You can go either way, but think of how many people that hunt that are not religioius. They could use that day that nobody is out.
Also, we have around 10 people in our hunting party and we usually can't get all the deer in one weekend, and we can't go during the week because we have jobs (i actually have school), so we need the Sunday. Maybe if we get our deer we can go home you might think, but we're kind of the land owners.

Nate

Sunday hunting is outstanding.

I'm glad to see NC finally making a move in what I consider to be the right direction, so any place to start is better than never starting. They should take it further, though.

The public land use argument by non-hunters is weak. A large portion of the huntable public land in NC is lightly used for non-hunting purposes, and that portion that is used is used during hunting season and on hunting days. Adding a hunt-day to the week isn't going to make that much of an impact... especially considering that most hunting is only permitted for about three or four months out of the year.

It's a start

I am happy to have it. Now I can save some more vaction days for fishing in the summer instead of killing just about all of them during deer season. As for the public land there really ain't much of it available to hunting once you get out of the mountains. So whether or not they allow sunday hunting on public land is a moot point for me.
The reason for doing this was that the state is not reducing the deer herd as much as they would like to each season. I like the extended hunting opportunity but we need to find a way to make people shoot more does around this joint. You can take up to 4 bucks where I live. Since TV has conditioned people to believe your manhood(no offense to women hunters) will shrink if you aren't killing bucks that what people shoot. While gettin a buck is nice it doesn't do crap for population management. My thought is if you reduce the number of bucks that can be taken more people will take does in order to fill the freezer. Anyhow I thats just the beginning of my two cents and I'll stop before I get into an uncontrollable ramble.

Firearms are much louder than bows and other archery products. So it makes sense that firearms are not allowed because they are way too loud and would disturb nature way too much. I dont see why bows should not be allowed. Sound wise, they do not disturb anything...

I like to spend my Sundays in the outdoors. One can go to the early service or Sunday evening worship and still get in a few hours. Man made the church building for God, but God made the outdoors for man. I know more than one Alabama hunter who takes the good book to the shooting house during deer season, and I don't just mean on Sundays either. You can get them in Mossy Oak, you know? Who among us has never prayed a buck would take just one . . . more . . . step?

Allow hunting on Sunday. A lot of guys get tied up spending quality time with their kids and family on Saturday (like athletics, school functions, etc.) instead of hunting. IMO if a state is only going to allow hunting on Saturday, then they shouldn't allow the bikers, hikers, bird watchers, horse riders, etc. in the woods on that day, since they all have Sunday to themselves. Of course, better yet, let people do whatever they want on whatever day they can. One size never fits all and isn't necessary.

I don't see objections from parishoners who attend church on Sunday other than the fact that they may be a little jealous that Billy-Bob is going hunting and they are not.
I have talked to many of my peers about this issue because I live in NC and I would love to see Sunday hunting allowed. Unfortunately I was surprised that many of my peers did not support Sunday hunting because many of them hold to the traditional myth that the game needs a days rest from hunters. This myth is not (to the best of my knowledge) supported by most wildlife biologists however its the squeaky wheel that gets the grease.
There are many hunters who cannot take time off during hunting season and the weekend is their only time to hunt. So for these people, it is Saturday only. Sunday would at least give them two days afield. I personally feel that this issue isn't over till the fat lady sings, and I haven't heard any singing yet.

I can understand what the hikers and bikers etc. are all talking about and I can see their concern, but what about us too?
I live in WI so this law doesnt effect me(thank goodness!) but if it did, I would have to argue the facts that biking and hiking, people running or walking through the woods on trials or whatever, doesnt help the hunter either. Its not like we like to be sitting for 3 hours and at prime time see a group of loud mouthed hikers either!
But all in the same, public is public. We all take chances when dealing with public lands, all of us.

Most people work Monday- Friday. If we want our sport to grow (or at least not decline) it makes sense to make hunting access easier. This year in SE PA it rained 3 out of the first 4 Saturdays of small game. At very least we should have the option to bow hunt on our own land!

I don't see why it matters - if you don't want to hunt on Sunday, don't hunt. If you do want to hunt on Sunday, hunt. How hard of a decision is that, and why is it necessary for a law that makes it for you?

Hunt every day during the season if you can, right? Last time I checked I was under no Constitutional proclamation to not do something on Sunday just because of someone else's religion. Ain't it the opposite?