Hunting on Sundays

No blaze orange in B.C. and hunting on Sundays.We're taught to know what we're shooting at.Not just blasting away at something moving through the bush.I suppose you could get yourself into trouble sporting a brown jacket and a deer rack strapped to your head.
 
Best way to fix this problem is to get a Jew a Seventh Day Adventist and an Athiest to go hunting together on Sunday, get charged, take it to court and get it thrown out as religious discrimintation.
 
I doubt with the harsh winter we've had in NB this year that they'll introduce Sunday hunting. Apparently Rod Cumberland (NB Deer Biologist) estimated a 30-50% drop in the NB deer herd should we have a long winter. I think 50% is a little high, maybe 10%.

But as hunter's I feel we have a responsibility, time permitting of course, to try and trim down the coyote population. 50,000+ residents buy a big-game tag every year in NB but how many actually go out other than to bag a deer. There is this percieved attitude in NB (and I suspect elsewhere as well) that as soon as I buy my tag, I should be able to go out on a cool Saturday morning in November and a nice 6 pointer will be waiting for me. AND IF IT ISNT...well I'm going to write a letter to DNR complaining that hunting season doesn't fall on the rut AND/OR we need an extra day to hunt.

This year was my first year bagging a deer, and ironically the first year I shot a coyote (2 at that). Now don't give me that karma bull#### 'cause I ain't buying it, and on the small scale of things I know that downsizing the NB 'yote "pup"ulation by 2 didn't increase the deer herd by 1 thus allowing be to tag my first, BUT then again the large scale theory isn't that far off. As a committed hunter who would love to get a crack at another deer this fall, I can't help but feel somewhat responsible to go out there and take a crack at a few more. A fellow I work at told me how while out snowshoeing this past weekend he came across a fresh coyote ravaged deer carcus, and I bet they'll be quite a few more IF this winter and deep snow lasts too long into the spring....50% though, we'll just have to see
 
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bushwhacker said:
Best way to fix this problem is to get a Jew a Seventh Day Adventist and an Athiest to go hunting together on Sunday, get charged, take it to court and get it thrown out as religious discrimintation.
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Actually,from what I understand,that was indeed one of the swaying arguments?My source,yes in this case,a politically connected high school buddy,indicated that if the Cabinet could not find a legitimate conservation reason(which they couldn't)to keep the prohibition in place,then they would have to allow it for fear it going to court as a religious issue.Surprisingly,(to me at least)is the NB Guides and Outfitters Association was on board in support of Sunday hunting?I would have thought they might enjoy a "day of rest" and Sunday is traditionally client turn-over day in most camps,but apparently the NBGOA played the card of "religious discrimination against their business"which was likely very instrumental in the success.I had predicted in a previous thread when the debate began that if the NBGOA was not on board the issue would die in the water.Thankfully,they were on board,it didn't die....and here we are,going hunting on Sundays next Fall!:dancingbanana:
 
nlevandier said:
I doubt with the harsh winter we've had in NB this year that they'll introduce Sunday hunting.
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Ummmmmm....what part of done deal do you not understand?We are getting Sunday Hunting this Fall.Deer is not the only game in NB.Furthermore,snow conditions and winter mortality are not uniform throughout the province...never have been.Here in the south it hasn't been all that bad,and of the few hundred deer I've seen in recent months only one that I recall looked scrawny.The only thing left to be decided is how much of the year we will be able to hunt on Sunday?My guess is it will be at least Oct-Dec....but definately will include deer season as the biggest push came from working class deer hunters that are tired of having only 4 Saturdays to rifle hunt.

Also I've heard that Rod Cumberland is predicting a 20-30% mortality province-wide,most of that will be in the north.
 
grinrgrn said:
Ummmmmm....what part of done deal do you not understand?We are getting Sunday Hunting this Fall.Deer is not the only game in NB.Furthermore,snow conditions and winter mortality are not uniform throughout the province...never have been.Here in the south it hasn't been all that bad,and of the few hundred deer I've seen in recent months only one that I recall looked scrawny.The only thing left to be decided is how much of the year we will be able to hunt on Sunday?My guess is it will be at least Oct-Dec....but definately will include deer season as the biggest push came from working class deer hunters that are tired of having only 4 Saturdays to rifle hunt.

Also I've heard that Rod Cumberland is predicting a 20-30% mortality province-wide,most of that will be in the north.
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Was Sunday hunting really confirmed yet? I hadn't heard, but that is great news! I was definitely pro-sunday hunting.

