The use of high tech equipment does not make the hunt any less worthwhile, any less memorable, or any less enjoyable.
Why do people shoot compounds instead of recurve ?
Honeslty answer that question, because the answer is it increases your chances of killing an animal, with less effort and work. You don't have to wait for that 20 yar shot, you can take a 30 yard shot. No need for daily practice, one a week or two is good. No need to learn to shoot finger - you got a release. No need to learn to pick a spot - put the pin where you want the arrow to go. No need to train your muscles and hand/eye coordination - you got 80% letoff.
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How is it that those of us who take these "shortcuts" as you call them, are getting less out of it?
If you work all summer and earn enough to buy a new rifle, do you appreciate it ? Yes you will, and you'll treat it with respect, because you earned it.
If I go out the same evening you buy your rifle, and I steal one just like it after laying around all summer, can you say that I'll appreciate mine the same ? Or if my rich Daddy buys me one ..... ?
You know the answer.
I put in the same amount of work scouting the land, hanging stands, practicing with my equipment, and everything else that goes into a hunt as anyone else. How is it that this amount of work somehow yields less than someone using primative equipment?
You built your compound, like a primitive hunter cut his osage and made his bow ? You walk everywhere instead of using an ATV ? You've learned to master the art of stalking game instead of using tree stands ? You don't use scent lock etc, but rather you've learned the art of using the wind ? You don't use trail cameras and feeders etc, but rather you've learned to read the signs in the woods on how and where deer travel ?
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