RE: Do you use a rangefinder and which type?
 

Yeah, you're probably right...lost animals due to less than accurate shots are great woodsmanship skills. By the sounds of it, you haven't missed a single animal to this point due to your exceptional estimation skills and gritty personal hunting involvement.

Just my two cents.

"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former."

--Albert Einstein

RE: Do you use a rangefinder and which type?
 

I was waiting for someone to take that out of context. <img src=icon_smile_dissapprove.gif border=0 align=middle> Rangefinder use or non-use has nothing to do with wounding. Rather than being lured into taking longer shots because I can pinpoint some distance (38.5 yds perhaps) with a mechanical device, I prefer to be more selective in my ambush location so I'm afforded ideal shots under 25 yds...ranges I can estimate well and where a rangefinder becomes little more than expensive excess baggage. If a deer is farther and I don't know the yardage, I either try to sneak closer or the deer simply walks...it's part of the game to me. I know they are poplular, but I enjoy hunting &quot;light&quot; with a bow, some arrows, and my own abilities. To each his own.

RE: Do you use a rangefinder and which type?
 

I use the Bushnell 800 compact and just love it

RE: Do you use a rangefinder and which type?
 

i use the bushenell sport it is pretty good but i have been in fog or a drizzel and not been able to get a range. before going lazer i used a thumb wheel the zxt75 or whatever it was called, and to tell ya the truth once you become familiar with it, for bow hunting ranges, it is all ya need and it is pretty accurate. In fact some times i wish i would of never gave it to my buddy especially during the fog and rainy conditions. If you do buy a lazer, spend the extra money and get one that is capable of working during these conditions. it probably dose not seem like it happens often, but you would be supprised and you do not want to put a bad shoot on a big buck because you were a tight wad.