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Governor Healey announces proposal to legalize Sunday hunting, expand crossbow use and shorten archery setbacks
Summary
At a Falmouth event, Governor Maura Healey proposed ending Massachusetts’ Sunday hunting ban, allowing crossbows for all hunters and reducing archery setbacks from 500 to 250 feet — measures the administration says will expand access, aid wildlife management and support rural economies.
Governor Maura Healey announced at the Francis Crane Wildlife Management Area in Falmouth that her administration will propose ending the state’s Sunday hunting ban, allowing crossbows for all hunters and reducing archery setback distances from 500 feet to 250 feet to expand access and support wildlife management.
The moves, Healey said, are intended to increase recreational access for working families, bolster local economies and provide wildlife managers with additional tools to address overabundant deer populations. She noted MassWildlife properties total roughly 2,500 acres at the site and cited the Hunters Share the Harvest program’s milestone of 100,000 donated meals as an example of…
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