DEER TRACK PRODUCTIONS INTERVIEW RELEASE - HAROLD DAUB, EXEC. DIR. HUSH

Interview conducted by Deer Track Productions with Harold Daub, Executive Director, Hunters United for Sunday Hunting.

Question: What's the big deal with Sunday hunting?  Why is it a passionate issue for you?

Question: Is there resistance from non-hunters.  What are they saying?

Question: Where is Pennsylvania at compared to other states in regards to Sunday hunting?

Question: A lot of people think that hunters and the Pa. Game Commission want to eliminate all the species.  People don’t realize that is where the conservation comes from and the wildlife management.

Question: There have been several polls & surveys conducted, what are the results?

Question: What is the advantage to hunters?  What are some of the issues that hunters have that Sunday hunting would help alleviate?

Question: Isn’t it good for the animals to have a day of rest?

Question: Why is the law the way it is?  Why is it out of the Pa. Game Commission's hands when everything else is under their purview, but yet this isn’t.  What is going on in the legislature and what are the challenges there?

Question: Is the thrust of what you are trying to get done: to have the legislature allow Sunday hunting or to give that power back the Pa. Game Commission?

Question: What can a concerned Pennsylvania hunter do to positively influence this?

Question: Is there any bill written?

Question: Give me an example if you were out hunting where having Sunday hunting would be important or not important?

Interview conducted by: www.deertracktv.com

THANKSGIVING MESSAGE TO GRASSROOT VOLUNTEERS

Thanksgiving message from Harold Daub, Executive Director

Dear HUSH Supporter;

I want to wish each of you a very happy Thanksgiving.  I hope everyone can spend some quality time with your families, please give thanks for this great country we live in and the freedoms we all enjoy.

Our efforts to remove the prohibition of hunting on Sundays in Pennsylvania is significantly ahead of schedule.  We have a very good chance of making significant progress in the 2019/2020 legislative sessions.  This is all due to you, the grassroots volunteer.  

I also want to wish each of you venturing into Penns Woods on Monday the best of luck.  Be safe and hunt safely.  Regardless of our age, hunting creates memories as we all know.

While you pass time on the stand over the next two weeks.  I'd like to suggest a few links to some great reading material you can look at while waiting for that next twig to snap, leaf to rustle, or deer to blow.

Our blog has a ton of great reading material related to our mission.  Being familiar with these facts is a valuable tool when the discussions about what we are trying to accomplish begin in your hunting circle. https://huntersforsundayhunting.blogspot.com/ 

Here is a fresh article on the effort to remove the Sunday hunting prohibition. Feel free to share this link with others.  This was published just this week and will appear in the Sunday edition of the York Daily Record, written by John Buffone.
https://www.ydr.com/story/news/2018/11/19/pennsylvania-sunday-deer-hunting-ban-might-change-seven-day-hunt-big-game-restrictions/2011244002/

As you read the article give some consideration as to how you would respond to the question as to why you support updating the law and removing the barrier to Sunday hunting.  Please put your thoughts into words and send them to me at huntersforsundayhunting@gmail.com so we can add them to our file.  Your personal stories will help in making the difference in this effort as legislatures read them.   

Each of you are in my thoughts and prayers.   I greatly appreciate the response this mission has received from all of you.

Harold Daub

Executive Director 
Hunters United for Sunday Hunting

9 PART EDUCATION SERIES - UNDERSTANDING PA TITLE 34 GAME LAW

9 Part Education Series designed to assist in helping understand PA Title 34 Game Law as it pertains to wildlife management and the issue of removing the barrier to hunting opportunities in Pa.   EDUCATION SERIES 1 OF..... WHAT HARM DOES SUNDAY HUNTING DO? EDUCATION SERIES 2 OF..... SECTION 322 POWERS & DUTIES EDUCATION SERIES 3 OF..... SECTION 2101 ADMINISTRATION OF TITLE EDUCATION SERIES 4 OF.... SECTION 2102 REGULATIONS EDUCATION SERIES 5 OF.... SECTION 2102 SEASONS, POSSESSION, BAG LIMITS, DEVICES EDUCATION SERIES 6 OF.... SECTION 2102 TRANSPORTATION, SALE, DISTURBANCE OF GAME/WILDLIFE EDUCATION SERIES 7 OF.... SECTION 2102 TRAPS, FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, DEVICES EDUCATION SERIES 8 OF..... SECTION 2303 HUNTING ON SUNDAY PROHIBITED EDUCATION SERIES 9 OF... WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN?

EDUCATION SERIES 9 OF... WHAT DOES THIS ALL MEAN?

Education series: why this mission is important, why the law needs to be deconflicted, and what it would mean to people.

Education Series 9 of……

What Does This All Mean?

The Pa. Game Commission has the authority to do everything it needs to manage wildlife by law.  They are already managing Sunday hunting for foxes, coyotes and noncommercial regulated hunting grounds with a permit for ring-neck pheasants, bobwhite quail, mallard ducks, and chukar.

Lawmakers have tied PGC hands with Section 2303 - Hunting on Sunday prohibited.  Which essentially tells PGC to manage Sunday hunting...but don’t you do it unless we the legislature make an exception.  

Bottom line, nothing will happen if legislators do not change or eliminate section 2303 - Hunting on Sunday prohibited.  The PGC can only up-hold law and regulations as written, that’s their job.

There is support for a law change! * When asked people state ‘TIME’ or lack of it is most important factor affecting change or interest in hunting.      * Current surveys and polls conducted indicate an average of 70% respondents support expanding Sunday opportunity. * In all 18 Pa. voting districts there is strong approval and support, 85% approve of legal hunting.

