5 Preying on Sunday.

• Position: ROCK THE VOTE - Hunting in Virginia and Maryland - Brief article

Hunting on Sundays is banned or restricted in 11 states, including Maryland and Virginia, but hunters in these two states now have a few more opportunities on the Christian Sabbath. Virginia's new law allows a land owner or anyone with the owner's written permission to hunt wild birds or animals on private land on Sundays, except within 200 yards of a house of worship. Virginians also can hunt raccoons in most places until 2 a.m. on Sundays, and waterfowl are now fair game all day, with some exceptions. Maryland lifted restrictions on hunting deer, turkey and captive game birds in specific counties on Sundays. Laws...