, in convincing fashion, in the state Senate.

From this story on newsadvance.com:
A bill that would have allowed coyotes to be hunted on Sunday failed decisively in the state Senate Wednesday after rural lawmakers argued its real effect would open the door to hunting other animals on Sunday. Sen. Tom Garrett, R-Louisa County, argued the bill was intended to control prolific and voracious predators that have killed many pets and farm animals, leading to a bounty on their heads in 18 counties.

Opponents of the bill, which was defeated 29-13, argue that it was nothing more than a backdoor attempt to introduce Sunday hunting in Virginia, one of several states that does not allow any hunting on Sundays.

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from RJ Arena wrote 20 weeks 2 days ago

I still have a hard time understanding the ban on hunting on Sundays. What better way to be thankful for what God has given us than being out in "His country"? I like church, but I always feel closer to my Creator when I am surrounded by His works.

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from Greenhead wrote 20 weeks 2 days ago

I have never understood what is wrong with hunting on Sundays.

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from yanzi wrote 20 weeks 2 days ago

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from Red Angus wrote 20 weeks 2 days ago

I find it interesting that states would ban hunting on Sundays. I am in high school and November through February I have little time for hunting after school because it gets dark so soon. So I do a lot of my hunting on Saturday's and Sunday afternoons after I get home from church.
I completely agree with RJ Arena, it is much easier to be thankful for this creation when we are actually out in it.

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from Ontario Honker ... wrote 20 weeks 2 days ago

Many of the farmers who open their lands to everyone here to hunt waterfowl do not allow Sunday hunting. They are quite religious and look on that as an important day to spend with their families and don't want to be bothered with hunters knocking on their doors or shooting in the fields. I guess them enjoying the peace of their temple is more important than me enjoying mine in the outdoors. No arguments from this writer.

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from vasportsman wrote 20 weeks 2 days ago

It's ridiculous, the whole anti-Sunday hunting lobby in our state has no real basis for any of their claims. I can understand what OH is saying, but are a few landowners 'not being bothered' on Sundays a good enough reason for all state hunters to not get to enjoy the entire weekend in the woods? The arguments being made are not even really religous, it is more fear of the unknown, which is wrong because it IS known in 43 other states! It boils down to discrimination against people who choose hunting as their recreational activity, and personally I am angry about it. The real problem is there are a few delegates that get campaign donations from the anti-hunting lobby and they sit on the key committee that kills it every year, if brought to a vote on the floor it would actually pass overwhelmingly!

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from CL3 wrote 20 weeks 1 day ago

OHH:

To me it's a property rights issue too. If someone doesn't want to allow Sunday Hunting on their land, fine. But, if there are people who would like to, they should be able to. Also, this control should be in the hands of any given state's Game Commission, not the legislature, so that it can be used as a tool for game management.

In the fall of 2011, there was a Game & Fisheries Hearing here in PA on the issue. They interviewed Ohio State Game folks who had just implemented Sunday Hunting in Ohio. They stated they've had zero issues. The ironic thing was that many PA state reps have hunting leases in other states just for the simple fact they can hunt the WHOLE weekend.

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from Bioguy01 wrote 20 weeks 1 day ago

Virginia, like a few other states on the east coast, needs to stop living in the dark ages.

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from Ontario Honker ... wrote 20 weeks 16 hours ago

Oh, don't get me wrong, fellas. I'll hunt on Sundays but on some other guy's place ... if I hunt the weekends at all. Can get pretty crazy out here until big game season opens and then all the slob hunters head for the bush. Only allowing Saturday hunting on the weekends must make it even nuttier. At least with both days open it can kinda spread the craziness out a bit. Won't be any non-resident hunters coming any distance for that kind of crap either. So it's $$$$ lost. Gees, that argument doesn't even make them change their minds? I guess it's too bad there aren't more Buddhists in the legislatures, eh? :-)

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from Williamk8987 wrote 20 weeks 2 hours ago

If you can't hunt on Sunday because it is God's rest day, why do the states allow organized professional sports?

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from EricOklar wrote 19 weeks 6 days ago

It's a fact the Sunday hunting would draw a lot more people into the field, especially out of state hunters.
Another sad fact are the political pressures/contributions from anti-hunting interests play a sad part in not opening up the full potential of hunting. The economic potiential of Sunday hunting would help stimulate more interest in the public to enjoy the outdoors and help stem the couch potato/tv watching/video playing lifestytle that makes us fatter and more unhealthy every year!

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from yanzi wrote 19 weeks 6 days ago

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from DennyF wrote 19 weeks 5 days ago

"The ironic thing was that many PA state reps have hunting leases in other states just for the simple fact they can hunt the WHOLE weekend."

Not true. They hunt other states because the other states' deer management agency didn't totally fubar the deer hunting like pgc did.

And the reps I know that hunt will tell you straight out that is exactly why.

