After decades of fighting, Pennsylvania and Connecticut hunters are now allowed to hunt on Sundays. (Photo courtesy of WILDFOWL Magazine.)
July 15, 2025
By Lynn Burkhead
Last year, a WILDFOWL Magazine Conservation Corner column topic took a closer look at the idea of "The Sunday Hunting Ban Conundrum."
Specifically, the CC column dove into the details of a topic that was controversial to many hunters in some states, while at the same time being a yawning and non-existent threat to hunters in many other states across the country.
What was all of the fuss about? As that 2024 column noted, "As many hunters might know, Sunday hunting restrictions were put into place in many North American locations during the 1800s in an effort to honor the Sabbath Day and to encourage church attendance. A part of the so-called "Blue Laws" that have...
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