I realize it is a constant learning experience when deerhunting. We can literally hunt our entire life and still learn something each and every time we go afield. That being said:

How long did it take you to become good at hunting deer? When you finally became confident in your style of hunting and put your scouting to work?

Also do folks that hunt in areas with large deer numbers become "good" quicker simply beause they see deer more often than not?
Or, do large deer numbers require less proficiency than those hunters that have to scout harder and longer to be successful because of the limited number of deer?

I personally believe that the number of deer taken has absolutelty nothing to do with how good a deer hunter someone is.

Personally, ittook me until my 3rd or 4th year to become somewhat confident in what I was doing. Confident not necessarily successful, because Idid not have the luxury of seeing deer more than a few times during the entire week. But I at least felt good about how and why I decided to hunt a certain area and what method I would use.