The relentless march of shooting technology is akin to the onslaught of ATVs and UTVs out West over the past 20 years, as well as crossbows allowable in general "archery" seasons in many states now too, etc. I have a very close friend who is a 30+ year retired wildlife big game biologist out west and he states it pretty simply: "No doubt advances in technology and mobility make many more successful where otherwise they wouldn't have been, but hopefully these folks are aware there are still limitations to their own skills regardless of technology. Does using a magnified scoped, modern muzzleloader with smokeless powder equate equally to a traditional/primitive arm that the seasons were initially set aside for, obviously no. Does that mean it's unacceptable? Again obviously no if they're hunting ethically - the hunter still has to use discretion for every shot regardless, and if the number of successful hunters goes up for a given season (insert crossbows in archery season, scoped modern muzzleloaders in primitive seasons, or the recent "tactical" trend of uber-long range modern rifles during general gun seasons), it merely means less tags since we manage the herds on populations and buck/doe ratios."
Interestingly he's long stated the greatest concern he sees isn't technical advances, it's the propensity for hunters to take longer and longer shots as technology advances, to where bullet performance and accuracy in field scenarios (especially that he's seen with elk) just isn't consistent.
My own $0.02 for what it's worth: Infighting and segregation gain nothing. We can all march to the beat of our own drum, so long as we always remember WHY we hunt and always, always hold to ethical and realistic limitations of our own hunting (and shooting) abilities in real world field conditions.
