Gov. Josh Shapiro signed legislation on Wednesday fully repealing Pennsylvania’s ban on Sunday hunting. The bipartisan House Bill 1431 allows the Pennsylvania Game Commission to expand Sunday hunting opportunities while strengthening wildlife conservation efforts and bolstering rural economies, Shapiro’s office says. “This new law is about real freedom: the freedom to hunt, the freedom for families to pass down traditions to the next generation and the freedom for the Pennsylvania Game Commission — the experts who know our hunters and our wildlife best — to set hunting seasons that work for today’s Pennsylvania,” Shapiro said, speaking at the Blue Ridge Sportsman Club in Dauphin County. “By repealing this outdated ban on Sunday hunting, Pennsylvanians can spend more time outdoors, with more chances to share traditions and a stronger future for conservation. I’m proud we came together to bring Pennsylvania’s hunting laws into the 21st century and honor the traditions that make our Commonwealth special.” The Game Commission plans to implement new Sunday hunting opportunities this fall. (Photo: AP)