RE: How many guys....
Here is my excuse for not killing a particular buck I wanted.......shot a huge bodied, mature, but lesser-racked buck seconds before a huge bodied, mature, 150 class rack buck came along.
Putting one's self into position is necessary, but I honestly believe fate, luck, whatever many times plays a huge role. Sometimes things happen to a hunter that he cannot control. By putting yourself into position, that doesn't guarantee anything but will up the odds.