unioncountyslayer Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 We have become so spoiled with the new technology in recent years. My granddad always tells me about how he use to deer hunt with his 30/30 and open sights. Now for the most part a 30/30 alone is a dinosour, let alone with open iron sights. I just saw a commercial today for a new scope from Bushnell called the Firefly. You shine your flashlight down through the lens and it makes the crosshairs glow so you can see better in low light. Computers will be shooting our guns before we know it. By the time I hit enter to submit this post it's probably already happened. Just my $.02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Re: How Spoiled have we become? [ QUOTE ] Computers will be shooting our guns before we know it. By the time I hit enter to submit this post it's probably already happened. Just my $.02 [/ QUOTE ] This has already occurred. About a year ago somone had posted a link where you can puchase an online hunt and then use your computer to aim a real gun at a real deer and fire. Anyone else remember this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hutchies Posted February 10, 2006 Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Re: How Spoiled have we become? And the firefly has been around for some time. I have a scope that has built in illumination on the crosshairs. Great Stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unioncountyslayer Posted February 10, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 10, 2006 Re: How Spoiled have we become? looks like I'm just as behind as my granddad! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted February 11, 2006 Report Share Posted February 11, 2006 Re: How Spoiled have we become? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Computers will be shooting our guns before we know it. By the time I hit enter to submit this post it's probably already happened. Just my $.02 [/ QUOTE ] This has already occurred. About a year ago somone had posted a link where you can puchase an online hunt and then use your computer to aim a real gun at a real deer and fire. Anyone else remember this? [/ QUOTE ] Yep, sure do. A ranch in I believe Texas was attempting to move forward to using computers to hunt big game over the internet. It was all over the news shortly after the thread with the link showed up in here. Seems everyone in heres opinions were totally against the idea. Never heard an outcome on hte news as to whether or not this ranch was allowed to continue. The firefly scope has been around for a little while, think it was new in bushnells lineup in 2004. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest lovinbowhuntin247365 Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Re: How Spoiled have we become? yea i remember that news report ... that was the worst idea in the world, JMO ... but yea, we have become pretty spoiled in our hunting, too!! how bout those guys that use the sight pins that light up the pins, or the fiber-optic pins, or anyhting having to do with compound bows!!! people used to hunt just fine with longbows before compounds came out ... i know im a hypocrite here when it comes to the bow, but i dont use an aiming system of any kind cept my eyes ... all us hunters these days are spoiled!! i want a 30-30 ..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest marylandbowman Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Re: How Spoiled have we become? i bowhunt mature whitetail in maryland and other states around the country. im 0 for 4 in the past 4 seasons so i need all the help i can get. ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arrow32 Posted February 12, 2006 Report Share Posted February 12, 2006 Re: How Spoiled have we become? [ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] Computers will be shooting our guns before we know it. By the time I hit enter to submit this post it's probably already happened. Just my $.02 [/ QUOTE ] This has already occurred. About a year ago somone had posted a link where you can puchase an online hunt and then use your computer to aim a real gun at a real deer and fire. Anyone else remember this? [/ QUOTE ] I remember that it was the talk on Thanksgiving a year ago or a holiday the hole time. As for the sights and such. Lets all throw em out. give the deer a bigger edge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowJoe Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: How Spoiled have we become? Well....it's a whole catch 22 situation. If you make it harder for people to kill deer then you have less people bowhunting and more people gun hunting or just not hunting at all. If that happens then no one is fighting for the rights of the hunter in general because the less people their are hunting then why save it? I think everyone should stop complaining about the ways people hunt and just be happy with the people that are abiding by the law to hunt. If it's legal in a certain state or country then why cut it down. I hunt with sights because you'r darn tootin' it makes it easier to kill deer and more ethically too. Sure I disagree with killing deer via the internet, but I don't think that's legal anymore in Texas anyway because of the remote firing of a weapon. That surely has to violate some sort of federal law whether Texas banned that or not. I don't think that's much different than the whole Jimmy Houston case. I just think we need to pick our fights better and with the right people. If we put as much effort into fighting the groups that are against us as we do into squabbling with eachother sometimes, then we'd never lose our rights for hunting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Finn Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: How Spoiled have we become? Yep...check this out: motorized stand Just kidding. I'm all for technological advances. That's what makes America great. Shot my first buck with a Winchester 94 30-30, but would never go back to it after using my Browning A-bolt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superguide Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Re: How Spoiled have we become? I think it's great that we can hunt as primitive as we want or use some of the new stuff also-I can drop you off in the Saskatchewan bush with a fire hardened stick if you like lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dg Posted February 17, 2006 Report Share Posted February 17, 2006 Re: How Spoiled have we become? [ QUOTE ] looks like I'm just as behind as my granddad! LOL [/ QUOTE ] There is nothing wrong with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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