Is “hunting” ducks different than “hunting” deer? If so how? They don’t write you a ticket for sitting in the hole all night and holding it do they? Nope, even with a loaded gun, even with a light, even if there are ducks roosted nearby. They write you a ticket for what with ducks? SHOOTING early or late!! The rules as posted here earlier are written to make it easier to make a case. PERIOD. Realistically, you should be able to shine a deer and hang your rifle out the window and look through the scope at his ass if you want to. Until you pull the trigger you haven’t done shit that’s illegal as far as killing deer at an improper time. Certainly if I walk in the Turkey woods in the dark with my loaded shotgun I am in the act of Turkey hunting as in getting to my spot to do so. Never hear of anyone getting a ticket for that. Even if you walk under them and blow them out of a tree and a warden sees that, you’re not getting a ticket if you haven’t shot. Why is it different for deer?