There's some truth in numbers, but it isn'tt the defining benchmark.
Some guys hunt here with me in NJ and shoot a haalf a dozen does and buttons a year, we have basically unlimited tags. Are they better than the fella in Iowa who has one tag, and shoots a hammer buck each year? Hell no.
I would say, however, the best hunters I ever met take mature bucks every year on public land. If you've spent time in the woods, you know the type, no scentlok, an older bow, tattered camo, but intimate knowledge of the animal, the animals food supply, and the cool to pull off the one shot they may get a year. I don't care what animal you're hunting, take a mature, at his peak, buck every year on public land, and you're good enough where nobody can tell the difference between you and another just like you.
Anybody can kill deer on managed private land, guided hunts, ect, and you really can't judge the skill level of those hunters, even though they may have it, if you're seeing 5 bucks per day, even the rookie will eventually get lucky. How many public land bruisers you have taken, well, that's a good way to judge a man's skill level.

"In heaven, even the fish have antlers"