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If I setup a stand early in the year,I do make shooting lanes but still use a rangefinder to range markers.When slipping into big buck country,I leave the surroundings as untouched as possible.I am a pretty good judge of how an arrow will travel to the target and you will be surprised at how many times that limb that looks like it is in the way really isn' t.The limbs you need to worry about are the ones half way that are just above the line of sight of the spot you want to hit.Also I have been known to hunt public land that you are not allowed to cut down any limbs or trees that might be in the way.So I have learned to deal with it.





I never step yardage.Even in the yard I have absolute markings not approximate.I have bricks buried ground level at 5 yard increments so I am trained to know what 5 yards is.I have learned to judge yardage to be as close to exact as possible.But when in the field in different terrain and from an elevated stand,a rangefinder helps eliminate 1 possible problem.My pins are setup exact and not approximate.


It is also very important to know how to shoot at unknown distances also.Being able to gap when you are not sure of the range is a usefull skill in the field.I am not one that is dependant upon a rangefinder,but rather one that understands and knows how to use a usefull tool to gain a slight advantage from time to time.


Good luck this year.[8D]