I agree with Arthur and others about those who step in the woods without having half the knowlege and skill that should be mandatory for all hunters.

My kanundrum is this...since I can remember new archery products were geared toward making things easier for the hunter , even 30 years ago. Aside from todays mach speed bows , what other techno advances (gismo's/gadgets) do you feel are hurting our sport that weren't around 20 years ago? The biggest advancements I've seen are with bows themselves. Other than that , there were mech heads way back when? There were fancy bright pin sights way back when? Now they have brighter pins but all provide the same function. Mechanical releases have improved from 20 years ago. Now alot of hunters use a loop , 20 years ago (and still today) the loop was attached to the release. Arrow rests? Big improvement from years back along with some of the old models that still work like a champ , we just have more to choose from now.

Do you see where I'm coming from? I don't think it's fair to blame the new techno advances (gizmos/gadgets) on the unprepared sloppy hunter. Some people (as always , even 30 years ago) will put in the time and effort required to become a skilled hunter and some people will skip out on all the important stuff on their way to wounding animals.[:@]