No sunday hunting

[blackpowder]

Guys like the hunting pressure in New Jersey is not excessive already. We do not need to have sunday hunting. Sunday is the day to relax bait stands and have some time to manuver stands and hone in on activity. Also if you have private land you don' tneed to worry about peopl trespasing and if you hunt state land it is one less day for some jerk to sit your stand.
thanks for reading

[onthehunt]

Please.......Some of us 9-5 Joes would like to have an extra day:). Glad you have time to watch your "private property" mon-sat. I'll hunt when I want and if sunday is legal I'll be out there:razz:

[blackpowder]

your probably the one who sits on others property and stands. and sorry I work for myself.

[ub1243]

i'm with you on this one.
we are the very few who will go against the masses and say we don't want it.

i hope it stalls.

[onthehunt]

OK pal, you want to throw acusations:eek:. First off I don't sit other peoples stands. Second I have over a thousand acres to myself.
Third I run my own business also:rolleyes:. Just trying to stick up for my buddies that don't have it as good as us. If you have an issue with guys tresspassing take it up with fish and game:razz:. Sunday hunting is just fine for me.

[blackpowder]

onthehunt you threw a dagger at me. if you cant take it dont start it. i hope your season is good no hard feelings

[onthehunt]

I threw no "daggers". No disrespect, either. I am in the construction bizz and see my guys suffer as I head for the stand:(. And I understand your pain..... I take care of a huge property myself. We will never conquer the poaching issue.... only control it:mad:

[squidly]

i think you have it all wrong blackpowder. the numbers of hunters in this state are in the decline, and the state is trying to bring in more hunters. not everyone works for themselves, i think your opinion needs some more thinking out. i know hunters that work 6 days a week and sunday is the only day they have off. they like to hunt but can't. as far as having someone hunting in your stand, MOVE IT. i,m 55 years old and i have hunted in this state since i was 12, and i could count on one hand the number of times i caught or even suspected someone was hunting out of my stand. i hunt mostly state land, and and i try not to move in on someone elses area. as far as giving your BAIT PILE a rest, if you must, have 2 or 3 going. or better yet, try hunting deer runs and deer sign. i've shot my best bucks that way. the big ones know what bait piles are all about. good luck

[blackpowder]

squidly, I do hunt state land and private. I also have on the past 3 years have people set the stands 10 yrds off my bait pile. That is annoying if you are that lazy don't hunt. I also hunt without bait because the landowner doesn't want me to. as for the hunters on the decline possible true, but that is because of your states laws and charging everyone out of the nose. Sportsman spend so much each year on what they love, but they are taxing the crap out of us. I feel bad for the people that have to work everyday of their life just to make ends meet and can't go hunting, but that is the way the economy is now and the state doesn't help.

[squidly]

blackpowder, the state is trying to make a differance. SUNDAY HUNTING. you'd be surprized how many more people will hunt. but i don't think that is what you want. i think the 150 foot rule is the one that should be done away with. i'm sure you've seen how far a arrow can and will go if deflecked. i think the state has their head in the sand on that one. as far as the cost to hunt in this state goes, what other state lets you hunt and harvest as many deer as you can in this state? not even counting the does. 6 bucks if you hunt all the seasons. alabama is the only state that i know of that has a more liberal bag limit then us. i've hunted four other states and it's 1 or 2 bucks and thats it for the year. i always say if your a deer hunter. new jersey is one of the best states to hunt in, not antler or body but number. as far as other hunters setting close to you, that happens and you just have to deal with it. they have as much right to be there as you. i've lost some really good hunting spots, but it's not worth starting a war because of it. hunting is supposed to be enjoyment. good luck

[njhunter167]

I for one am in favor of it... Blackpowder how many times do you get out? I for one would like the same oppurtunity as other to be able to hunt as much as I can but I work 5 days a week including Saturdays. If you dont want to hunt the extra do but me I would like the choice too. And i fail to see what people putting stands up on your property has to do with sunday hunting? If they are doing it now they are doing it on days you can hunt.

