Unless an individual qualifies under one of the aforementioned exceptions, it is illegal to cast the rays of a spotlight, or  any artificial light  other than a motor vehicle headlight, into any field, pasture, woodland, forest, or prairie  for the purpose of spotting or locating any wild animal between 10 p.m. and sunrise, from September 1 through January 31. Outside of these timeframes, it is permissible to use  any artificial light to locate animals provided you do not possess or control  a firearm, bow, or other implement by which an animal could be killed.