RE: Went spotlighting last night and got a real nice..
 

illegal in Georgia

RE: Went spotlighting last night and got a real nice..
 

Legal as long as you don't have a weapon in the vehicle . I do it all the time from my front porch .

RE: Went spotlighting last night and got a real nice..
 

Chairman, check this out.. Basically, you CAN spot light deer as long as there is no weapon in the vehicle.

http://mosl.sos.state.mo.us/csr/3csr/3c10-7.pdf

Hope the link works. It says you can not spot light while in possesion of a gun, bow or other means of killing a deer.

BTW, Homedepot here had a sale on some decent rechargeable 1mill candlepower spotlights that seem to work real well, $20.

--Jim

RE: Went spotlighting last night and got a real nice..
 

You can spotlight here in NY, but you can't have any weapons in the car, and you are supposed to be like 200 yards from a house or have landowner consent. Something silly like that.

RE: Went spotlighting last night and got a real nice..
 

spotting is alot of fun.

RE: Went spotlighting last night and got a real nice..
 

In Arizona, spotlighting for any purpose (viewing deers, hunting 'yotes, etc) is illegal. Like smokpole said, it's called "harrasment of wildlife".

RE: Went spotlighting last night and got a real nice..
 

Whats funny about Maryland is that its OK to spotlight in a couple of the countys till 9PM but in others its considered harassing the deer.

RE: Went spotlighting last night and got a real nice..
 

Don`t worry AZ, my light isn`t good enough to harrass any arizona deer.

We were out one night and a big box truck turns the corner and has about 6 lights on it, they pulled up next to us and said hey there is a big 8pt down that road, we are doing the same thing as you. They were the local fire department in thier ambulance out spotting on a slow night.

RE: Went spotlighting last night and got a real nice..
 

Hucklburry - This is what I found with the link you provided. The chapters below were copied from page 2. It's confusing, at best. I don't understand where it says "This rule shall not apply to use of a light by a landowner or lessee as defined by this Code on property under his/her control". Some farmers told me they weren't allowed the use of spotlights to check their cattle, because of the possibility they might be spotlighting deer at the same time!?

The second paragraphs states that artificial lights are not permitted for the purpose of spotting, or locating - not just hunting.

3 CSR 10-7.405 General Provisions

(5) Wildlife, except raccoons or other
furbearing animals when treed with the aid of
dogs, may not be spotlighted, located,
harassed or disturbed in any manner with the
aid of an artificial light, headlight or spotlight from any roadway, whether public or private, or in any field, woodland or forest, by any person acting either singly or as one of a group of persons. This rule shall not apply to use of a light by a landowner or lessee as defined by this Code on property under his/her control.

(B) Artificial Light. No person shall throw
or cast the rays of a spotlight, headlight or
other artificial light on any highway or road-way, whether public or private, or in any field, woodland or forest for the purpose of spotting, locating or attempting to take or hunt any game animal, except raccoons or other furbearing animals when treed with the aid of dogs, while having in possession or control, either singly or as one (1) of a group of persons, any firearm, bow or other imple-ment whereby game could be killed.

Freedom Isn't Free....

RE: Went spotlighting last night and got a real nice..
 

I passed right over #5, which is the one that says we can not do it. It says a lessee or a landowner CAN spotlight on their property.

My best friend is a cop, he has always said we can spotlight as long as we did not have weapons in the car (of course he always has at least one pistol with him, sometimes more stuff, but he is a cop).

I guess if your motivated to do it, go ask a game officer and see what they say. I don't see how they can have a problem after season and if you don't have a weapon on you. Maybe I will call them and ask myself, don't want to be stupid.

--Jim