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In an earlier life, I had a pack of beagles and we did a lot of rabbit hunting in the swamps and thickets of Louisiana. Lots of areas there, you couldn't see 20 yards, but we all used shotguns and could follow the progress of the dogs by ear. Many times, as many as a dozen hunters would be spread out over several acres, watching holes in the foliage or along creek banks for the rabbit that ran 50-60 yards ahead of the beagles.
The hunt-master would give a good safety briefing in the morning and insured that everyone wore hunter's orange. Lots of awareness, also a lot of fun. We had folks from pre-teens to grandfathers out there, having a ball, listening to the dogs and shooting rabbits. Great fun.
We didn't need any electronic gizmos, but I can see the utility of such a device, especially when other hunters are concealed by head-high brush.
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