Only one generation ago, when hunters entered the field, they were on their own. They’d hunt for sign, and in some cases, as in quail, pheasant and duck hunting, they relied on skilled hunting dogs to both smell out the game and retrieve it.

Deer hunters still scout for deer in areas where they’ve been sighted, then spend countless hours up in deer stands watching and waiting.

But since technology entered the field, it’s not as difficult to find deer as it once was.

Unless there are circumstances well beyond the hunter’s control that interfere with a successful hunt.

For example, we have a friend who has permission to

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