ORIGINAL: millerhunter13
ORIGINAL: Charlie P
I think overall woodsmanship is down because of new tech. A GPS is a great thing unless you run out of batteries.
Our society is geared to make things easier and more immediate.
Bingo, i agree, i dont think the tech is a good thing, (even though i use some of it) i would rather not have all this crap, it almost takes the hunting out of hunting, some people say it makes us smarter, i disagree with that because instead of finding a good spot by constantly scouting, you now pick a spot and hang a trail cam, WOW THAT WAS HARD!!!
Like i use a rangefinder, but i hunt different places all the time and i am a kid so its hard to tell distance, but i dont have all of the most fanciest gadgets on my bow, i have a 15 dollar stablizer, a 40 doller truglo sight, and a whisker bisciut, not really high tech at todays standards at all, when gun season rolls around, all i have is break action single's not semi's or pumps. i dont have the newest treestand, i have a old hand me down climber. We as hunters should keep hunting the way it should be, not some sport where anyone can take a bow and shoot something, that isnt hunting.
Learn your yardages without one and ditch the range finder then. That will put more of the challenge on you. Its fairly easy to figure out yardages, just takes some practice. Believe me it can be done.