In all of the Game Lands that I have had hunted on I have yet to see a Church within earshot of a discharged firearm let alone the silent discharge of a Compound Bow or Cross Bow.

Now this may not be true for the so called “Private Lands” and Farms which could in fact be close to places of worship! Let us be honest about this issue. Bird Watchers and Nature Hikers do not have to pay one red cent in order to pursue their past time! They are getting a “FREE RIDE” for the utilization of the Public Lands. These “Public Lands” are Tax Supported” We all contribute to the Tax Base that provides for the maintaining of these so called “Publlic Lands” The same is not true for “Hunters” We have to pay for Hunting Licenses and we do so “Gladly” but In fact, however we are being discriminated against by a group that contributes no additional revenue to the state of North Carolina for the support and maintaining of these “Public Lands” This is just not fair! It is also a tremendous loss in revenue for the State Of North Carolina for Hunters who have to work during the week and cannot plan a Hunting trip for just a Saturday! Just take a look at the Hunting Camps and the Revenues now generated by our neighbor states to the North and you will see that North Carolina is loosing money with this arcane policy!

I will be in fact be forming an exploratory committee to initiate a “Petition Drive” to register all Hunters in support of Sunday Hunting on “Public Lands” in the State of North Carolina. Some may say that this will not work but maybe an orchestrated
“Boycott” of the purchase of Hunting Licenses and related consumable items would wake everyone up to the need to repeal this stupid law and State Revenue Killing Income Stream!

We have been trying for quite some time to get that passed here in CT. but, that hasn’t happened either.