I think all of use probably know a "great" hunter or have a friend who is one. To me its a number of things, from knowledge of the game he's hunting (very important), apprectiation of the game, attention to detail, ethics, and success.

Success means different things to all of us and I'll try notget into a debate of that. I will only say that young bucksand does are easier to hunt and kill than mature bucks. Example: Put 10 hunters (doesnt matter whether theyre experienced or not) in the woods and tell them to shoot the first deer that walks by them. More times than not theyre all going to shoot a doe, fawn, or young buck, period.

You also mentioned hunting method, as long as its legal it has no bearing on whether youre a great hunter or not.