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Gov. Maura Healy proposes legalizing Sunday hunting, expands crossbow use and reduces archery setbacks
Summary
At a Falmouth event, Gov. Maura Healy announced a package to expand hunting access — proposing to lift the state's Sunday hunting ban, allow crossbows for all hunters and reduce archery setbacks from 500 to 250 feet — measures officials said would aid wildlife management, public health and local economies.
Governor Maura Healy announced at the Francis A. Crane Wildlife Management Area in Falmouth that her administration will propose overturning the state’s longstanding Sunday hunting ban, permit crossbows for all hunters, and reduce archery setback distances from 500 feet to 250 feet to open additional land for hunting.
Healy said the changes are intended to increase access to outdoor recreation, support local economies and aid wildlife management. "If Sunday is the day that works for you, then Sunday is the day that you ought to be able to go out," she said, arguing that the measures would also keep hunting dollars in Massachusetts…
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