Minnesota conservation officers targeted a type of illegal deer hunting in mid-November in the far north near Blackduck that is common, yet an uncommonly dangerous element of their work.

There were multiple violations, from shooting a deer from a motor vehicle and from a roadway to transporting loaded firearms, and all centered around one act: shining deer.

Scofflaws often use high-powered lights to locate deer, which freeze when spotlighted, making themselves easy targets.

https://www.startribune.com/deer-hunting-wildlife-shining-dnr-conservation-officers/600232006/