FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: HUNTERS UNITED FOR SUNDAY HUNTING IS HOSTING AN INFORMATION CONFERENCE FOCUSING ON THE IMPORTANCE OF REMOVING THE PROHIBITION ON SUNDAY HUNTING IN PA

CONTACT: Hunters United for Sunday Hunting TELEPHONE: 717-350-6741 EMAIL: huntersforsundayhunting@gmail.com
WEBSITE: facebook.com/HuntersUnitedForSundayHunting FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: HUNTERS UNITED FOR SUNDAY HUNTING IS HOSTING AN INFORMATION CONFERENCE FOCUSING ON THE IMPORTANCE OF REMOVING THE PROHIBITION ON SUNDAY HUNTING IN PA TITLE 34 GAME LAW AND PROVIDING REGULATORY AUTHORITY TO THE PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION TO DECIDE WHAT IS BEST FOR SUNDAY HUNTING.

‘It’s About Time’ conference: Sunday, September 30, 2018; Pa. Game Commission Headquarters, 2001 Elmerton Ave, Harrisburg Pa. 17110

*Press/Media only 12pm-1pm - HUSH Executive Director Harold Daub, Senator Dan Laughlin, Senator James Brewster, Pa. Game Commission Executive Director Bryan Burhans available for interview.  

Press Packet: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1OxGHlC7nYaxxCAke6_Ejd8hpAZa49q8d?usp=sharing

Public & General Attendees - 1pm - 4pm

https://www.facebook.com/events/2142174669355651/

Halifax, Pa. Sept 24, 2018 – Hunters United for Sunday Hunting ‘It’s About Time’ invites all hunters, sportsmen, sportswomen, outdoor enthusiasts, conservationists, media outlets and all other like-minded people to attend this information session. Keynote speakers include Pa. Game & Fisheries Committee Minority Chair Senator James Brewster and Senator Dan Laughlin authors of Senate Bill 1202 amending PA Title 34 Game Law.  As written SB 1202 would remove the barrier and prohibition of hunting on Sunday and strengthen trespass laws in Pa.

https://huntersforsundayhunting.blogspot.com/2018/08/so-what-does-pennsylvania-senate-bill.html

Topics of discussion: * Senators - explain current hunting legislation and what is needed for future progress. * Pa. Game Commission - discussion of the process of Sunday hunting implementation. * Hunters United for Sunday Hunting - talk about mission, current progress and what is needed to help get the barrier to Sunday hunting removed in Pa. * Other organizations in support of removing Sunday hunting prohibition in Pa.

Current surveys and polls conducted indicate an average of 70% respondents support expanding Sunday hunting opportunity. https://huntersforsundayhunting.blogspot.com/2018/05/sunday-hunting-what-do-polls-say.html

The Pa. Game Commission supports the law change and has stated: * The Board of Commissioners of the Pennsylvania Game Commission does hereby urge the General Assembly of Pennsylvania to repeal the prohibition on Sunday hunting in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. * Sunday hunting could effectively generate $629 million in additional spending and create 5,300 new jobs, resulting in $18 million in additional sales and income tax. *The 47 states that currently permit Sunday hunting, have not experienced any discernible impact on the health or vibrancy of game populations.

https://www.media.pa.gov/Pages/Game-Commission-Details.aspx?newsid=209

Mission Statement - Remove the prohibition of Sunday hunting in PA Title 34 Game Law through education, and influence legislatures to change the law accordingly.

For more information about this topic, please contact Hunters United for Sunday Hunting at 717-350-6741 or email at huntersforsundayhunting@gmail.com.  View our Blog - https://huntersforsundayhunting.blogspot.com/

Executive Director Harold Daub, Communication Director Kevin Askew

BIO: HAROLD DAUB, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, HUNTERS UNITED FOR SUNDAY HUNTING

Harold Daub is a lifelong resident of Pennsylvania and has hunted for over 45 years.

His friends, family, and colleagues call him ‘Dauber’; a nickname that has stuck since childhood.

A longtime volunteer with the National Wild Turkey Federation.  He serves at the local level Lykens Valley Chapter of NWTF as an officer. He serves on the State Board of Directors Pa. NWTF

Being a 20-year volunteer, Harold is the Northern Dauphin County Hunter-Trapper Education Coordinator. Where he prepares, organizes and teaches the required curriculum for all persons interested in receiving their hunting license.  The course is mandatory by law and all hunters must take and pass before receiving their license.

