I definitely agree with the art of stalking, one reason I love hunting with a versatile shotgun so much is that I seldom shoot at game out of shotgun range.
I don't tend to aim a lot as the majority of my shots are snap shots, the closest deer I ever shot was a Sambar spiker at 1m, I'd say I don't know which of us was more surprised but I'd have to say it was him as I unslung the gun and literally shot from the hip.
But knowing your rifle, knowing it's zero and knowing your load, reading the wind and trigger control have become more important to since I started hunting with the hornet.
Those skills are what my grandfather taught me as a kid and no amount of technology or advances will change that.