[QuintonZ29]

Just beccause they make sunday legal to hunt doesnt mean you have to do it.....You can still use it for your day of rest on your property u hunt..or a baiting day....Not me i'm gonna give em he!! 7 days a week if I can....especially during the rut..... you can do almost everything else in this country on sunday..so why not bow hunt...when I am in my own private, posted property with a bow who am I bothering? :huh:

[Drenalin1]

Start hunt Sun and no hunt Monday. Mondays suck anyway.:D

[blackpowder]

squidly, have you ever considered why we are allowed to take so many deer. It is not because of our huge deer population. It is because of our deer population #'s in an area. Of course we seem to have alot of deer when woods is being dozed ever day. The states wants to eliminate not secure the numbers.

[onthehunt]

Blackpowder, We agree again:wave:. Deer seem to get in the way of progress and money:mad:. Happy hunting to you, bud.

[grtwhthunter/fisherman]

licence 28 dollars, permits 28 dollars ,buck permit 28, dollars gas to and from woods lots, if you bait lots, yes work is sometimes 6 days a week ,and or dont get to hunt m-f only one day. are yous kidding ?lets us enjoy our sport bring on the sunday.:) i agree on taking back monday in exchange.i do believe the deer should get a rest from us.

[Eastern Shore Slayer]

i get 6 or 7 sundays a yr hunting in MD. private land only
my best deer to date came on a sunday last year
Deer dont rest hunting 7 days a week vs 6 wont hurt them pressure wise

[Pagrizz]

I have hunted in other states on sunday, but I hope it never passes in PA because every land owner that lets me hunt now has told me that they will stop all hunting on their land if it passes .They want one day that they can have without worrying about hunters.It has been brought up to not allow hunting on their land on sunday ,but they do not want the chance of someone might forget so they will just stop it if sunday hunting is passed.

[JJV79]

I say pass the Sunday bill! For those of us who do not have the schedule that allows us many days to hunt during the week (yes I'm jealous). It's only fair. It would certainly give me more of a chance to be out in the woods and more opportunities to be out there with my sons. I know how bad it sucks to go to school and have your friends tell you about their hunt the previous evening only to tell them you couldn't go because dad was working. I was fortunate enough to have a very close friend of the family whom my parents trusted take me out hunting during the week when I got a little older and for that I am forever grateful. As a matter of fact I was with him and his son when I bagged my first deer. He would pick me up and take me out even when his own son couldn't go, now that friends is a SPORTSMAN. I only wish I was with my dad when I got that first doe. For people who oppose it for whatever reason; fair or selfish just don't hunt, it's that easy for you not so for the rest of us. And for the record I hunt alot of state land and will NEVER or have NEVER sat in someone elses stand, hunted their bait pile or set up on top of them. Please don't ruin something that could be so great and deserved for the rest of us.

[onthehunt]

JJV79, your dad wishes he was there alot more than you:thup:. Keep up the good work by being outside when I know most of your friends are inside playing video games:thdown:. This will make you a better person/hunter in the long run. Stick with it.

[Setterman]

Sunday hunting doesn't seem to be a problem in New York state. People, landowners and hunters accept it and embrace it. Other states should use this as an example and tailor their laws to mirror the same. Somehow, I think this does come down to revenue. If there are people out and about on Sunday's, there will be money spent and money earned. Right now our economy needs that. My personal time for hunting is weekends, rolled in there are my around-the-house obligations as well as family obligations watching or carting my kids to athletic events which happen to fall on Saturday's and Sunday's. I'd like an extra day where I can pick and choose one or the other to hunt.

[JJV79]

ONTHEHUNT: I was just remembering from when I was a kid (grown up now) and how I hated not getting to go hunting when my friends did because my dad worked shift work. Now I work shift work and my two sons wil have to long for dad to be off to take them and Sunday hunting would allow me more opportunities to do so. But you;re right have to wait did make me appreciate it that much more.

[keppy382]

But I to belive there should be a day of rest somewhere.

[Dirtypenny725]

A day of rest from what? Most people I know are still in the woods on sundays either baiting, moving stands and/or scouting. I would think all the noise and traffic from that would be more pressure than someone sitting quietly in a tree stand. Only my opinion though. I'm more against crossbow hunting (unless they have a disability) than sunday hunting. Do you realize how many people are going to be in the woods now because of this??? It's bad enough on state land as it is. Again this is only MY opinion.

