Moose Droppings

This is part 3 in a series on Sunday Hunting Ban and the ongoing debate about that here in North Carolina. If you’re just joining us please be sure to check out part 1 and part 2.

Landowners should always have the right to decide what activity does or does not take place on their property so I have no problem with landowners deciding that aspect. However a challenge to overturn this law based on it should be up to the landowners is somewhat flawed because seasons and limits are a State function and not left up to landowners. The State has the right and the duty to establish the seasons and bag limits. I think if some want to change the law to allow hunting on Sunday’s and they base it on landowners’ rights that they should also encompass other hunting aspects that effect landowners.

Certainly statewide the issue of trespass on private land is an issue and going the route other places have and allow reverse posting, all privately held land is considered posted unless signs indicate it’s open for others to enjoy, so that first offenders get a ticket instead of a warning would put a little more bite into it. This would also eliminate the problem with vandalism and outright destruction of posted signs to create access points on to private land. In the counties that allow dog hunting finding a way to protect landowners rights is paramount. Currently there is little a landowner can do if deer hunters run their hounds across the land. As one who has experienced this on numerous occasions I can certainly see why non-hunting landowners would object to changing this law. That would in effect basically double the headache they are already facing with adding an additional weekend day.

By opening up just private land on Sunday’s and by potentially banning the use of hounds on Sunday’s you are really fragments the minority of hunters who currently support the law change. I certainly think there is some validity to allowing landowners decide but getting past the objections to allow this I think is a far fetch idea when you consider the atmosphere around this issue currently in the state of North Carolina.

Although I think there are some valid points in this point of view I do not think this by itself will get the Sunday Hunting Ban overturned. Up next I’ll address if Sunday hunting will help us balance the herd and improve hunter retention.

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