Shinning Deer

peakrut · 01-13-2008, 01:59 PM

How many use this as a legal tool in your arsenal? Post any pics if you have them.

Thanks

Arthur P · 01-13-2008, 02:03 PM

What is "shinning?" Is that going out and kicking them in the shins to slow 'em down before you shoot 'em or what?

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GMMAT · 01-13-2008, 02:06 PM

Illegal, here.

jim1966 · 01-13-2008, 02:08 PM

It's legal in Indiana as long as you don't have a weapon when doing it.

TEmbry · 01-13-2008, 02:10 PM

im not sure on the legality here, my only question is why would it be illegal if no weapons are present in the truck? I dont see how shining a spotlight would be harmful in anyway with the right intentions.

GMMAT · 01-13-2008, 02:17 PM

It's illegal to eliminate the "bad apple" element.

Why is it illegal for law-abiding citizens (with proper permits)to carry concealed weapons in some places?

O/T.....an not my intention. It's illegal here because people would (and DID) abuse it.

redneck buck hunter · 01-13-2008, 02:25 PM

Itwas hard for the wardens to stop everyone and check them while people were out shooting deer and other game. So, they made it illegal so there was no question if you are shining they write you a ticket. I dont know if thats the real reason thats just the way i took it but, i`ve heard the sayins "a lock only keeps an honest man out" and i guess that applies to the laws too in a way. JMO

BowHuntingFool · 01-13-2008, 02:27 PM

I LOVE shining for deer! Is one of my favorite things to do while up north or around here!. Pile the kids in the back of the truck and go for a drive! Its a good as it gets, we put this light on 11 Bull Elk this past Fall! Talk about cool they got freaked and ran straight towards us crossed the 2 track about 10 feet from us! The kids loved it!

I like to shine after the season closes to see what made it thru the hunting pressure and what sheds are going to be around!

mauser06 · 01-13-2008, 02:29 PM

i dont, but thinking of starting.

i dont because i dont wanna "get my hopes up" or see a biggun and chase him all season and getting my butt whopped. around here, certain times of the year deer will travel a mile or better for food. roads mean nothing to the deer and they walk and wander pretty decint "home ranges" not uncommon for someone to see a buck on road A and 2 nights later he is spotted a mile or more away on road B. not the rut, not the dead of winter...just a wandering buck...so i havent really used the tactic...

though my buddies do spot and my buddy farms...i use them as my info sources...if they are seeing good bucks in a certain field and im not seeing much in my areas, i will move if possible..they know if i tag my buck, i will be back in rifle season to push for them..so they give me good reliable info readily.

one thing i might do this year, is use my coon hunting headlamp to shine the fields by foot. alot of out fields cant be shined due to corn against the road or the terrain/road layout...but i CAN spot them on foot with my headlamp..

alot of the "big buck hunters" around here scout by spotting...if i see certain trucks hunting somewhere, i know they must saw one of the bigger bucks there spotting. but they miss alot of them because of the road/terrain and corn and trees blocking their vision...they got so frustrated one year, a couple got caught driving in the fields trying to spot the deer

Charlie P · 01-13-2008, 02:30 PM

I used to shine quite a bit. Burned up alot of miles doing it. Proably would cost way too much money now.