[ub1243]

Do you realize how many people are going to be in the woods now because of
sunday hunting.

the nonhunting public should be able to go into the woods with no hunting going on. we pay for the WMA's, but we hunt parks, forest pieces, county pieces. there are a lot of ground we can hunt that isn't payed for by us. and i think the animals should have one day off from two legged predators.

[Nitrous SwampRat]

I think it should pass, give guys like myself...not a monday-friday guy a chance to hunt more.

ya cant use the excuse to bait, move stands as an excuse NOT too. sorry but thats off base in my opinion. now im referring to PUBLIC land. there are just as many people if not more in the woods on sunday as saturday. hikers, horseback riders, boyscouts,fishermen, campers.
Pressure is pressure...doesnt matter whether you have a gun,bow, fishing rod in your hand. Its there already and always will be. If anything it will lessen the pressure on saturday. Give a guy like me a choice to hunt either day.

as for Famers having to "worry" about hunters...if they have to worry then they shouldnt have them on there property to begin with.

let me say this...im referring to public land and solitary type hunters..not club hunting.....thats an entirely different subject.
Nick

[bigolebuck]

I am also a business owner with little time to get in the woods, so Sunday hunting would be great! I also agree if you don't want to hunt on Sundays then don't, but please don't discourage others for wanting to do so!
I will surely take advantage of the Sunday hunting!

[Dirtypenny725]

I was stating that I AM FOR SUNDAY DEER HUNTING. I'm against crossbows, except for those with disabilities. Non-hunters have all spring, summer to be in those parks and WMA's. We can argue this point all day long and there are going to be lists on each side of the argument miles long. Personally, I work sundays...however during the week on days off I have to take my children to school and pick them up not allowing me to hunt those days (especially later in the season as it gets dark earlier). So an extra evening would benefit me.

[Dirtypenny725]

I would like to say that it should only be allowed for BOWHUNTING. Gun hunting is a totally different game. Should have stated that earlier.

[David599]

Im for it. There's plenty of deer. Tons. Access and amount of time is the main issue.

Access, well if you are one of the guys who hunts public lands, then you have to share with others. Id doable, just go where others avoid. Adding another day would make more woods / deer available.

I also believe more guys would come out and hunt. And their kids. which is important to the future..... in this economy osme guys gotta work hard to keep it going...

NJ seems to keep raising the prices and adding more and more fees.... eg, rifle permit every year, separate seasons for permit archery, add a buck fee, permit muzz, add a buck fee, permit shotgun, buck fee....

I hope that the cross bow gets added for next year. I also hope that Sunday hunting does too. Its good for the collective good of all of us.

Finally - we all need to stick together. Lots of antis out there. Fisherman and hunters are high on my good folk list..... so lets not fight about it regardless of your possition.

Dave

just joined the UBHNJ ..... already NRA...

dont forget to contact your congressman and be active...

[David599]

I know of few bow hunters that don't go up in a stand. Bow hunting is very safe.

If hunter X is in his stand, say 18 ft up (wearing his harness of course), and deer D comes along, the arrow is passing though the deer and going into the ground. Hiker H or bike rider B isnt even going to see X. And D would see H or B long before they got close enough and be gone G.

Besides, if X is in the tree, and D does comes along, its not likely either H or B is around. D would be long gone by the time X drew his bow if either B or H came around...

now if hunter X had a Mathews, D would be dead long before either H or B came by...

The argument that we have to leave the woods alone for others to enjoy wrt bowhunting isnt flying with me. Of course, any idiot can ruin this by doing something stupid.....

[bobmetzg]

get sunday hunting passed and get rid of the rediculous bait piles

[Nanuk]

get sunday hunting passed and get rid of the rediculous bait piles

I'm with you , get rid of this baiting BS and open another day to hunting and if you want to bait and set stands on Sunday so be it and don't hunt . As far as sharing the woods no problem , but when the majority of the funds that support the land comes from taxes on the ammo ,gear and PERMITS ( ALL the PERMITS !!! ) to hunt I believe , we as hunters should get first crack at it !! Besides aren't we doing everyone a service keeping the deer off the hoods of cars . Just my 2 cents . :mad:
The baiting sucks because your causing the deer to stay put all day and feed at night especially on WMA 's . Not allowing the deer to browse and search for food as their naturally supposed to do. :huh:

[Eastern Shore Slayer]

Sunday Hunting in MD just put the first deer meat of the yr on the table
should be allowed every where for every hunting

[UPCHUCK]

Personnally I would like the option to hunt on a Sunday then maybe I would'nt turn down the overtime when asked to work.
Just my 2 cents.

