How unlikely advocates helped end Pa. hunting ban

How unlikely advocates helped end Pa. hunting ban

BELLEFONTE — After years of debate, Pennsylvania’s near-total ban on Sunday hunting is off the books thanks to a bipartisan push, an unlikely political advocate, and a key policy shift from the state’s farm lobby. The new law, signed last week by Democratic Gov. Josh Shapiro, gives the Pennsylvania Game Commission the authority to decide which Sundays to include when setting hunting season dates. It also includes penalties for hunters who trespa…

How a Bipartisan Push — and Backing From Farmers — Helped End Pennsylvania’s Sunday Hunting Ban

A version of this story first appeared in Talk of the Town — a daily newsletter from the State College regional bureau of Spotlight PA, an independent, nonpartisan newsroom dedicated to investigative and public-service journalism for Pennsylvania. Sign up at spotlightpa.org/newsletters/talkofthetown. BELLEFONTE — After years of debate, Pennsylvania’s near-total ban on Sunday hunting is off the books thanks to a bipartisan push, an unlikely polit…

Pennsylvania Kills Sunday Hunting Ban

OutdoorHub Pennsylvania Kills Sunday Hunting Ban Pennsylvania hunters just got some great news. Gov. Josh Shapiro signed a new law this week that tosses out the state’s old Sunday hunting ban for good. The governor signed on House Bill 1431 at the Blue Ridge Sportsman Club in Dauphin County. With that stroke of the pen, Pennsylvania joined 39 other states that don’t limit hunting on Sundays. This change has been coming for a long time. The Sunda…