The longstanding prohibition is “a relic of the earliest days of this commonwealth” and one that “doesn’t make sense anymore” given the pace of modern life and Pennsylvania’s burgeoning deer population,

After decades of debate between lawmakers, sportsmen, farmers and other outdoor recreationalists, Pennsylvania’s longstanding near-total ban on Sunday hunting has been lifted.

Pennsylvania's Sunday hunting ban has been repealed. Gov. Josh Shapiro on Wednesday signed into law a bill that repeals the ban.Legislators hope the law will boost revenue for new hunting license sales,