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from smallgamehunter25 wrote 19 weeks 5 days ago

Being a senior in high school I could only imagine how I'd feel if my state banned hunting on Sundays. I'm not religious, and hail from the least religious state in the country, so I may be a bit biased, but to me it seems a bit ridiculous that a state can ban a recreational activity just because of the day of the week. Doesn't seem to have any true reasoning behind it or a purpose if you ask me.

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from vasportsman wrote 20 weeks 2 days ago

It's ridiculous, the whole anti-Sunday hunting lobby in our state has no real basis for any of their claims. I can understand what OH is saying, but are a few landowners 'not being bothered' on Sundays a good enough reason for all state hunters to not get to enjoy the entire weekend in the woods? The arguments being made are not even really religous, it is more fear of the unknown, which is wrong because it IS known in 43 other states! It boils down to discrimination against people who choose hunting as their recreational activity, and personally I am angry about it. The real problem is there are a few delegates that get campaign donations from the anti-hunting lobby and they sit on the key committee that kills it every year, if brought to a vote on the floor it would actually pass overwhelmingly!

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from RJ Arena wrote 20 weeks 2 days ago

I still have a hard time understanding the ban on hunting on Sundays. What better way to be thankful for what God has given us than being out in "His country"? I like church, but I always feel closer to my Creator when I am surrounded by His works.

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from DennyF wrote 19 weeks 5 days ago

"The ironic thing was that many PA state reps have hunting leases in other states just for the simple fact they can hunt the WHOLE weekend."

Not true. They hunt other states because the other states' deer management agency didn't totally fubar the deer hunting like pgc did.

And the reps I know that hunt will tell you straight out that is exactly why.

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from Red Angus wrote 20 weeks 2 days ago

I find it interesting that states would ban hunting on Sundays. I am in high school and November through February I have little time for hunting after school because it gets dark so soon. So I do a lot of my hunting on Saturday's and Sunday afternoons after I get home from church.
I completely agree with RJ Arena, it is much easier to be thankful for this creation when we are actually out in it.

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from Ontario Honker ... wrote 20 weeks 16 hours ago

Oh, don't get me wrong, fellas. I'll hunt on Sundays but on some other guy's place ... if I hunt the weekends at all. Can get pretty crazy out here until big game season opens and then all the slob hunters head for the bush. Only allowing Saturday hunting on the weekends must make it even nuttier. At least with both days open it can kinda spread the craziness out a bit. Won't be any non-resident hunters coming any distance for that kind of crap either. So it's $$$$ lost. Gees, that argument doesn't even make them change their minds? I guess it's too bad there aren't more Buddhists in the legislatures, eh? :-)

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from Williamk8987 wrote 20 weeks 2 hours ago

If you can't hunt on Sunday because it is God's rest day, why do the states allow organized professional sports?

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from EricOklar wrote 19 weeks 6 days ago

It's a fact the Sunday hunting would draw a lot more people into the field, especially out of state hunters.
Another sad fact are the political pressures/contributions from anti-hunting interests play a sad part in not opening up the full potential of hunting. The economic potiential of Sunday hunting would help stimulate more interest in the public to enjoy the outdoors and help stem the couch potato/tv watching/video playing lifestytle that makes us fatter and more unhealthy every year!

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from smallgamehunter25 wrote 19 weeks 5 days ago

Being a senior in high school I could only imagine how I'd feel if my state banned hunting on Sundays. I'm not religious, and hail from the least religious state in the country, so I may be a bit biased, but to me it seems a bit ridiculous that a state can ban a recreational activity just because of the day of the week. Doesn't seem to have any true reasoning behind it or a purpose if you ask me.

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from Greenhead wrote 20 weeks 2 days ago

I have never understood what is wrong with hunting on Sundays.

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from Ontario Honker ... wrote 20 weeks 2 days ago

Many of the farmers who open their lands to everyone here to hunt waterfowl do not allow Sunday hunting. They are quite religious and look on that as an important day to spend with their families and don't want to be bothered with hunters knocking on their doors or shooting in the fields. I guess them enjoying the peace of their temple is more important than me enjoying mine in the outdoors. No arguments from this writer.

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from Bioguy01 wrote 20 weeks 1 day ago

Virginia, like a few other states on the east coast, needs to stop living in the dark ages.

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from CL3 wrote 20 weeks 1 day ago

OHH:

To me it's a property rights issue too. If someone doesn't want to allow Sunday Hunting on their land, fine. But, if there are people who would like to, they should be able to. Also, this control should be in the hands of any given state's Game Commission, not the legislature, so that it can be used as a tool for game management.

In the fall of 2011, there was a Game & Fisheries Hearing here in PA on the issue. They interviewed Ohio State Game folks who had just implemented Sunday Hunting in Ohio. They stated they've had zero issues. The ironic thing was that many PA state reps have hunting leases in other states just for the simple fact they can hunt the WHOLE weekend.

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from yanzi wrote 19 weeks 6 days ago

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from yanzi wrote 20 weeks 2 days ago

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