From my understanding with the snow, everywhere north and including york country got hit especially hard this year, and there have been an unusually higher number of deer/automobile collisions and we haven't even hit the peak time for these occurances.
 
nlevandier said:
Was Sunday hunting really confirmed yet? I hadn't heard, but that is great news! I was definitely pro-sunday hunting.

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Ummm...yeah...sorta.I posted a link to Times/Transcript interview with the MNR on page 4 of this thread.Here's the article:



By James Foster
Times & Transcript Staff
Published Friday February 29th, 2008
Appeared on page A1


Sunday hunting is coming to New Brunswick - though the ban on hunting during the traditional day of rest won't be lifted year-round.


"You're not going to see full implementation and you're not going to see no implementation," provincial Minister of Natural Resources Donald Arseneault said yesterday.

The matter still has to be decided by the provincial cabinet. A final decision is expected to be made public by mid-March. However, in an interview, Arseneault tipped the province's hand on the contentious question.

Arseneault called the decision to partially lift the ban on Sunday hunting "a difficult choice."

The department consulted widely on the question and was flooded with almost 10,000 responses from property owners and forest users of every kind, including, of course, hunters themselves.

Surprisingly to some, many hunters were in favour of maintaining Sunday as a non-hunting day, while many non-hunters didn't have a problem with chasing game on the traditional day of rest. As expected, most hunters favoured week-long hunting.

The three Maritime provinces are among the minority of jurisdictions in North America where the woods and fields are off-limits to hunters on Sundays. In most other states and provinces, either wide-open hunting is permitted or else hunting is permitted during only selected seasons or only in selected areas.

For example, in some areas, Sunday hunting is only permitted during big game season. While deer-hunting is by far New Brunswick's most popular hunting season and the deer herd is growing by an average of 15 per cent to 20 per cent per year after crashing dangerously in the late 1990s, Arseneault would not speculate if deer hunting on Sunday was in New Brunswick's future.

He has said in the past, however, that whatever form of Sunday hunting might be allowed, he wanted it in place in time for this year's hunting season, which begins with a three-day moose season in late September, followed by hunting for several small-game species Oct. 1 and then by deer near the end of October.

The public consultation phase last year generated the most responses in the history of the department, attesting to how passionate New Brunswickers feel on the topic, whether for and against.

"It was very intriguing, the results that we received," Arseneault said.

"It certainly created a lot of interest."
 
Originally Posted by Woody
Well I hope they don't allow large game hunting on Sundays.... It's nice to go for a walk in the woods with the family on a beautiful Maritime Sunday afternoon and not have to wear blaze orange!

That's an odd thing to say on a hunting forum.

I was out mountain biking during hunting season awhile back. Met a hunter who scolded me for not wearing hunter orange. I was on a trail along a wide powerline right of way, wearing a blue coat and riding a red bike. I don't think I looked much like a deer.

Around here, they train hunters to be sure of their target and what's behind it.

Congratulations to New Brunswick if they get Sunday hunting. I hope someday it will happen here in Nova Scotia too.
 
Hunting season would affect only few of your sunday strolls.... you got whole year to do it. Hunting is only few weeks of the year and that is in fall.
We NEED sunday hunting in Sask too.
 
Woody said:
Well I hope they don't allow large game hunting on Sundays.... It's nice to go for a walk in the woods with the family on a beautiful Maritime Sunday afternoon and not have to wear blaze orange!
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:onCrack: bull####

Hunting is open 7/7 in QC, and no one gets hurts

Hippies like you make me sick
 
Right, soooo much better.. spring bear hunt right?

How about the cost of living in Ontario vs Alberta lol.

For the price of my uncles dinky house in Calgary "378,000 dollars" I could buy 300 acres of land and build my own resort here.

Go take a look at our regs, not much different. Our seasons are long. Also while your at it, take a look at Albertas crime rates, more so Calgary, compared to where I live. Heck, I could go on.

I am happy here, and if you seen where I live you would think the same.

Keep your stinkin regs
 
northwoodslivin said:
Keep your stinkin regs
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Whoo boy, who crapped in your wheaties?

Nice to know we can keep this civil northwoods.

I'm pretty sure my two line post took no shots at Ontario but hey you feel free to flame on.

And I'd still like to have a copy of the Ontario regs so if anyone from Ontario who didn't wake up on the wrong side has a set throw me a pm when you get a chance
 
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