He didn't say season started on the 14th, I took at the 14th was his last day of church. His SC season starts on the 15th of August.

Tomorrow would be a good day.

church 9-12 hunting 1 to dark that works for me

it is getting closer

Proposed Changes in Hunting, Trapping and
Nongame Regulations for 2009–2010
The following changes in the statewide hunting, trapping and nongame regulations are
proposed by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission and are offered for your
comments, opinions or suggestions.
Species
Deer

H1. Require persons harvesting deer through the Deer Management Assistance Program
to use tags provided by the Commission and report their harvests, whether
those deer are antlerless or antlered. Allow harvest of deer on DMAP areas under
the Big Game Harvest Report Card and the Bonus Antlerless Deer Harvest Report
Card (where applicable).
Justification: These regulation changes will ease administration of DMAP. They
also allow hunters to take deer on DMAP areas under their hunting license and
report card.

H2. Change the description of where Bonus Antlerless Deer Harvest Report Cards may
be used from “private lands” to “lands other than those enrolled in the Commission’s
Game Land Program” in order to permit the use of these cards on military installations,
national wildlife refuges, and other public lands that are NOT game lands.
Justification: Resource managers on military installations, national wildlife
refuges, and other public lands have expressed an interest in allowing use of the
Bonus Antlerless Deer Harvest Report Cards on public properties they manage.
As currently written, the regulation prohibits use of the Bonus Antlerless Deer
Harvest Report Cards on these types of properties and on public properties that
fall within the boundary of a municipality participating in the urban archery
season. This regulation change would expand the potential use of the Bonus
Antlerless Deer Harvest Report Cards.

H3. Remove the daily bag limit for deer.
Justification: There is little biological justification for a daily bag limit of two deer.
Eliminating the daily bag limit will increase opportunities for hunters to take
more than two deer in a day without negatively impacting the state’s deer herd.

H4. Allow hunters to use archery equipment to harvest deer during the muzzleloading
firearms season on game lands.
Justification: Currently hunters are allowed to harvest deer during the muzzleloading
firearms season using archery equipment on private lands. This regulation
change would allow the same on game lands.
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H5. Shorten the bow season by one week and begin the muzzleloading firearms
season one week earlier to create a two-week muzzleloading firearms season.
Justification: This regulation change would increase opportunities for hunters
using muzzleloading rifles or muzzleloading shotguns to harvest deer, while
not reducing the total time available to hunt using archery equipment.

H6. Establish a single uniform deer season on private lands with a structure matching
the current eastern deer season in the counties of Yancey, McDowell and Rutherford
and ALL counties east of them (WRC Districts 1-8). The segments of this season
would be:

• bow and arrow only opening on the Saturday on or nearest to Sept. 10 and
ending the fourth Friday thereafter (or the third Friday thereafter if proposal
H5 is adopted);

• muzzleloading firearms season opening the Saturday on or nearest to Oct. 8
(or Oct. 1 if proposal H5 is adopted) and ending the following Friday (or
two Fridays thereafter if proposal H5 is adopted);

• all lawful weapons (“gun”) season opening the Saturday on or nearest to
Oct. 15 and ending Jan. 1.
Justification: A single deer season could reduce complexity for new hunters.
This season also offers more gun hunting opportunities for hunters in the current
Central, Northwestern and Western deer seasons.

H7. Apply the season structure described in H6 to game lands.
Justification: This would allow game land users the same opportunities as
hunters on private lands.

H8. Open all counties in and east of Yancey, McDowell and Rutherford counties to
the maximum either-sex deer season.
Justification: This would increase opportunities for doe harvest.

H9. Assign all of Moore County to the eastern deer season. (This regulation change
will be unnecessary if H6 is adopted.)
Justification: This regulation change has been requested by some local hunters.

2009–2010 Season Dates
Use this table for planning purposes ONLY. Final season dates are published in the

2009-2010 Regulations Digest, available July 1, 2009.
Species Open Dates

Bear Western Bear Season: Oct. 12, 2009–Nov. 21, 2009 and
Dec. 14, 2009–Jan. 1, 2010
Beaufort, Camden, Chowan, Craven, Dare, Hyde, Jones,
Pasquotank, Tyrrell, and Washington counties:
Nov. 9–14, 2009 and Dec.14–26, 2009
Bertie, Currituck, Gates and Perquimans counties:
Nov. 7–14, 2009 and Dec. 14–26, 2009
Northampton, Halifax, Hertford and Martin counties:
Nov. 9–14, 2009 and Dec.14-16, 2009
Southeastern Counties:
(Including Pamlico County if H12 is adopted)
Nov. 9, 2009–Jan. 1, 2010
Brunswick and Columbus counties:
Dec. 7–26, 2009
Greene, Lenoir and Pitt counties:
Nov. 9–14, 2009

Boar in Cherokee, Clay Sept. 7, 2009–Feb. 28, 2010 (if H17 is adopted)
Graham, Jackson, Macon Dec. 15, 2009–Jan. 1, 2010
and Swain counties
(swine in other counties are feral hogs)

Wild Turkey April 4, 2010–May 1, 2010 (if H15 and H24 are adopted)
Spring Season OR
(bearded or male turkeys only) April 5, 2010 to May 1, 2010 (if only H15 is adopted)

