Sunday Hunting Is up for Debate Again in the State House
- Connecticut's state Senate passed House Bill 7231, allowing hunting on Sundays for the first time in state history with a vote of 32-4.
- The bill provides hunting opportunities for individuals unavailable during the week due to work obligations and aims for equitable access to outdoor sports.
- Pennsylvania also seeks to expand Sunday hunting opportunities through House Bill 1431, supporting farmers and wildlife management.
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Senate Passes Bill to Allow Sunday Hunting on Private Lands
For the first time in state history, Connecticut’s hunters could be legally allowed to engage in the activity on Sundays after the state Senate passed legislation passed House Bill 7231. The 32-4 vote removed what lawmakers described as one of the last remaining "blue laws" on the books.

Pa. House committee advances bill to end Sunday hunting ban
HARRISBURG — Another effort is underway in the Pennsylvania General Assembly to repeal the existing prohibition on Sunday hunting.

Sunday hunting is up for debate again in the state House
A white-tailed deer is seen at Seedskadee National Wildlife Refuge in Wyoming on Aug. 8, 2015. (Tom Koerner/USFWS/CC BY 2.0)The latest effort to expand hunting on Sundays in Pennsylvania passed a key House committee with bipartisan support Tuesday. State Rep. Mandy Steele (D-Allegheny), sponsor of House Bill 1431, described the effort to repeal Pennsylvania’s Sunday prohibition on hunting as a “groundbreaking collaboration” of the Pennsylvania F…
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