MARYLAND. 'Nuf said.What are the reasons behind restrictions on which Sundays we can hunt? I really can't understand why I could have gone out and shot a deer with my bow today, but can't tomorrow.
Is this an old blue law? Haven't we gotten rid of those?
I read some older info and in HoCo the horse riders lobby against it. But for the life of me don't get how it should be an issue on private land with bow. They think if they allow bow, gun will be next. But they are the first to whine when they hit one with a car. Me, I say hunters lobby them to wear horse diapers on public land. I have been on trails before where the poop is all over the trail.
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I'll be the odd one out and say I like it.
I can fish on Sunday without having to choose between hunting and fishing.
We have a little saying at our house: "hunt on Saturday, fish on Sunday."
Oh, one possible upside, we are more likely to get there eventually. Always more people, but the number of hunters is slowly diminishing over the long term. Maryland isn't dropping as fast as some states, but over the last 10 years or so it is down something like 5-10%.
A lot of people are complaining about suburban deer and stuff which is why MoCo just passed a 50yd with stand safety zone change. In some ways even though there are fewer of us fighting for changes, the upward pressure on habitat and fewer hunters to manage things will get DNR in out corner pushing for more liberal (in the good way) hunting regs and laws.
Now if someone could just restrain the HoCo council and executive and change the gun/hunting laws in this damn corrupt county, that'd be good.
They only passed the 50 yard thing in MoCo to help gloss over the fact they changed their Sunday hours to cease at 1030am to appease the horsey folk.Appears I am not the only one thinking that.