https://www.theintell.com/story/opinion/2021/06/04/lte-no-hunting-sundays/7547122002/

By Deborah George

There are many of us who enjoy the outdoors with neither a gun nor a compound bow. Like hunters,most of that population works and looks forward to enjoying a Sunday without fear of being hit by a stray bullet.

Consider those of us with horses who enjoy riding or driving through woods and fields on crisp autumn days. According to Penn State Extension—which keeps track of the horse industry in Pennsylvaniaalong with the Pennsylvania Equine Council — that industry pumps $3.3 billion into the state economy$329 million of that comes from the recreational horse people who would be directly affected by Sunday hunting.

There are roughly 225,000 horses in Pennsylvania,with nearly 31% of households containing horse enthusiasts. That is about 1.6 million. Roughly half of those involved are young people. There are also 61,000 people employed in the horse industry in our state.https://2971038fb1f147b65a81fbea0ead6e98.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-38/html/container.html

Obviously,we horse owners…