I personally think its a game of splitting hairs here
I honestly think, its better for folks to KNOW the true range of a target/animal before making a shot than JUST guessing, since so many are very BAD at guessing distance,
so, where is the real issue's with giving folks a honest distance?
maybe some will PASS on a shot they think is farther than there comfortable, or just winging one thinking its closer!
as for a range finder telling you where to aim, , again where is the difference in things if you use a hand held range finder and use your COMMON sense that you should KNOW your rifles calibers dope! and aiming accordingly, or making adjustment on scope and then firing!
ethical hunters will always be ethical before making shots and taking chances
its far more likely IMO< for a guy all excited NO tool to know distance to use"Kentucky wind-age" to TRY a shot at something,AND, all the more so
its of trophy sized animal, temptation has sent a lot of rounds into the abyss over the yrs from thousands of hunters I have talked to in my gun shop!
SO I am NOT guessing here on this side of things!
again ethical hunters follow the LEGAL rules to hunt, if there RULES allow an item, I think its sort of wrong for the B&C and like clubs to NOT allow a LEGALLY killed animal into there books!
I personally have NO desire to veer enter anything in any of these clubs.
I hunt for ME< NO one else, I don't need a stroke of my ego for shooting something! nor a way to get famous, hunting is a personal ting for me and always will be, if I ever start to ONLY hunt for clubs like B&C I think that will be a sad day , and IMO what will end up leading to the end of hunting, when hunters only hunt for things they can get awards for!

as hunting shouldn;t be about ranks, scores,, prizes or fame!! IMO!