While any action on the measure could be decided during the short session of legislature this year, people concerned about the erosion of the 140-year ban on Sunday hunting have taken preemptive action.
On Jan. 4, Mark Hagaman presented a petition to the commissioners that held 753 signatures of people he said were opposed to Sunday hunting, citing a variety of reasons, including religion, safety of hikers, and the desire to have a day of peace and quiet.

While the current regulatory discussion is concerned with bow hunting, Hagaman said the signers were asking for no bow hunting, rifle hunting or muzzle hunting.