>I did... do you have a url confirming it's illegal in Indy? Heck, the people who invited me to participate are *exceedingly* upright members of the community and it's difficult to believe they were overtly breaking the law.
http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/huntguide1/0708_HG/0708_hg_generalinfo.pdfPage 5 - "Spotlighting"
No weapon and you are not in a vehicle, OK.
Don't try it in New York ;-)