Organization affiliations include:

Patron Life member of the NRA

Life member of Pa. Federation of Sportsmen’s Clubs

Annual member of  Backcountry Hunters and Anglers

Ducks Unlimited

Pa. Quality Deer Management Association

Pa. Outdoor Writers Association

Erdman Sportsmen’s Association

Short Mountain Conservation

Harold enjoys sharing hunting experiences with his son-in-law Rob.  His passion is turkey hunting.  He also enjoys hunting pheasants with his Labrador retriever, Katniss. His other outdoor interests include fishing while kayaking, particularly the Susquehanna River.  He also enjoys hiking and walking with his dog on local game lands and state forest trails.

Harold resides in Halifax with his wife Marie. They have one daughter and were recently blessed with their first grandchild in March of 2018.

I WOULD LIKE TO CONFIRM MY SUPPORT OF SB1202

Letter To: Hunters United For Sunday Hunting

From: Patty Smith PA State Representative Candidate District 104

Read Letter:
I would like to confirm my support of SB1202.  I firmly believe that the decision of Sunday hunting should be left up to the Pennsylvania Game Commission and not the Legislators in Harrisburg.  It is my belief that the Game Commission is best equipped to review and set policy decisions regarding wildlife management in Pennsylvania. 

'IT'S ABOUT TIME' CONFERENCE PRE-REGISTRATION

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‘It’s About Time’ conference: 1pm - 4pm Sunday, September 30, 2018; Pa. Game Commission Headquarters, 2001 Elmerton Ave, Harrisburg Pa. 17110

Door Prizes will be given away. All attendees have a chance to win.

Hunters United for Sunday Hunting is hosting an information conference focusing on the importance of removing the prohibition on Sunday hunting in Pa Title 34 Game Law and providing regulatory authority to the Pennsylvania Game Commission to decide what is best for Sunday hunting.

All hunters, sportsmen, sportswomen, outdoor enthusiasts, conservationist, media outlets and all other like-minded people are invited to attend this information session.

Keynote speakers include Pa. Game & Fisheries Committee Minority Chair Senator James Brewster and Senator Dan Laughlin authors of Senate Bill 1202 amending PA Title 34 Game Law by removing the barrier and prohibition of hunting on Sunday and strengthen trespass laws.

DAY OF REST FOR ANIMALS IS FOLKLORE…NOT FACT!!

AN INDIVIDUAL BIRD OR MAMMAL THAT EVER TAKES A “DAY OF REST” WILL NOT SURVIVE FOR LONG!

Read article: No scientific evidence that a “day of rest” has any benefit to game populations.

SO... WHAT DOES PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL 1202 ACTUALLY SAY?

SO... WHAT DOES PENNSYLVANIA SENATE BILL 1202 ACTUALLY SAY?

PRINTER'S NO.  1846

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

INTRODUCED BY LAUGHLIN, BREWSTER AND STREET, JUNE 11, 2018

REFERRED TO GAME AND FISHERIES, JUNE 11, 2018

 

AN ACT

Amending Title 34 (Game) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in hunting and furtaking, further providing for hunting on Sunday prohibited, providing for hunting on Sunday, and further providing for trespass on private property while hunting.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 2303 of Title 34 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:

§ 2303.  Hunting on Sunday prohibited.

(d)  Expiration.--This section shall expire upon the publication of the regulation under section 2303.1(b) (relating to hunting on Sunday).

Section 2.  Title 34 is amended by adding a section to read:

§ 2303.1.  Hunting on Sunday.

(a)  General rule.--The commission may institute Sunday hunting by regulation promulgated in accordance with section 2102 (relating to regulations).

(b)  Applicability.--It shall be lawful for a person to hunt for any furbearer or game on Sunday on and after the publication of the final regulation under subsection (a).

Section 3.  Section 2314 of Title 34 is amended to read:

§ 2314.  Trespass on private property while hunting.

[(a)  General rule.--Any person who while violating any provision of this title or any regulations promulgated under this title and who in addition is found to be trespassing as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 3503 (relating to criminal trespass) shall be in violation of this section.

(b)  Penalty.--A violation of this section:

(1)  A violation of this section is a summary offense of the fifth degree.

