RE: Judging Shot Distance
For the overwhelming amount of hunting with a gun or bow, that most people do, there is no need to spend money for an angle compensating range finder. As Kodiak said, that would be helpful in mountainous terrain, shooting ridge to ridge, and the such. But the typical elevation changes most people find themselves hunting in, it will not change the range much at all. Usually just aiming a little low on the deer will suffice. In fact it is usually good to aim a bit low anyway. I think people sometimes forget about the way deer duck down or squat, at the sound of the bow being shot. I think thats why a lot of deer are hit high, and people have problems with recovery of their deer. I always aim a couple of inches low, and if the deer doesn't squat, or not much, I am still in the boiler room. If it does squat, I am still in good shape for a double lung.