I bought one years ago, it was great to sight in my bow to exactly 20, 30 and 40 yards but after that, I never used it .....or my 30 and 40 yard pins!

I will never carry one unless I am hunting in the open plains. It would take too much out of the hunt. If I cannot figure out if a deer is at 20 or 30 yards then I need to hang up my bow.

We use it. Buteveryone should get to the point that they do not HAVE to rely on them to make that vital shot. Get out and three D during thee off season and it will help you with that critical necessaty of range identification.

i am not confident, even with lots of practice, to field judge animal distances. My rifle i am not worried about because of the way i have it set up, but for archery i always have it with me. last thing i need to be doing is trying to estimate a bucks distance as he is walking around me..

To me a rangefinder is a tool that helps in making a quick clean kill.

I guess it would be better if more people guessed the yardage and wounded deer because they don't want the advantage

I was unable to actually rangeeither Buck (Whitetail & Mule Deer) I shot this year, but I ranged landmarks before the shot ever presented itself. I was then able to guess the yardage within a yard on both counts to make a quick clean kill.

After all is not a Quick Clean Kill all our goal?

If I wanted a real challenge I would hunt with a spearWhen I shot a recurve I could effectively shootat a form in the dark if I wanted to, but how many Trad shooters today whine about compound shooters using lighted/fiber opticsights and gaining an advantage. I think not![8D]

Use what you want and support your Bowhunting brother. We are all in this together regardless of what equipment we use.

Dan