I couldn't agree more. I hunt to put meat on the table, enjoy the outdoors, and enjoy time with my friends. I don't use bait (can't in New York anyway) or a scoped wonder magnum rifle. I am 27 and relativley new to hunting (4 years) and before I went the first time, my head was filled with notions of products, rifle, etc. that I "needed". After my first hunting trip, I sold the "essential" rifle and bought a single shot handi rifle. That rifle's dropped a deer and a black bear allready. I have one set of hunting clothes and don't use scent lock either. I've seen people carry more high tech gear and gadgets into the woods than soldiers carry into combat. They buy every "latest and greatest" thing that's on the tv shows. Yet, they don't come home with more tags filled than anyone else (sometimes less actually). Kinda proves the point don't ya think?