Dan's World Outdoor Wisconsin host Dan Small welcomes you to his special on-line sanctuary. It s that time of year again, when many red-blooded hunters step up their scouting activities in hopes of locating a buck. Deer are on the move, especially at night, as anyone who drives in rural areas after dark will attest.
Some hunters are on the move at night, too.
Armed with high-powered spotlights, they drive slowly along rural back roads and shine adjacent fields in search of deer. This practice is legal, but it may create more trouble than it is worth. The regulations also ban laser sights and note that some local ordinances prohibit shining altogether. What the rules fail to address, however, are the candle power of spotlights and the common sense that ought to accompany this practice. Modern spotlights can exceed 1 million candlepower.