Hunters sue to allow Sunday hunting in Maine

 

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — A hunting group is suing Maine to overturn the state’s longstanding ban on Sunday hunting. Hunting bear, moose, wild turkey and deer in Maine is a popular activity, but the state has barred Sunday hunting for generations. Opponents of the ban filed their lawsuit on Wednesday with a claim that the law violates the state’s new “Right to Food” amendment, which states that individuals have a right to harvest food of their own choosing. Maine voters passed the constitutional amendment last yea