Let’s get this done. Deconflict and fix Pa. Title 34 Game Law for good.

WHAT ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE.  HOW YOU CAN HELP - “KEEP THE NEEDLE MOVING”

https://huntersforsundayhunting.blogspot.com/2018/09/what-actions-you-can-take-how-you-can.html

EDUCATION SERIES 8 OF..... SECTION 2303 HUNTING ON SUNDAY PROHIBITED

Education series: why this mission is important, why the law needs to be deconflicted, and what it would mean to people.

Education Series 8 of……

§ 2303.  Hunting on Sunday prohibited

Many people do not understand or have the time to read what is in PA Title 34 Game Law.  

So let's examine the law as it pertains to wildlife management and the issue of removing the barrier to hunting opportunities in Pa.  

Hence the issue and problem.  The law provides all this guidance, authority, regulations, etc. but then you get to page 53 and it reads Hunting on Sunday prohibited. But there are exceptions.  Why?  These exceptions are wildlife management with the act of hunting on Sunday. 

There is only one way to translate this - the legislature trusts the PGC, but they don’t???  

This is why our mission is: Remove the prohibition of Sunday hunting in PA Title 34 Game Law through education, and influence legislatures to change the law accordingly.   

Solves the problem completely without exception after exception, species after species.  

PA Title 34 Game Law link:

https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/34/34.HTM

Pa. Title 34 Game Law

§ 2303.  Hunting on Sunday prohibited.

(a)  General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this title, it is unlawful for any person to hunt for any furbearer or game on Sunday.

(b)  Construction of section.--This section shall not be construed to prohibit:

(1)  The training of dogs.

(2)  The participation in dog trials as provided for in this title.

(3)  The removal of lawfully taken game or wildlife from traps or the resetting of the traps on Sunday.

(b.1) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to:

(1)  The hunting of foxes.

(2)  The hunting of coyotes.

(3)  Any hunting which occurs on noncommercial regulated hunting grounds holding a valid permit under section 2928 (b)(2) (relating to regulated hunting grounds permits).

(c)  Penalty.--A violation of this section is a summary offense of the fifth degree.

EDUCATION SERIES 7 OF.... SECTION 2102 TRAPS, FIREARMS, AMMUNITION, DEVICES

Education series: why this mission is important, why the law needs to be deconflicted, and what it would mean to people.

Education Series 7 of……

§ 2102.  Regulations

Many people do not understand or have the time to read what is in PA Title 34 Game Law.  

So let's examine the law as it pertains to wildlife management and the issue of removing the barrier to hunting opportunities in Pa.  

On page 43 you will find what the Pa. Game Commission can do in the interest of wildlife and hunting.

PA Title 34 Game Law link:

https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/34/34.HTM

Pa. Title 34 Game Law

§ 2102. Traps, firearms, ammunition and other devices.

The commission shall promulgate regulations stipulating the size and type of traps, the type of firearms and ammunition and other devices which may be used, the manner in which and the location where the devices may be used, the species the devices may be used for and the season when the devices may be used.

EDUCATION SERIES 6 OF.... SECTION 2102 TRANSPORTATION, SALE, DISTURBANCE OF GAME/WILDLIFE

Education series: why this mission is important, why the law needs to be deconflicted, and what it would mean to people.

Education Series 6 of……

§ 2102.  Regulations

Many people do not understand or have the time to read what is in PA Title 34 Game Law.  

So let's examine the law as it pertains to wildlife management and the issue of removing the barrier to hunting opportunities in Pa.  

On page 43 you will find what the Pa. Game Commission can do in the interest of wildlife and hunting. 

PA Title 34 Game Law link:

https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/34/34.HTM

Pa. Title 34 Game Law

§ 2102. Transportation, sale and disturbance of game or wildlife.

The commission shall promulgate regulations concerning the transportation, introduction into the wild, importation, exportation, sale, offering for sale or purchase of game or wildlife or the disturbing of game or wildlife in their natural habitat.

EDUCATION SERIES 5 OF.... SECTION 2102 SEASONS, POSSESSION, BAG LIMITS, DEVICES

Education series: why this mission is important, why the law needs to be deconflicted, and what it would mean to people.

Education Series 5 of……

§ 2102.  Regulations

Many people do not understand or have the time to read what is in PA Title 34 Game Law.  

So let's examine the law as it pertains to wildlife management and the issue of removing the barrier to hunting opportunities in Pa.  

On page 43 you will find what the Pa. Game Commission can do in the interest of wildlife and hunting.

PA Title 34 Game Law link:

https://www.legis.state.pa.us/WU01/LI/LI/CT/HTM/34/34.HTM

Pa. Title 34 Game Law

§ 2102.  Seasons, possession, bag limits and devices.

(1)  The commission shall promulgate regulations relating to seasons and bag limits for hunting or furtaking, the possession of certain species or parts thereof, the number and types of devices and equipment allowed, the identification of devices and the use and possession of devices.

(2)  If in any year the commission fails to establish seasons or bag limits or fails to establish other hunting or furtaking regulations under authority of this title, the open seasons and bag limits for game or furbearers, Sundays excepted, unless otherwise provided by this title, and all other hunting or furtaking regulations adopted under authority of this title, shall be the same as set by regulation of the commission for the previous license year, and all seasons shall open and close one calendar day earlier than the previous license year. In the event the commission fails to establish seasons and bag limits for a license year beginning in a leap year, the seasons shall open and close two calendar days earlier than the previous license year.