Wild Turkey April 4, 2009
Youth-Only Season
(bearded or male turkeys only)

Wild Turkey Winter None (if H13 is adopted)
Season (either sex)

Raccoon and Opossum Oct. 12, 2009–Feb. 28, 2010

Squirrel Gray and Red Squirrel: Oct. 1, 2009–Feb. 13, 2010
(if proposal H20 is adopted)

Fox Squirrel: Oct. 12–Dec. 31, 2009 in selected counties

Rabbit Nov. 21, 2009–Feb. 28, 2010

Quail Nov. 21, 2009–Feb. 28, 2010

Grouse Oct. 12, 2009–Feb. 28, 2010

Bobcat Nov. 21, 2009–Feb. 28, 2010

Fox Jan. 2–23, 2010 (limited to certain counties)

Crow Wednesday, Friday and Saturday of each week between
June 3, 2009 and Feb. 28, 2010, plus Labor Day, Thanksgiving Day
and Christmas Day, July 4, New Year’s Day and Martin Luther King Jr.
Day (if H22 is adopted)

Pheasant Nov. 14, 2009–Feb. 1, 2010

Trapping Dec. 1, 2009–Feb 28, 2010 in and east of Hertford, Bertie, Martin, Pitt,
Greene, Lenior, Duplin, Pender and New Hanover counties.
Nov. 1, 2009–Feb. 28, 2010 in all other counties
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Deer Seasons
Locations Type of Season and Dates
Deer Season (if H6 is adopted) Bow and Arrow: Sept. 12–Oct. 2, 2009
(if H5 is adopted)

Muzzleloading: Oct. 3-–16, 2009
(if H5 is adopted)

Gun: Oct. 17, 2009–Jan. 1, 2010
Far Western Deer Season Bow and Arrow: Sept. 7–26, 2009 and Oct. 12–Nov. 21, 2009
(if H5 is adopted)

Muzzleloading: Sept. 28–Oct. 10, 2009
(if H5 is adopted)
Gun: Nov. 23–Dec. 12, 2009

Gun: Either-Sex Seasons Introductory Season: Last open day of the
applicable gun season.

Conservative Season: Last six open days of the
applicable gun season.

Moderate Season: First six open days and last six open days of
the applicable gun season.

Maximum Season: All open days of the appli cable
gun season.

Urban Deer Season Bow and Arrow: Jan. 9–Feb. 13, 2010
(open in participating cities only—
see 2009-2010 Regulations Digest for list)
Dismal Swamp, Mackay Island, Gun Either-Sex: Oct. 17, 2009–Jan. 1, 2010
Pocosin Lakes and Pee Dee (if H8 is adopted)
National Wildlife Refuge
Sunny Point, Camp Lejeune, Gun Either-Sex: Oct. 17, 2009 to Jan. 1, 2010
Cherry Point, Fort Bragg and (if H8 is adopted)
Camp Mackall Military Installations
Belews Creek Special Either-Sex Youth Hunt: Oct. 3, 2009 (permit only)
Mountain Island State Forest Special Either-Sex Youth Hunt: Oct. 17, 2009 (permit only)
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oops forgot the important part

Hunting on Sundays

H25. Allow falconry on Sundays, except for migratory game birds.*
Justification: There is no biological, legal or management reason to prohibit falconry
on Sundays.

H26. Allow bow hunting on Sundays on private lands only, except for migratory
game birds.*
Justification: Bow hunting on Sundays would increase opportunities, particularly
for hunters who can only hunt on the weekends because of work obligations.
State law prohibits hunting on Sundays with firearms, not archery equipment.

H27. Allow bow hunting on Sundays on game lands, except for migratory game birds.*
Justification: This regulation change would offer the same opportunities to
game land users that H26 proposes for hunters on private lands.
*The length of the migratory game bird seasons in North Carolina is based upon federal
frameworks that assume migratory game birds may not be hunted on Sundays.
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Crossbows

H28. Allow the use of crossbows, without permit, anytime bow and arrows are
legal weapons.
Justification: This would provide more opportunities to hunters that use archery
equipment and open up archery hunting to hunters with limited arm strength.

So is the NC Outdoor Sportsman Alliance still rattling cages or what? Anyone have any input on what (if anything) is being done to keep spreading the word about Sunday Hunting? I've been checking their website and haven't seen it updated in awhile. The forum is dead as well. Sure would be nice to be kept up to date on what can/has/or needs to be done to keep the ball rolling. Hopefully this will pass and one foot will be in the door.

I think you guys should continue pushing the issue. Never let up. Year after year till it passes. I think you'll get archery in the next few years.

We haven't gone away. We are closely monitoring what is currently going on at the NCWRC and have been involved in a letter writing campaign as of late.

http://www.sundayhuntingnc.com/

I know the website hadn't gone away, I was just curious as to what if anything is still being done. There doesn't seem to be much updating going on. Anyhow, glad to know the issue is not "dead in the water" and that folks are still pursuing the issue.

tightline here -


I haven't forgotten you guys. I'm still trying to decide whether you guys really need Sunday hunting or not. Patience, patience, I'm working on it, lol.