Sunday Hunting On Game Lands Study Released

April 10, 2007

Without as much fanfare as the Sunday Hunting study had this one was released and for the most part it mirrored the earlier report. Although hunting in general has wide support even among those that do not hunt there is not much support for lifting the ban on Sunday Hunting. Among hunters ourselves there is not overwhelming support and until such time there is I doubt we’ll see a change in this law.

I’m not in favor of changing the law myself nor do I actively work on blocking any attempts to change the law. My opposition is not a religious one which is the most often cited reason for not overturning the ban, but more a land use issue. We currently have a fairly lengthy deer season for a vast majority of the state so the tradition of not hunting on Sunday allows other land users the opportunity to utilize the land as well.

I think in this situation the Wildlife Commission is correct in sending it on without a recommendation because it’s really a political decision more then a conservation issue.

Sunday Hunting on Game Lands Study