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,

With the stroke of a pen, Gov. Josh Shapiro capped an age-old effort in the Pennsylvania General Assembly to end a ban on Sunday hunting.

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