"I know nothing about hunting, or the laws surrounding it, but why would it be illegal to recover a dead animal at night using a spotlight?" If you live in PA

"I know nothing about hunting, or the laws surrounding it, but why would it be illegal to recover a dead animal at night using a spotlight?" If you live in PA you'll know that the game commission and game laws are pretty messed up in many cases, specifically anything that has to do with technology. A lot of the technology has been essentially "reviewed" by the PGC to see if it's lawful or not, even when I clearly isn't. They have trouble getting timely legislative updates. PA was probably one of the last states to allow laser range finders because they "project a beam", even though the beam was not visible and that technology would provide a better chance of making an ethical shot.