Is it hunting if done from a tripod stand in the middle of a field? At the edge of a field? In the middle of a woods?
Is it hunting if done from a tree stand, ladder stand, or any other kind of elevated stand, blind, or “tree house?”
Is it hunting if done from a ground blind?
Is it hunting if done with a recurve bow, compound bow, or crossbow if the latest technology** is used?
(**technology such as arrow/bolt heads, sights, scopes, range finders, bipods, trigger releases, trail cams, camo clothing, scents, scent blockers, etc.)
Is it hunting if done with a muzzleloader equipped with a scope? Using saboted bullets? Using substitute or even smokeless powders?
Is it hunting if done with a shotgun equipped with a scope? Using a rifled barrel and saboted bullets?
Is it hunting if done with a handgun equipped with a scope? Using a bipod and/or other devices to steady the aim?

Is it ONLY hunting if we walk, stalk, and crawl on the ground in pursuit of game?
Or, is it ALSO hunting it we just stand, sit, or lie in wait (at a point of our choosing) for the game to come within our personal maximum effective, safe, and ethical range, regardless of whether that is from an elevated position, ground blind, or on the ground itself?

Or, do our answers to the above depend heavily upon which hunters or hunting tools (weapons, accessories, and projectiles) we personally like or dislike?

---Posted as food for thought.