Natural Resources - Bow Hunting - Sundays
Sponsor: Christopher Eric Bouchat (District 5)Committee: Environment and TransportationSubject: Hunting and FishingStatus: Hearing 2/04 at 1:00 p.m. (as of Sep 4, 2026)
What this bill does
Official synopsis
Authorizing the Department of Natural Resources to allow statewide a person to hunt deer on Sundays throughout the deer bow hunting season and to hunt turkey using a bow and arrow on Sundays throughout the turkey hunting season.
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Testimony (21)
MGA witness listFAV 11FavorableUNF 8UnfavorableINFO 2Information only
| Position | Witness | Organization | Testimony |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAV | Leager, Kaleigh | Congressional Sportsmen's Foundation | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Ziegler, Natalie | MGA rural caucus | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Kulynycz, Maribeth | Maryland Bowhunters Society | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Hough, Tylerlobbyist | Maryland Farm Bureau | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Themelis, Nina | Mayor's Office of Government Relations | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | miles, williamlobbyist | self employed | Written (PDF) |
| FAV | Delegate Bouchat, Delegate Bouchatlegislator | Individual | Oral |
| FAV | Lang, Alan | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Mauer, William | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Rosa, Richard | Individual | Position only |
| FAV | Tibbals, Trudy | Individual | Position only |
| UNF | Crane, Margaret | Hills Bridge Beagles | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Clagett, Christy | Maryland Horse Council | Oral |
| UNF | Seigler, Jane | Maryland Horse Council | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Sollner-Webb, Barbara | personal, or Trail Riders of Today or West Laurel Civic Assn | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bell, Joyce | Individual | Oral + Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Bell, Wayne | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | McKissick, Carol | Individual | Written (PDF) |
| UNF | Peregoy, Rebecca | Individual | Oral |
| INFO | Palmer, Harrison | Maryland Department of Agriculture | Written (PDF) |
| INFO | McPherson, Lydia | Maryland Department of Natural Resources | Written (PDF) |
Organizations on record
Registered lobbyists who testified
FAVmiles, williamself employedRegistered for: Association of Forest Industries, Inc.; Herschell Claggett, Jr.; Hunters of Maryland; Goose Chase Farm, LLC…