where are we headed?

[leatherneck]

I dont have to worry about it one way or the other, we never have reception anyhow!!! But it is a good tool to use/have in case of an emergency. We can't be afraid of technology. As long as it's used for it's intent. I bet most of us drive a car/truck to our hunting spots. The indians might have something to say about that. Get my point? IMO

Mike

[waknstak IL]

I occasionally text my hunting partners when things are slow.  I always carry my cell for emergencies and occasionally take calls and check my email for business as well. By having it with me I get to hunt a lot of days I wouldn't get to otherwise. If I just want to be alone and I all i have to do is shut it off. I've never filmed a hunt. I kinda have mixed feelings about that issue I guess.

[Mudd]

I carry one for emergency use only. There have been a couple of times pre-cell phone days I wish there had been some way of reaching help. I couldn't walk out with my broken ankle and it was a heck of a long crawl. I wanted a ride even if it was in a deer cart that day, as long as it didn't mean I had to be field dressed to get it..
God bless,Mudd

PS your eyes have to be good enough to read that small print if you're gonna text.. mine aren't.

[BWD]

Well put Mr. Nail.

[Austin]

Most of the time I spend on this forum is from my phone. Right now I don't have internet at the apartment where I live. Generally I don't use my phone while hunting unless it's to communicate with someone I'm hunting with, or to give an update to a friend (or the wife).  I really hate using radios, they're noisy and sound aweful. It really ruins a peaceful environment. Texting is more like a thought, and I can communicate with my hunting buddies without losing the peacefulness of my surroundings. (Just don't text me unless there's a good reason)The technology itself does not in any way take away from my hunting experience.
I really have no interest in filming my hunt, that would ruin it for me, but if I see an unusual critter, or take a nice buck I may snap a picture to share with friends. I also use my phone gps to load maps if I want to see the lay of the land when scouting, and occasionally get weather updates.

[BWD]

I also think we are headed straight to hell, if we don't change.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

I carry a cell for emergencies

[rickshot]

Gotta feelin the handbasket crowd is going elsewhere…but I’m hopin on the happy hunting ground, myself.

The other bottom line though, is that I ain’t all that gabby…nevertheless, I do have responsibilities and I mostly hunt alone, so carrying my cell phone affords an extra measure of assurance/comfort that not having one can’t (…and, hasn’t buzzed yet). Rick.

[thunder1]

Welcome to the information age. Everything right here right now.

[lpcjon2]

Personally I think most people dont even know what it's like to have silence and not TV's,Cell phones,Mp3's,and video games.I often get up early 4:30 am and just sit in silence (my kids think I'm nuts) But It's the only way you can become one with yourself is to not have any un-natural interference. They( the stated above) have taken over human contact!

[Earl E. Nov...mber]

I carry a cell but typically don't use it while hunting other than to locate my farmer host, or to tell my beloved that the hunt is over and the truck is headed home. It gives her a little peace of mind.

I am starting to get frustrated with the poor taste of many of my bowhunting brothers and the video they feel compelled to post, either on the hunting forums or YouTube etc. It took years to teach everyone the political incorrectness of tying our kill on the front bumper to parade around town. Now many of these videos are in equally poor taste, and I find it hard to believe anyone has any pride in them.

[Old York]

What's texting and when did it become a verb?  

[Pennsyltuckey pete]

Welcome to the age of information technology.  I carry a cell when I hunt.  I will text back and fourth with people I am hunting with.  I am not addicted to texting or calling and will generally only initiate a conversation with a :"Hey I missed" or "GET THE DOG!"

Remember there is an off button on the cell phone so If you want to be off the grid and alone,  you can be.

Is this bad or good?  How many people were glued to the TV for days for the most up to date information when the World Trade Center was attacked? Was this good or bad?  

Is there a difference between hearing the story a day after or as it is happening?  Either way the author is controlling the information that is shared with the community. The difference is the time frame.

My take?  I think it is up to the guy in the stand to make his own decision if he wants to share now or later, and, it is up to the guy on the internet to decide if he wants to participate in a hunt as it is going on by participating on the hunt forum.

pete

[nkw880]

if we are hunting in groups we always take our phones with us just in case of emergency we always tell each other when we are getting down so we always know where each other are at , at all times

[Rod in SC]

My buddies and I text each other while hunting quite often. I even visit tradgang while on stand. This post is coming from my blackberry while I'm on post in my stand for the last day of deer season!  I can most likely hear deer coming before they get into bow range anyway. I love the outdoors and I love to read and write and if I can do em all together, why not?  I killed 7 deer this year with my recurve so i guess it didn't lower my success rate too much. Good grief! We're all texting now from our computers! Ilove it.  And I love a good hunting video too. But I especially love to read how you guys feel about things and your experiences shooting and hunting. I love tradgang!  I guess I'm just in a loving mood. Gotta go I hear something coming.

[Charles K.]

I don't care....either way.

[Pennsyltuckey pete]

Rod,

Good Luck with what you hear/heard coming in to your stand.  Hope it was the big one.  Would love to see a pic when you get time!

pete

[WVeer]

A couple years ago I put my 13 year old in a treestand with cellphone to call me if he needed something.  I was hunting about 100 yards away.  He was secured with a safety belt and had instructions on where his effective range was.  I no sooner got settled in to my stand when I heard a commotion from his direction.  I was relieved to get a call from him saying he needed my help because he had arrowed his 1st traditional deer.  My thoughts were racing before he called wondering what was happening where he was.  I carry mine on vibrate and use it as needed but understand other's points of view.

[MR BILL SHORTY]

WHAT"S A CELL PHONE? I HAVE A PHONE IN MY CELLER IS THAT THE SAME THING?

[el_kirk]

Just a quick note about texting (which I rarely do).

In some places in Wyoming it is possible to get a text message out and not be able to get a call out from the same phone.

So the phone stays off, in the pack, forgotten unless someone is seriously injured.  In a situation like that, I'm a big fan of technology.  

Otherwise, I agree with the ball and chain comments some have made -- we are sometimes TOO connected these days.  I go into the woods (to hunt, to fish, to climb, whatever) to get away from things, not to take them with me.