Yes, they screwed up starting on Saturday.
Sunday hunting in Pennsylvania
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std7mag
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Personally, for someone that has to work during the week, having 2 days to hunt on the weekend is very welcome.
Ditto the opener being on Saturday now.
Missed out on opening day for quite a few years.
Ditto the opener being on Saturday now.
Missed out on opening day for quite a few years.
I was born and raised until I hit 17 years old then off to the Marine Collage to learn about life. I would come back to PA everynow and then and with limited time wished I could hunt Deer on Sunday with the two week season. Mostly when I wanted to Hunt Chucks in the summer. Hunt Chucks on Friday, Saturday and fish on Sunday.
I had older friends that took Hunting on Sunday Like the Bible for no work on Sunday.
When I moved to GA - WOW - hunt every day and 365 a year. Plus there are seasons for just about anything to hunt!
PA - Open on Sunday!
I had older friends that took Hunting on Sunday Like the Bible for no work on Sunday.
When I moved to GA - WOW - hunt every day and 365 a year. Plus there are seasons for just about anything to hunt!
PA - Open on Sunday!
I’m from NY we were a no Sunday hunting state through my childhood. It’s going to ruin Pa as it did NY! Next Pa will issue 2 buck tags and just decimate the mature buck pool! Just give it time I’ve seen it first hand!!!!!
Open up sundays for hunting. If you’re a landowner and don’t want hunting in sundays then don’t allow Sunday hunting.
I tell the Monday fudds this too. Oh if you want to start hunting Monday fine sit out the first two days and start Monday. They don’t receive that well usually.
We all have choices to make why let the government tell us what choices we have to make, we need the right to decide for ourselves.
I tell the Monday fudds this too. Oh if you want to start hunting Monday fine sit out the first two days and start Monday. They don’t receive that well usually.
We all have choices to make why let the government tell us what choices we have to make, we need the right to decide for ourselves.
std7mag
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Coworkers biggest bi*** about the Saturday opening vs Monday was because his friends from out of state would hunt THEIR Saturday opener, then drive here for their deer camp on Sunday morning to hunt the opener on Monday.
It interfered with their deer camp ritual.
He just couldn't understand why I was happy to be able to hunt the opening day.
Told him it's different when you have 35 years with one company and get 5 weeks a year in vacation vs my 6 months there with no vacation.
It interfered with their deer camp ritual.
He just couldn't understand why I was happy to be able to hunt the opening day.
Told him it's different when you have 35 years with one company and get 5 weeks a year in vacation vs my 6 months there with no vacation.
birddog 68
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I think most of the older hunters love the ritual of a Monday opener and everyone spending the whole week at camp.
I used to enjoy going to hunting camp for the first week but like most people nowadays time is at a premium and there’s not any to spare for some reason.
I went from a job that gave me 4 weeks vacation to one that gives me 2 thinking it wasn’t that big of a deal, I was definitely wrong about that!
std7mag
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It wasn't that it changed how they spent the week.
It was the Weekend before opening Monday.
We did similar, we had a camp up in Mckean County. We would have Thanksgiving dinner with the family and Friday drive to camp Turkey hunt on Saturday and be looking for a place to be the first day- Monday.
We quit going and sold the camp.
My brother and I are the only ones left.
A lot of great memories.
hesse
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Ok can anyone please explain what the benefits to the Monday opener is . You can't use that they way is was . Small business Saturday shopping or Black Friday shopping. Or you have to rush to get to camp on Friday for the opener on Saturday. You can wait till Monday or Sunday to hunt. Now if it is because you want to go to camp and drink beer hang out tell stories for a few days then say it . With the way schools and sports trying to get kids in the woods is hard with the opener this weekend of the holiday it might be there only chance.I would agree to a Monday opener if they would move it till the Monday before Thanksgiving giving us almost 3 weeks of hunting and the holiday to hunt (like Some states do).
birddog 68
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I remember school being closed for the Monday opener. Of course this was a couple 
years ago when there was a big percentage of kids and teachers that went hunting. There’s still some local kids that hunt but I would be very surprised if any teachers do.
years ago when there was a big percentage of kids and teachers that went hunting. There’s still some local kids that hunt but I would be very surprised if any teachers do.
