This is a pretty good discussion. I don't have anything in a record book and have never thought about doing so. As a private organization that is not public funded, I think the B&C has a right to make their own rules. I think a rangefinding scope is the same as range finding binoculars and both should be allowed (JMHO here). I can see their point about a smart scope that tells you where to aim. But that's for the B&C to determine for it's club and I'm not a member anyway.
State game laws that apply to all of us, however, are a different matter. Allowing night hunting but no night scopes or night lighting, etc. Is pretty dumb. Claiming thats so game wardens can't be fooled about somebody poaching who claims to be coyote hunting is even dumber. If a game warden cant figure that out, they should go into a different line of work or only work dayshifts. I would draw the line at drones though. At some point, hunters should hunt.