In 2017, North Carolina enacted the Outdoor Heritage Enhanced Act, granting the North Carolina Wildlife Commission the authority to implement Sunday Hunting options on public game lands. Now, public forums are being held this week in North Carolina to receive input on allowing Sunday hunting on public lands. The forums will start promptly at 7 p.m. at 6 different locations:
Date | Location | Address |
Monday, February 10
|
Martin Community College Auditorium Building 2 |
1161 Kehukee Park Rd. Williamston, NC 27892 |
Tuesday, February 11 |
Bladen Community College Auditorium |
7418 NC Hwy 41W Dublin, NC 28332 |
Wednesday, February 12 |
Foothills Higher Education Center HEC-163 Auditorium |
2128 S Sterling St. Morganton, NC 28655 |
Thursday, February 13 |
Haywood Community College Regional High Technology Center Auditorium |
185 Freedlander Dr. Clyde, NC 28721 |
Tuesday, February 18 |
Alamance Community College Auditorium |
1247 Jimmy Kerr Rd. Graham, NC 27253 |
Wednesday, February 19 |
James Garner Center | 210 Burnett St. Troy, NC 27371 |
It is expected that anti-hunting organizations will have attendees present for these hearings. To ensure that sportsmen are properly represented, we ask our North Carolina members to make note of the scheduled forums and attend if possible. It is imperative that our member’s voices are heard and represented at these meetings as it will go a long way in securing Sunday hunting opportunities on North Carolina public land.
The North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission is funded almost entirely from funds collected on hunting and fishing license fees and excise taxes paid on firearms and other outdoor equipment. Sportsmen in North Carolina should have access to the resources they pay to maintain seven days a week. Most other outdoor groups, such as hikers or mountain bikers, do not pay license fees to maintain or use public lands, but are still allowed to participate in their hobby of choice without restrictions on Sundays.
About the Sportsmen’s Alliance: The Sportsmen’s Alliance protects and defends America’s wildlife conservation programs and the pursuits – hunting, fishing and trapping – that generate the money to pay for them. Sportsmen’s Alliance Foundation is responsible for public education, legal defense and research. Its mission is accomplished through several distinct programs coordinated to provide the most complete defense capability possible. Stay connected to Sportsmen’s Alliance: Online, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.