Posted this here as it's not necessarily firearms politics, but more of a hunting article. Seems our NS natural resources minister thinks Sunday hunting wouldn't be 'safe', and that people enjoying the outdoors would feel in danger if Sunday hunting was introduced for big game. It's also ONLY for big game, which is kinda silly, should be able to hunt any game on Sundays in NS 
http://www.capebretonpost.com/Opinion/Editorial/2011-11-09/article-2799755/Shooting-on-Sunday/1
Shooting on Sunday
Published on November 9, 2011
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Supreme Court , Nova Scotia , Prince Edward Island
Provincial Liberal natural resources critic Andrew Younger announced on Nov. 3 that his party will introduce legislation allowing hunters to kill bear, moose and deer on Sundays during Nova Scotia’s big game season.
This year, the overall season runs from Sept. 24 to Dec. 3.
“We see no reason that hunters should not be allowed to take to the woods in pursuit of big game,” said Younger. “The prohibition against big game hunting on Sundays has been in place for far too long and other provinces have moved to allow this practice.”
But just because Nova Scotia is one of only two provinces that don’t allow some form of Sunday hunting (the other being Prince Edward Island) doesn’t mean that Nova Scotia is a behind-the-times backwater on the hunting front.
Arguments against shopping and hunting on Sunday often evoke the Commandment to “remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” And almost undoubtedly, provincial laws against doing all manner of things on Sunday were rooted in Nova Scotia’s Christian heritage.
But in an increasingly secular age, those who oppose such activities on Sunday tend to have practical arguments as opposed to spiritual reasons for doing so.
Those who protested Sunday shopping more often than not made the argument that Sunday is traditionally a “family day” and allowing Sunday shopping would mean store employees would be spending less time with their families.
The people of Nova Scotia voted against allowing Sunday shopping in a binding plebiscite in 2004. But in October 2006, following a Supreme Court of Nova Scotia ruling that the province had overstepped its authority on that front, former premier Rodney MacDonald announced that Sunday shopping would be allowed in the province year-round.
Given the results of the 2004 plebiscite, a lot of people would have been uncomfortable with MacDonald’s decision.
But for those who will oppose allowing hunting on Sunday — and we predict it will be a greater percentage of the population than Younger indicates — it will be about more than feeling uncomfortable; it will be about feeling unsafe.
“We know that hunting is a popular sport ... but Sunday traditionally has been a day that families and individuals like to go hiking and take their pets along, and they know it’s a day that they feel safe out there,” Natural Resources Minister Charlie Parker told the Chronicle Herald.
Parker speaks the truth. Fall is arguably the best season for spending out of doors in Nova Scotia, not only for hunting, but for hiking, birdwatching, horseback riding, taking photos and picking late-season berries.
And during the province’s 10-week big game season, Sunday is the only day of the week many outdoor enthusiasts feel safe — even on their own land — even if the evidence suggests that the vast majority of hunting accidents are self-inflicted and the odds of being injured on the province’s highways are far greater than being shot in the province’s woods.
Peace of mind (not to mention the peace of the countryside) is reason enough to retain an old, widely accepted tradition."
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Another example of fear mongering. I guess blood would be running in the woods if Sunday hunting was to be introduced in NS ..
http://www.capebretonpost.com/Opinion/Editorial/2011-11-09/article-2799755/Shooting-on-Sunday/1
Shooting on Sunday
Published on November 9, 2011
Staff ~ The Cape Breton Post RSS Feed
Topics :
Supreme Court , Nova Scotia , Prince Edward Island
Provincial Liberal natural resources critic Andrew Younger announced on Nov. 3 that his party will introduce legislation allowing hunters to kill bear, moose and deer on Sundays during Nova Scotia’s big game season.
This year, the overall season runs from Sept. 24 to Dec. 3.
“We see no reason that hunters should not be allowed to take to the woods in pursuit of big game,” said Younger. “The prohibition against big game hunting on Sundays has been in place for far too long and other provinces have moved to allow this practice.”
But just because Nova Scotia is one of only two provinces that don’t allow some form of Sunday hunting (the other being Prince Edward Island) doesn’t mean that Nova Scotia is a behind-the-times backwater on the hunting front.
Arguments against shopping and hunting on Sunday often evoke the Commandment to “remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.” And almost undoubtedly, provincial laws against doing all manner of things on Sunday were rooted in Nova Scotia’s Christian heritage.
But in an increasingly secular age, those who oppose such activities on Sunday tend to have practical arguments as opposed to spiritual reasons for doing so.
Those who protested Sunday shopping more often than not made the argument that Sunday is traditionally a “family day” and allowing Sunday shopping would mean store employees would be spending less time with their families.
The people of Nova Scotia voted against allowing Sunday shopping in a binding plebiscite in 2004. But in October 2006, following a Supreme Court of Nova Scotia ruling that the province had overstepped its authority on that front, former premier Rodney MacDonald announced that Sunday shopping would be allowed in the province year-round.
Given the results of the 2004 plebiscite, a lot of people would have been uncomfortable with MacDonald’s decision.
But for those who will oppose allowing hunting on Sunday — and we predict it will be a greater percentage of the population than Younger indicates — it will be about more than feeling uncomfortable; it will be about feeling unsafe.
“We know that hunting is a popular sport ... but Sunday traditionally has been a day that families and individuals like to go hiking and take their pets along, and they know it’s a day that they feel safe out there,” Natural Resources Minister Charlie Parker told the Chronicle Herald.
Parker speaks the truth. Fall is arguably the best season for spending out of doors in Nova Scotia, not only for hunting, but for hiking, birdwatching, horseback riding, taking photos and picking late-season berries.
And during the province’s 10-week big game season, Sunday is the only day of the week many outdoor enthusiasts feel safe — even on their own land — even if the evidence suggests that the vast majority of hunting accidents are self-inflicted and the odds of being injured on the province’s highways are far greater than being shot in the province’s woods.
Peace of mind (not to mention the peace of the countryside) is reason enough to retain an old, widely accepted tradition."
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Another example of fear mongering. I guess blood would be running in the woods if Sunday hunting was to be introduced in NS ..