[Yelper]

I think its going to cause a lot of problems between hunters. If your hunting the same state land I hunt your going to hate me, if your hunting or not you will see me most Sundays moving stands.

My opinion is if you want to hunt more and need a Sunday to do it, you picked the wrong career, or need to find a place to work with different hours.

Where I work now had me getting out at 4:30, I told them if they want me to further my career with them my hours will change to 3:30 quiting time.

[droptine]

sunday hunting should be allowed most states already have it, the state can charge a fee for hunting on sunday like a stamp, if you dont buy the stamp then you dont hunt, as for yelper some people need to work extra hours to pay the high taxes we pay here in nj, so sunday hunting might be a great day to take their son or daughter out. some people or should i say most people cant call their own shots while working for some one. just my 2 cents good luck hunting and be safe.

[feathersnfins]

When are all you Jersey boys ganna figure out that bait piles are lame. I hunted Jersey in my teens and twenties and never really learned to bowhunt until I moved to Iowa. Those guys laughed at me out there for talking about bait piles. Since then I've taken more big bucks than I ever killed over sweet potatoes, sugar beets, corn and all the other crap that I used to throw out there. O yeah and by the way.... In Iowa we hunted on Sundays. I'm a teacher now in PA with three kids of my own and it sucks being a weekend warrior with only one day to hunt.

[fishy]

You don't need bait when you need trains to get the corn out of the feilds. And when they harvest there is no other place for the deer to go but in what little woods there is on some of these places. Been there several times and those draws can hold some deer.:thup::thup::thup:

[bigolebuck]

When are all you Jersey boys ganna figure out that bait piles are lame. I hunted Jersey in my teens and twenties and never really learned to bowhunt until I moved to Iowa. Those guys laughed at me out there for talking about bait piles. Since then I've taken more big bucks than I ever killed over sweet potatoes, sugar beets, corn and all the other crap that I used to throw out there. O yeah and by the way.... In Iowa we hunted on Sundays. I'm a teacher now in PA with three kids of my own and it sucks being a weekend warrior with only one day to hunt.


I can't speak for everyone else but I never hunted over a bait pile until the past couple years here in NJ. And NJ only passed the bait pile law a few years back, so really all of us NJ hunters know what it's like to hunt without a bait pile! On the other note, I have hunted as far west as Colorado down to Texas and have taken numerous B & C and P & Y bucks, pigs, elk and caribou, and guess what all were killed on or around a highly concentrated food source! I don't see much difference between hunting over a water hole, corn field, or a bait pile! The deer are still coming into eat or drink, we as hunters are just 1 step ahead of the animal! Hunting a bait pile is not as easy as everyone draws it up to be, but I do know this much it all comes down to this one saying! "In the right stand at the right time".

[onthehunt]

Sure would be nice to hunt this sunday with all this crappy weather moving in tonight:mad: I hunt over bait I guess...........about thirty white oaks within shooting range dropping bait every 15 seconds:rolleyes:

[feathersnfins]

Hunting natural food sources is one thing... dumping a hundred pounds of corn in the middle of the woods or worse on a fenced in property is not my idea of hunting. To each his own. I'm just saying that I learned more about the outdoors, animal behavior and and conservation when the attitude in the area wasn't kill as many deer as possible as easy as possible. I wonder if thats why the hunting was so good out there and I dont mean quality of bucks.... just the quality of the experience. Doe-a-day, baiting and "if it's brown it's down" attitude along with a socialist government that doesnt spend a freakin' dime on conservation but would rather steal the sportsmans money and send to some wacko left wing cause....... Holy crap I'm rambling. Anyway to each his own. I'm shootin' teal in 10 hours.