(2)  A second or subsequent violation of this section within a seven-year period is a summary offense of the fifth degree and may result in forfeiture of the privilege to hunt or take game or wildlife anywhere within this Commonwealth for a period of one year.]

(a)  General rule.--A person, while engaged in hunting or furtaking, commits an offense if, knowing that the person is not licensed or privileged to do so, the person:

(1)  enters or remains on any land of another without authorization to do so, when the land is posted in a manner prescribed by law or reasonably likely to come to the  person's attention or is fenced or enclosed in a manner manifestly designed to exclude trespassers; or

(2)  enters or remains on any land of another without authorization and defies an order not to enter or to leave that has been personally communicated to the person by the owner of the land or other authorized person.

(b)  Penalty.--An offense under this section shall be graded as follows:

(1)  A person who violates subsection (a)(1) commits a summary offense of the third degree.

(2)  A person who violates subsection (a)(2) commits a misdemeanor.

(3)  A person who commits a second or subsequent violation of this section within a seven-year period commits a misdemeanor, and the second or subsequent violation shall result in forfeiture of the privilege to hunt or take game or wildlife anywhere within this Commonwealth for a period of one year.

Section 4.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

Read: Senate Bill 1202

SUPPORT SB 1202 - LETTER TO PA LEGISLATORS

      

Hunters United for Sunday Hunting
huntersforsundayhunting@gmail.com
717-648-1835 / 717-350-6741

Letter to: Legislators of Pennsylvania; State Representatives and State Senators.

This letter is to urge you to support the removal of the prohibition of Sunday hunting in PA Title 34 Game Law and allow the Pennsylvania Game Commission to decide what is best for Sunday hunting.  We ask that you recognize and understand that the Pa Game Commission are the subject matter experts for the management and conservation of Pa’s wildlife.  Case in point; Pa. Game Commission recognized as the best wildlife management agency in the country by the Quality Deer Management Association. https://www.qdma.com/pennsylvania-game-commission-named-qdmas-agency-year/

We encourage you to support Senate Bill 1202 presented by Senator Dan Laughlin.  The bill strengthens PA Title 34 Game Law and leaves all hunting management decisions to Pa. Game Commission. It addresses the offense of trespass while hunting, making the violation a primary offense with increased penalties.  Enforceable by both game wardens and other law enforcement.

Streamlining of the law puts full management and conservation in the hands of the experts - Pa. Game Commission. The transfer of full regulatory control to Pa. Game Commission is the best solution for game management in Pa.

Studies have shown and sportsmen have stated the lack of time, work, and family obligations are among the most frequent reasons limiting their hunting opportunities. Hence why recent polls from various sources indicate on average 70% overall support for removing the barrier to Sunday hunting. The Pa. Farm Bureau presented a statewide map during Pa. Game Commission public meeting April 23, 2018, that shows 64% approval for a law change.  Coupled with all 18 Pa.voting districts with 85% approval and support for legal hunting; it leaves us as proponents scratching our heads and wondering what is the problem? Begs the question, why does the Pa. legislature as a whole not see that Pa.sportsman have spoken and are asking for a change.

Do you as legislators not want Pa. Game Commission to have all the tools it needs to serve the interest of sportsmen?  Are you just ignoring the 70% of sportsman asking for the right thing - the removal of the prohibition of Sunday hunting in PA Title 34 Game Law and allow the Pennsylvania Game Commission to decide what is best for Sunday hunting?

   

Whatever the reason, understand this, the fight to remove the barrier to Sunday hunting is much different this time.  Numerous organizations have joined in the effort.  We all bring a different skill set to this fight.  But make no mistake, the one thing each and every one of us have in common is the resolve to affect legislative change for the betterment of our hunting heritage here in Pa.

Every conservation organization involved in this effort understands the importance of wildlife management and recognizes the agency best to do that is Pa. Game Commission, not you as lawmakers.  Senator Dan Laughlin understands this better than any legislator.  That is why Hunters United for Sunday Hunting supports SB 1202 and advocate you to do the same.  Anything less fails the 480 species of wildlife in Pennsylvania.

Sincerely;

Executive Director, Hunters United for Sunday Hunting

For more information:

FaceBook: @HuntersUnitedForSundayHunting  

Blog - ​https://huntersforsundayhunting.blogspot.com