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[patrick_g]

It is illegal to spot light deer any time in Missouri....Larry

Does that include flash photography?

How about time exposure flash photography?

How long must the photo light be on to constitute spotlighting?

What happens if you shine a light in the woods to check for bears, your kids, or water buffalo and "accidentally" illuminate a deer? Is it a victimless crime?

Pat

 

[BotaBigot]

Does that include flash photography?

How about time exposure flash photography?

How long must the photo light be on to constitute spotlighting?

What happens if you shine a light in the woods to check for bears, your kids, or water buffalo and "accidentally" illuminate a deer? Is it a victimless crime?

Pat

Might depend on who has the better lawyer...

 

[patrick_g]

Might depend on who has the better lawyer...

I see what you mean, John. PETA keeps some pretty high powered legal beagles on retainer and would undoubtedly get them to represent the deer.

Pat

 

[jimmer2880]

Maryland has the same stupid spotlighting law. I remember my dad pulling the truck into a field many many times with his lights on high to "turn around" when there just happened to be deer in the field.

 

[rigby338]

dtd24, very good advice on the lack of alternator power, they are 35w apeice and I don' run them all at once. The fronts for loader work and the rears for backing up or hitching up, I also wired one of the rears with a quick diconnect so I can unplug it in seconds and have just the one rear if I'm going to be doing alot of forward backward, like plowing snow. So far no issues.

In maine it is unlawful to use artificial lights from September 1 to December 15, 1/2 hour after sunset until 1/2 hour before sunrise to illuminate, jack, locate, attempt to locate or show up wild animals or wild birds except raccoons which may be hunted at night with electric flashlights during the open season. As far as using the light on your tractor during this time, you would certainly not want to have a gun around. But one must be able to work safely at night. Most of our game wardens use common sense they are looking to stop poaching etc.

Ayuh, Rigby

The rest of the year we ride around in the pickup spotlighting em.

 

[LBrown59]

Maryland has the same stupid spotlighting law. I remember my dad pulling the truck into a field many many times with his lights on high to "turn around" when there just happened to be deer in the field.

What's stupid about it?
== L B ==

 

[patrick_g]

What's stupid about it?
== L B ==

You are not likely to kill a deer with a light. If there are no weapons involved or in possession at the scene, what is the real issue?

I do not favor poaching and would gladly back capital punishment for poachers (and trespassers), I just fail to see the point of the law as illustrated in this thread. If there are no weapons, how is the animal harmed.

Ok, you're out in the woods hunting raccoons with a light and a shotgun when you hear a noise in the brush and turn the light on it to see what it is, a bear, raccoon, big foot, health conscious extraterrestrial mutilating tofu, escaped convict, or what and it is a deer. OOOOOH, sure hope the game warden isn't watching.

The duration of light question posted earlier relates to a game camera with a flash.

For lighting a deer up to be a criminal act does it have to involve active participation by a human? What if the deer sets off my security lights, IR motiion detect type?

Pat

 

[jimmer2880]

You are not likely to kill a deer with a light. If there are no weapons involved or in possession at the scene, what is the real issue?

I do not favor poaching and would gladly back capital punishment for poachers (and trespassers), I just fail to see the point of the law as illustrated in this thread. If there are no weapons, how is the animal harmed.

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Yeah - what Pat said

 

[mopacman]

I think in Missouri it is consisered a form of harasing wild life......Larry

 

[patrick_g]

I think in Missouri it is consisered a form of harasing wild life......Larry

Larry, To what do you refer? Are you commenting on the bit about deer setting off my security lights?

I have 3 IR motion detector coach light style porch lights on the front porch. Wildlife are always setting off one or more of them. Some nights it is a veritable light show, with them going off in sequence over and over as some warm blooded animals walks along the porch. This is often raccoons but we have had deer within a few feet of the porch too.

Wouldn't this be considered wildlife harassing people?

Pat