VA-Birders,
Is everyone aware that HB 1639, if passed, would allow hunting on
Sunday only from noon to one-half hour after sunset? Not that I'm
happy about any hunting on Sunday, but at least it keeps the morning
safe for birders and other passive users of wildlife refuges and
wildlife management areas.
Here is the relevant section from the bill:
A. The following shall be unlawful:Poor raccoons. Sounds like they don't have a lobby.
1. To hunt or kill any wild bird or wild animal, including any nuisance species, with a gun, firearm or other weapon before noon or later than one-half hour after sunset on Sunday, which is hereby declared a rest day for all species of wild bird and wild animal life, except raccoons, which may be hunted until 2:00 a.m. on Sunday mornings.