I have hunted with both pistol and rifle, both in cap and ball and flintlock. Even went so far as to build some of the weapons myself from kits. Crossbows too.
For me it is like riding a motorcycle... It is the trip the counts, not the destination.
Besides, I am not too keen on being out in the woods when every great white hunter from the burbs is there with their semi-auto doing the spray-n-pray at every little noise or movement.
I understand your concerns and agree, but I have 4 properties for my son and I only to hunt on with an occasional in-law. The hunting pressure is a fair distance away. The solitude is a big part of it for me, but we also enjoy the harvest. I road BMWs for a few decades, most all of it on back roads, never in cities. Also road a husky dirt bike for many years.