What have we become? With the help of a laser range finder, warmer clothing and waterproof boots, I for one have become a more proficient hunter. One that can stay out in the cold longer, climb higher and stay safer in my tree stand and be confident in the shots I take, whether it be with my compound bow equipped with carbon arrows, expandable broadheads and a trigger release, scoped inline muzzleloader with saboted bullets and a blackpower substitute or my scoped bolt action .270. It hasn't always been this way though. I got started back in the early 70's and didn't have squat but a lot of what we have today was either too expensive or just didn't exist. I killed my first buck with a bow that shot maybe 160 fps. Talk about putting the "arch" into archery......lol. Killed my 2nd with a Marlin 336C lever action 30-30 with open sights with rain/ice/sleet blowing in my face and I thought I was going to freeze to death. We've come a long way for sure. I still don't own a 4 wheeler though and probably won't until I'm no longer able to drag a deer. Some things will never change