For me, my first season was 2014. Pretty dramatic the changes I've seen even since then.
I didn't know what a podcast was, and they hadn't taken off yet. Gritty might have kicked off late that year.
Didn't use Instagram, and it hadn't taken off yet.
Wilderness Athlete was around, no Mtn Ops. Ate shitty Mountain House and will never touch another Breakfast Skillet the rest of my life.
No OnX, Gaia, or Basemap (OnX was out there, but not widely used). No University of Elk Hunting, Randy Newberg, BRO, BHA, etc, etc, etc.
The only "Social Media" for me was Rokslide and one other forum. Got to listen to gear advice (and manscaping threads) from Aron.
Could buy a Montana General tag OTC into general rifle season. Had 10 bulls in shooting range in 10 days, and tagged out with a bow on day 10. That year for me changed my hunting life going forward.