hey Pa, Technology is good for all aspects of the hunting world...but no one has seemed to answer my question, where do you draw the line between actually hunting, and having so many gizmos and gadgets that it becomes shooting. (like I said before it has nothing to do with distance).

I am a diehard hunter. If I go out with the intent of shooting for meat, I pull out my 7mm. If I want to really hunt I pull out my bow! I have no lack of respect for the choice of weapon one so chooses to partake in be it a knife between the teeth or a rocket launcher (bbq style of course <img src=icon_smile_wink.gif border=0 align=middle>)!

I just dont see why folks are reaching for the the gadgets when they have the answers in plain jane writing in front of them. I shoot trad because I like it, because I am also proficent with it. I also agree there are many many folks who dont belong out there with trad..then again those same folks are the ones making stupid uneducated decisions with there 'new found accuracy' when in all reality there is very little learned. In due time yes of course they are going to learn but having 15 different calls, 10 sets of camo, arrows you can steer with remote control boxes, like I said..where do you draw the line and hunting is still hunting as opposed to shooting? For me specifically, that happens to be my longbow for now. Yup it has space aged technology behind it, granted the fiber glass and wood hasnt changed to much since it was first invented. I seal my arrows with a high tech sealer that drys so fast you can litterly grab it in seconds and it feels dry (although its not fully cured yet).

I guess I dont embrace it, I take it with a grain of salt. I do however feel our own technology will become our own demise as bowhunters....back to drawing the line between it still being hunting and it being shooting. Let me iterate something, I understand from many failures there is no such thing as a crap shoot!!! I guess its a little hard to explain and have it come off the right way so take it for what its worth....