So now ive downloaded an elwyn forrest profile, ive set it to ground mount and range to 15 but it runs past alot of nodes, it finds them but it just says "[15:08:17:725]:Copper Vein is 95 yards away but harvest range is 15 yards."
quite simple you need to be within 15 yards before node is gathered. Up the range to 50~ and you'll soon see that it will gather most nodes, higher then 50 is just too far and you most likely end up stuck somewhere.
Yes, its just informing you that it found nodes. But for that area i know by experience that more then 50 is a bit risky and you most certainly end up stuck.