Originally Posted by
Oldtimr
Well Brandon, when you were 9, I was already teaching hunter safety classes, and outdoor survival skills and I still am. Those skills come with no batteries required and will not fail me or the people I taught and don't require a back up. I sincerely believe that in a couple of decades, perhaps less hunters will not leave the safety of their vehicles unless they have some kind of electronic guidance system. Battery operated devices are taking the place of our brains and not for the better. There is a big difference between a better sighting system or release aids that help make a clean humane kill and a device that is used to take the place of basic outdoor skills, clearly that is the case. as a matter of fact, from what I have seen over the last couple of decades, more and more hunters never get more than 100 yards from a trail or logging road for fear of getting lost. As far as the ability to track a wounded animal well I won;t even open that door, sufice it to say a great number of hunters are entirely unprepared to go afield. That is a sad commentary on hunters and hunting, and society in general. And while the younger generations won't leave home without them, electronic devices are dumbing down our country and making generations of lazy people who are perfectly content to allow a machine to think for them. I assure you, if this country lost electric power for a month or more and after people got done fighting for the batteries that were still on the shelves, there would be a panic like you have never seen. Hunting and outdoor skills such as tracking and orienteering, knowing how to find edible things in the wild and making food is one of the few things left that attaches some of us to the past and I really find it repugnant for someone who couldn't find their way out of a three sided room at high noon with a flashlight in hand to call themselves hunters and outdoors men. Now you can get your knickers in a twist if you want over what I am saying, I really don't care as it is the truth.
Oldtimr there is no difference they both take the skill out of it. An optic lets you see farther at greater range and a range finder judges the range for you versus learning how to field judge. Do you use trail cameras? That takes the aspect of spending more time in the woods scouting. Compound bows take the as aspect to having to learn instinctive shooting. A lot of modern equipment you or I use every day takes a lot of skill out of the equation. All I was just stating is what I experienced in school. Yes you are right If this country lost electricity there would be a huge panic in general. Since you brought up losing electricity. Say it was down and stayed down for a while. How many citizens can’t plant, can’t hunt, is not physically fit, will need medication because the fact they aren’t physically fit nor take care of themselves diet wise, can’t purify water, etc. The fact is you, I and everyone else lives in the machine and embrace it on a daily basis. My knickers aren’t in a bunch I was just stating the obvious about schools and today’s society.
Originally Posted by
flags
Which makes you a whopping 22 now! In 2002 I was at sea on the USS Nashville LPD-13 in the Persian Gulf hauling the 24th MEU to Iraq. Your generation, maybe not you personally, but your generation would be lost without the newest electronic doohickey. Speaking for myself, I hate the things!
I know my generation and the ones coming up after would be completely lost. If they never find a way to mediate the use but from what I see everyone's wold is in smart phones. Actually honestly it has came to a point where most of the population in general has become sheep. Just walk around and watch how many people walk while looking at their phones.. It amazes me that people have no idea on what goes on around them. I work in the IT field for now (going to school for Environmental Engineering then trying to get into wildlife management). Technology can be bliss and a pain in the butt at the same time. I enjoy the apps but will not forget what I was taught. Both of y'all might dislike the technological advancement but from how I am seeing it looks like there is plenty of enjoyment.
The outdoor thing was exaggerated and something I don’t know why I related it to school. Maybe because some schools I went to actually offered stuff I associated with being in the outdoors. But in the end a lot of equipment we use in hunting is a crutch and in life in general. We might not see it but it is a crutch or not a crutch but makes it more ease of use so we can enjoy the hunt more... Just depends on the way the individual looks at it.