atlasman,

In certain areas you might be confusing "average" with "competent." I'm not sure where
I hunt that "average" would reach the level of "competent," if you define average as splitting
the number of people who claim to be hunters by 2.

Maybe that's why I think most HNI hunters would be above "average." Could anyone luck into a
nice deer? Sure. Do I think that most of the names on here would have a better chance of killing a
nice deer in my area then the average local hunter? Sure.

Most of it seems to boil down to experience and dedication.