As far as hunting at night is concerned, it has become a must in our countries due to the nuisance that wild boars represent. In some areas we even have permission to hunt with light sources and even use light amplifiers. Nobody goes to the jail there, rather you have problems if you don't follow the authorities prescribed shooting plan of wild boars.

It is absolutely true that you learn to shoot first by practicing with air rifles or small-caliber weapons and using open sights. Whether one should also practice with muzzle-loaders is open to debate.

Hunting is not just shooting at game with anything, but killing wild animals in order to prey on them, doing so as perfectly and, in particular, with as little agony as possible. To do this, we should use the best technology available to us today and not use tools that come from past times. When hunting, we should not play but work, and this is always done with the best tools available. I don't need to write what I think about hunting with bow and arrows, crossbow or muzzle loaders.

The same applies to some extent when shooting with open sights by hunting. There are certainly hunts where something like this is perfekt. I am thinking of driven hunts or, to some extent, big game hunting if the distances and the field allow it, but you should not force it. If things get difficult, modern technology should be used. The game is a creature and not our toy.