ORIGINAL: GMMAT
So Scott.....
Let's say the guy does all these things....
Most "prolific big buck hunters" aren't the kind of people who just decide to "go hunting today". They plot, plan and scout year around. If their hunting grounds don't have the quality ofdeer they are happy with they find new ground to hunt which does. They hunt smart, they hunt hard and they don't give up.
He's scouted, plotted, planned all year round.....but he lives in homestead, Florida. You still say 25%? Heck....you admitted he would have to change his location to be considered (in the public eye) "successful" or "prolific".
I'd say location was 100%.
When I said they find new ground I wasn't talking about packing up the family and heading to the midwest. There are big bucks in every state that holds deer, you just have to find them.