HARRISBURG — The sponsor of a bill to permit hunting on Sundays in Pennsylvania said Thursday its fate is uncertain because of staunch opposition from the state Farm Bureau.

House Game and Fisheries Chairman John Evans, R-Erie, said after a four-hour hearing on the topic that he was still trying to round up enough votes to get his bill out of committee.

Pennsylvania is among 11 states that ban or place special restrictions on Sunday hunting, according to the Congressional Sportsmen’s Foundation.

“Right now it’s pretty close — we have members who are on the fence,” Evans said.

The Farm Bureau argues that proponents have not made a clear case for changing the law and that there is considerable support for preserving one day a week when people can be outside without running into hunters or hearing gunfire.

Evans’ bill would give the state Game Commission authority to determine precisely how Sunday hunting might be implemented. Supporters say it would give an economic boost to the state and provide opportunities for young hunters.

The Game Commission’s board voted in June in favor of repealing the Sunday hunting ban.