[onthehunt]

OK, I'm assuming your a fisherman, correct? Do you use bait or artificials? Do you tell the kid using minnows he's having less of an experience? I'm not trying to argue but we are all sportsman here and as long as we hunt or fish within the law, who is to judge? Good luck with those speedsters tommorrow. Shootum' up:thup:

[feathersnfins]

Definately not trying to be offensive but F the law. Especially NJ's crazy ass laws. Not that I dont follow them (maybe thats what the f was for follow yeah thats it) I believe in using common sense. Take what you can eat and respect the land/water and the HUNTER NEXT TO YOU. Thats for the skyblasters last weeked who spooked all the teal and blackducks from the bay last Sat.
I just had my 3 yr old boy and his two sisters fishing with minnows the other day. I was in his shoes with my grandfather fishing Paddies, the hogs pen and other classic holes in the back bays using sheddars that we hand caught, since the 70's. I'll still fish bait if I want some flounder. But I like to be a little more interactive with my fishing just like bow hunting. Last deer I killed with a gun was in 96 in Iowa. I shot the damn thing and said to myself " well that was no fun. I like to be able to get close to my game, see the whites of their eyes. I'm rambling again but whatever this is something I'm passionate about. And like I said before, to each his own. I'm not telling you that you shouldn't do it just giving my opinion. My name ain't Obama I'm not tryin to tell you what federally funded (probably our sporting goods tax money) health insurance plan you have to follow. Ok really thats all I gotta go hook up the boat, pack the decoys and get the dog to bed so he's ready for the water in the morning.

[onthehunt]

Point taken:thup: Be safe out there on the water. It's going to be a nasty girl in the morning:mad:

[Yelper]

Don't get me wrong I don't want to see anyone held back from being in the woods.

I just see this happen with a lot of my friends who hunt. I try not to stretch myself to thin and thankfully not forced to work all kinds of hours, I made my life that way because I love to hunt. I hunt everyday. My NJ property taxes are 5200 a year. So I do get it.

I just see a lot of post coming about guys being pissed off, because some other guy is wandering around while they are getting in a Sunday hunt, if and when this gets passed.

[theBassman_nj]

Why do you care what I do on Sundays on my land? Seperation of church and State? Why not allow hunting on Sunday and not on Tuesday? I work Monday through Friday. Of course I like to fish for Stripers on Sunday.
theBassman_nj
GonnaMissHer

[Dirtypenny725]

My opinion is if you want to hunt more and need a Sunday to do it, you picked the wrong career, or need to find a place to work with different hours.

Where I work now had me getting out at 4:30, I told them if they want me to further my career with them my hours will change to 3:30 quiting time.
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Well Yelper, for those of us that work Law Enforcement we would love to tell the criminals to not commit any crimes on certain days so we can hunt, however it doesn't work that way in real life. I have a wonderful career and wouldn't trade it for any other job, however I work all kinds of shifts and sometimes never know when my days off are going to be. So to have an extra day as an OPTION would be beneficial for those of us that can't dictate to our employers what our schedule and days off are going to be.

[Yelper]

Whoa whoa whoa!!!!!! I'm not pissing on nobody's parade. I'm just making a statement.

Their "WILL" be arguments in the field because of this.

As for a career, thats how life is, I have three friend who a LEO's 1 SP, and 2 township officers. They have way to many hours to hunt, they hunt more than I do. I'm saying you make your life how you want it to be, thats all.

I am for Sunday hunting, If I need an extra day I'll get it, My son only hunts with me on Sat. so with this we can get an extra day here and there.

[onthehunt]

Let's not get selfish here. What about the KIDS that have to go to school mon-fri:huh:. We need more youth participation or none of us will be able to hunt:eek:. Numbers matter guys......old and young.

[Yelper]

My son only hunts with me on Sat. so with this we can get an extra day here and there.


I did say that, already????

[Inatreeandhappy]

Guys like the hunting pressure in New Jersey is not excessive already. We do not need to have sunday hunting. Sunday is the day to relax bait stands and have some time to manuver stands and hone in on activity. Also if you have private land you don' tneed to worry about peopl trespasing and if you hunt state land it is one less day for some jerk to sit your stand.
thanks for reading

Thats pretty selfish thinking for the guy that works 6 days a week and a 2nd job as well. A sunday hunt would be a nice break for us poor working slobs.

[deerslayer37]

i think sunday hunting sounds just fine to me :razz:

[Inatreeandhappy]

[quote=Dirtypenny725;7162]My opinion is if you want to hunt more and need a Sunday to do it, you picked the wrong career, or need to find a place to work with different hours.

