hunting on sunday?

**G23neverjams** · December 28th, 2012, 06:57 PM

It has been a few years since I have been hunting and after trying to hit a flying sparrow (notice I said trying) I am hooked. I did the research about why the hunting of birds that are not exactly worth the meat are open season. Please do not turn this into a "sport vs meat" hunting argument.

My question is wether or not it is legal to hunt starlings and/or sparrows on Sunday. Any input would be appreciated.

**Ranger P229** · December 28th, 2012, 07:13 PM

You do realize that it's ONLY English sparrows, a certain species, that are open to hunting, right? All other sparrows, finches, and songbirds are illegal to shoot.

**Finster** · December 28th, 2012, 07:25 PM

English Sparrows are good eat'in... Just wrap the breast in bacon fry and serve on a Ritz cracker..... You can really taste the bacon and cracker............... Sorry.... had to.......

**G23neverjams** · December 28th, 2012, 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by Ranger P229

You do realize that it's ONLY English sparrows, a certain species, that are open to hunting, right? All other sparrows, finches, and songbirds are illegal to shoot.

I can assure you that I do. I did the research and found out why they are a species that are not good for native species. I looked up all the info, including what the male and female birds look like.

**XACEX** · December 28th, 2012, 08:27 PM

i believe only foxes, coyotes, and crows may be hunted on sundays in PA

**CL3** · December 29th, 2012, 04:00 PM

Originally Posted by G23neverjams

My question is wether or not it is legal to hunt starlings and/or sparrows on Sunday. Any input would be appreciated.

Hopefully, during your Hunter-Trapper Education Course to get your license, and in the Rules & Regs Digest you got with your license, you noticed the season and bag limits section (attached for reference).

On Sundays, you can hunt crows, coyote, and fox.

Consider joining the fight against the blue law banning Sunday Hunting in PA:

http://www.huntsunday.com/#/about/4563995596

Suit should be filed soon, hopefully forcing some sort of decision. Right now, the PA State Legislature controls Sunday Hunting, not the PA Game Commission. The PGC is all for being given the right to control Sunday Hunting. The biggest opponent, that won't even come to the table to discuss, is the PA Farm Bureau. Which is odd, considering it's really a property rights issue in my book.