Sunday hunting

gwchem · Sep 16, 2017

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?

AlBeight · Sep 16, 2017

gwchem 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?

MARYLAND. 'Nuf said.

Sticky · Sep 16, 2017

Yes it is and no, obviously, we haven't gotten rid of all of them. :lol2:

It's has been a hotly debated topic between sportsman and landowners in all the counties of MD, thus the different Sunday permitted days in each county (some have more, some less).

SummitCnty · Sep 16, 2017

It's up to each county when they have open Sundays.

Melnic · Sep 16, 2017

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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Sticky · Sep 16, 2017

AA Co is the same, the southern part, where most of the hunting properties are, is big horse country and between the landowners (many of whom own big horse farms) and the fox chasers, I am resolved that we will only get one gun Sunday and one bow Sunday til eternity... :lol2:

outrider58 · Sep 16, 2017

Horse people. :sad20:

foxtrapper · Sep 17, 2017

What really gets me is you cannot shoot a coyote ( or any furbearer other than nutria) on a sunday. Yet I can have one in my trap on a sunday and kill it. Why is this not being changed? Does no one other than me care? I wonder how many are shot on sundays anyway? Hell I bet many get shot and the hunters don't have a furbearer permit. I thought PA had archaic hunting regs, but they CAN hunt coyotes and foxes on sundays!

HeatSeeker · Sep 17, 2017

It used to be NO Sunday hunting in MD, so I will just be happy with some now.

gwchem · Sep 17, 2017

I'm not happy til it's every Sunday. What the hell do those horse people have any right to say what I should do on my land?

S.M.I.B · Sep 17, 2017

I agree. Should be able to hunt on my property on Sundays. If there is anyone else there they are trespassing.

Jerry M · Sep 17, 2017

Old blue law that closed stores on Sunday. All have been removed except the hunting. Really sucks as every other State or Country I have been able to hunt on Sundays.

Good luck

Jerry

lazarus · Sep 17, 2017

Melnic said:
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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Because they might be trespassing on a hunters property. Duh.

I've noticed horse people (I use the term to refer to the bad ones. I know several good horse owners who aren't entitled POS/Bs) tend to have about as little regard for other people's property rights as they do for anything that isn't in their tiny little world.

lazarus · Sep 17, 2017

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 kick HoCo council and executive in the nuts and change the gun/hunting laws in this damn corrupt county, that'd be good.

pbharvey · Sep 17, 2017

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."

lazarus · Sep 17, 2017

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.

pbharvey · Sep 17, 2017

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."

fabsroman · Sep 18, 2017

pbharvey said:
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."

Choice is good. You can still hunt on Saturday and fish on Sunday. It just gives the rest of us more choice on what to do. Plus, when it is snowing/raining, I prefer to waterfowl on Sunday versus fishing on Sunday. When the reports are that the birds are in the area and the fish are not, I prefer hunting on Sunday.

fabsroman · Sep 18, 2017

lazarus said:
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.

Appears I am not the only one thinking that.

BigCountry14 · Sep 18, 2017

fabsroman said:
Appears I am not the only one thinking that.

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.

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