I dunno - hunting really isn't rocket science - to me at least. Now, there's a higher level of expertise required if you wanna master the art of hunting pressured mature deer... But for the average Joe, just filling tags with the first thing that comes alongisenough to make them happy- and I think that's actually prettyeasy. You don't need 20 years of experience.

Most people just aren't willing to do the work, which is why success rates are so low.

I mean, if you just wander onto the gamelands somewhere, find a deer trail and climb a tree right beside it... Then log 40-80-120 hours over it - you're BOUND to see something. It might not be a monster buck, but you'll surely see a deer. Then, it's as simple as point and click. I don't care if you're not watching your scent at all, wearing blue jeans, smoking non-stop, half-blind, deaf... You'll see a deer.

Hunting is a time commitment that most guys aren't willing to make. They talk the talk, but when it comes time to walk the walk, they burn out. They would rather be golfing or watching NASCAR or football, or eating at Applebee's. They sleep in. They just don't have the dedication to it. That's no indictment of them on a personal level, just stating that there are other things that they'd rather be doing...

I mean, really - there are guys who have been hunting for 40, 50 years, and still couldn't kill a deer at a zoo. There are guys out there who log more stand-hours in one season than some fellas log in 20 years. That's the difference - time.

And if you put in enough time, you'll start to figure out how to manage that time in the most effective way. Translation: You'll know that you don't want to hunt stand X with an easterly wind, or that you should save stand Y for the rut.

I don't even really know what I'm ranting about at this point, or even if I'm making a lick of sense, so I'll just stop.