Spot lighting

FirstBow · 11-10-2005, 04:46 PM

I just don't get it.
The way I hear it if you keep it up it causes the deer to stay in later.
I'm not sure but thats what I hear.
I don't do it nor do I like people to just ride by and scan my fields 3-4 times a week. Its crazy.
Why do it? No matter the signs posted they do it anyway.

Reefdonkey · 11-22-2005, 02:02 PM

I don"™t know where you are at NC, but I used to hunt some in Gates County. Spotlighting is legal there, as long as there are no weapons in the truck. We enjoyed going out to get a better feel for the quality and quantity of the deer herd in the area. Also, I have we would see lots of things that you would never see in the daytime. I saw two very nice mature bucks fight for like 15 minutes in the middle of a field one night, I never realized how intense those fights could get until that night. We also saw a nice piebald buck one night. As for you statement, I have never heard anything like that. I know a guy who spotlights out his backdoor into his horse pasture all the time (he just likes to see them) and it has never effected the time at which the deer start coming out.

davester · 11-22-2005, 10:20 PM

Me and the property owner spotlighted his fields last year. No weapons, it's legal in Va., it was cool even though we only saw a little scrub buck. It was a rush, I thought a whole warden patrol was going to be called out!!!

Rebel Hog · 12-03-2005, 06:15 AM

Spot lighting is no big deal as long as there is no weapons involved.

timbercruiser · 12-03-2005, 06:42 AM

It use to be legal in Alabama to spotlight and we would go all the time. Now the law calls it "disturbing the natural habitat" and they will write you a ticket.

FlDeerman · 12-03-2005, 07:35 AM

I did not know that Timber,I'll have to check the Fla.regs.

Rebel Hog · 12-03-2005, 08:03 AM

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ORIGINAL: FlDeerman

I did not know that Timber,I'll have to check the Fla.regs.

FL, Timber is talking about Alabama!

soarkrebel · 12-03-2005, 08:23 AM

In arkansas if you have livestock you can to check your animals.
Private property with no weapons I believe is ok . Havent checked in a while .....maybe I should.

one on one · 12-03-2005, 07:17 PM

no weapons, should be legal. no different than the head lights on a vehicle up and down the road all night.

timbercruiser · 12-03-2005, 08:26 PM

one on one, maybe it should be legal, but it isn't. A game warden can give you a ticket if he thinks you are spotlighting a deer with your headlights, and it doesn't matter if you have a weapon in Alabama.