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I scratch horizontal hash marks in my scope lens and call it...

The runningshot'no'guess'a'meter...

Kent

Actually, I believe you!

Money, it gives you everything but attitude and can even help with that.

Common sense,
plus as noted above, attitude, motivation and moral compass.
jmho
Tim

I used to use a sharpie to apply graduated marks... but would end up wiping them off while using my T shirt tail to clean my lenses...

It's way easier than turning the windage turret while swinging...

Kent

Time?

Hi-resolution, Geosynchronous satellite with infrared capabilities. Saves A LOT of time!

This used to mean something......it used to be step #1

I'd say the things that have most enhanced my hunting experience are as follows:

Attitude

Confidence in your rifle and yourself (this may go under number 1)

Good enough physical shape

Good boots

Good clothes

Hunting with a partner, I really enjoy being in the outdoors with others. Nice coming back to camp and swapping stories, also nice having help if you need it.

legs and lungs
boots and binos
and, I hate to admit, LRF and Hunting GPS maps.

mike r

Blind asss luck in my case. It trumps pure hunting ability any day.

My cat like speed and reflexes.

Whiskey, or Whisky

always helps with the attitude.

I find that the attitude is everything when hunting.

Handheld GPS
When hunting a new area I used to backtrack my way back to the truck.Now I never backtrack so I cover twice as much terrain. Also it's invaluable for marking game sightings, kill locations, trail locations, etc. and then transfering all those locations to google maps.

Boon Companions.

They are the hardest thing to locate. You cannot buy one for trying, and great ones magnify the hunting experience immeasurably.

Was surprised to read this far and be the first one to mention it.

You can recognize them by their high quality, well worn boots, and banged up trucks.

A good knife and a good pair of field glasses.

Out here in the west, good optics, LRF, and hopefully a good, skilled, dependable hunting buddy.

time, money, friends you can trust to hunt with.

Drone with camera.

"What would you consider the best tool to help in hunting?"


reasonably low cost out of state elk and deer license fees so I and anyone else wishing to perfect their skills actually hunting game, can spend all the time required actually hunting and not facing huge monetary concerns due to the costs involved, NOTHING BUT NOTHING BEATS EXPERIENCE and you can,t get that limited to a hunt every few years at todays prices
when I started hunting fees were low, I could afford to carefully schedule two or more out of state elk and deer hunts on a single trip with one ending just before the next started, I rarely had problems finding 4-6 guys and two trucks willing to make those trips, but with to days license fees that's a thing of the past