it IS legal... SpotlightingYou may use lights to observe deer and bear under the following conditions:
You are not within 500 feet of a home or farm building, unless you have permission from the owner or lessee.
While in or on a motor vehicle and operating a light and no person has a firearm or bow unless:the firearm is taken down or the bow is unstrung, or
the firearm is securely fastened in a case, or
the firearm is locked in the trunk of the vehicle, or
the firearm is a handgun.
For information on hunting furbearers at night, see the Small Game and Furbearer Regulations.