use of lights while hunting (CA)

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use of lights while hunting (CA)

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I was reading through the regs just now, and saw that you can hunt (nongame) at night with a 9 volt light.

That's pretty bright; a 6 battery maglite would qualify. Or those big 6 volt lantern types.

Is that new? Previously I have seen the reg that says only a 3 volt, 2 battery light can be used. By the way, that reg is still there. They never remove an obsolete reg, they just add another new one over it.
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I thought it was only in certain counties...
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That has been the law for a very long time it is state wide and not county dependent. It is for varmint hunters since many of those critters are usually nocturnal.
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some of the counties allow even stronger lights, but the rest of the state has the 9 volt. Previously I thought we were limited to 3 volt.

Here's the big question, can I take a bigger-than-3 volt out in deer season to walk with? I can't hunt with it because shooting hours are daylight only. But am I allowed to walk with it?
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In Indiana, you can't even use a filtered (i.e. color that shows blood best) light to TRACK wounded game. :roll:
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El Chivo wrote:some of the counties allow even stronger lights, but the rest of the state has the 9 volt. Previously I thought we were limited to 3 volt.

Here's the big question, can I take a bigger-than-3 volt out in deer season to walk with? I can't hunt with it because shooting hours are daylight only. But am I allowed to walk with it?
Yep you sure can. I usually carry a mag light with me.
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californias legislature is still in the stone age.

you can't have a night vision riflescope mounted on your rifle either...
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