Where I work now had me getting out at 4:30, I told them if they want me to further my career with them my hours will change to 3:30 quiting time.


Your kidding right, I have 31 years in this career and its the right one, but now with bills from college loans and stuff I need to work 6 days and have a 2nd side business as well. I'd bet your a very young guy who just doesnt get it yet. But you will.

[squidly]

from what i understand, the sunday law has already been approved. by a large margin at that .i think all this bull s about letting stands rest is just that bull s. i agree with there are alot of misinformed people out there that are very selfish. i' ve never heard anything as stupid as change your job because you have to work, and sundays are your only day off. if i had someone working for me and they told me i better change their hours or they would quit. well i'd show them the door. and very quickly at that. i quess next they should stop fishing on sundays also, they need a rest too. ha ha i just hope the good gov signs the bill soon, like this week. the rut is coming on and it sure would be nice to hunt sat & sun this weekend.

[Yelper]

[quote=Dirtypenny725;7162]My opinion is if you want to hunt more and need a Sunday to do it, you picked the wrong career, or need to find a place to work with different hours.

Where I work now had me getting out at 4:30, I told them if they want me to further my career with them my hours will change to 3:30 quiting time.


Your kidding right, I have 31 years in this career and its the right one, but now with bills from college loans and stuff I need to work 6 days and have a 2nd side business as well. I'd bet your a very young guy who just doesnt get it yet. But you will.


Sorry man, you got me wrong. I'm 41, and doing this for the past 19 years.

I'm not living the life of Riley, but I'm comfortable. Three kids, house is paid for, three cars in the driveway.

Now you want to question my life experiances. I wasn't throwing stones at you. Read through my posts not just one line.

I'm not here to compare lifestyles.

If someone cant find time for leisure they must be living way beyond their means.

Sorry if I insulted you. I understand you need to put your kids through school and that caries a hefty price tag. Like I said read the rest of my posts on this.

[onthehunt]

Sorry Yelper, didn't see that in your other post:o. sat-sun would be nice to spend with your kids outdoors.

[Yelper]

Sorry Yelper, didn't see that in your other post:o. sat-sun would be nice to spend with your kids outdoors.



:thup:

[bigolebuck]

I see that they voted on the 23rd, has anyone heard the results yet?
Just curious!!!

[squidly]

i believe in was in favor of sunday hunting something like 65 to 6

[thegoat]

pass it! for those of you with or without a flexible schedule it would sure be nice.scenario: you wait all week for saturday to roll around and forecast is for rain and wind all day! sunday can be a backup:thup:sound familiar (last week)

[DOC BANDIT]

When does this ruling take effect? Don't really have access to the NJ newspapers here in Iraq. Any updates would be great. This is one of the few things that is helping this deployment go by quickly is the 09 hunting season:thup:

[Salem County Buck Master]

I've been a barner for quite a few years but this is my first post on neww site, first off on this post we as hunters need to support any and all hunting regaurdless if we support it or not, weither it be baiting bears or cross bows for deer hunting, if we give the anti's one inch they take a yard so no matter what we all need to stick together no matter the circumstance, Sunday Bowhunting in my eyes will be the greatest feat in hunting history in the state of New Jersey that I can ever remember, I am a salesman and i have to work every Saturday to make a living and for the past eight years my hunting has suffered because of, with all the money we spend on permits and license I say bring it ON!!!!!!!:thup:

[JJV79]

DOC BANDIT: I'm assuming you're in Iraq with the Armed Forces and I just want to say Thank You :bow:! Glad you have access to this site and a little piece of home to look foward to. Keep you head up and come home safe.

[Y-BUC-BILL]

Guy's and Gal's.The Sunday Bow Hunting Bill is just that.Archery only.Also you can only hunt on Private Land and Wildlife Management Areas only.No Hunting on Park and Forest Lands.

[onthehunt]

DOC BANDIT, it will most likely be for the '09 season starting in the fall, along with crossbows:) And thank you for keeping me safe over in the great USA:bow:

[Y-BUC-BILL]

This Sunday Bow Hunting Bill has passed the full Senate vote.It is still in committee for the Assembly vote.You need to contact your Assemblymen and Women and let them know you are in favor of this bill