If size is the criteria for being successful than location is everything.

Here in Florida a 110inch, 125# deer is a dandy.

In Ohio I saw many two year olds that blew that mark away.

So if size matters, a Florida hunter who has taken 25 bucks all under 120" is not considered successful?

I would have to dis-agree.

If memory serves me right Florida is the only state in the lower 48 that doesn't have a BC buck in the book.

To me a successful bow hunter can be from anywhere in the country and if you plop him down in any patch of woods with deer in itin 2-3 days he will be dragging one out.

Success/prolific==Skill/ability
Success/prolific trophy hunter== skill/ability/location

IMHO