This is my favorite answer....and how I feel about it.
I think being a great hunter requires alot of intelligence, and frankly not everyone is equal in that department. To me bowhunting is like a chess match. You have to take ALL of the information you have, along with the information you DON'T have, and formulate the best strategy that will put you in the right place at the right time.
Some people just aren't smart enough to put all of the pieces of the puzzle together.
And even if you do have the intelligence, you ALSO have to have the DRIVE. That's a whole 'nother story.
Having the knowledge is only part of the puzzle. It takes discipline, too.....in somewhat equal amounts. Those two traits are in a constant battle.
I honestly think I'm a fair hunter. I honestly think I could be pretty good at anything I set my mind to, though. I was born with a few gifts that got me through my athletic years.....and I think they likely help me deer hunting. I wouldn't be surprised if some people had an innate sense that aided them in hunting.
I love playing the guitar.....but I'm not wired to ever be a GREAT player. I can have ANY of you playing a 3 chord song in 45 minutes......but I could tell you pretty quickly if you'd ever be GREAT at it......or, more pointedly....if you wouldn't.
Hunting deer isn't rocket science. Finding them is one thing. Finding certain ones of them is another. Narrowing that down to a certain age group fo a certain sex is getting more intricate.
I think there are those among us who could be successful at anything they put their minds to. I think they were likely born with THAT. Past that....I won't go.
I also liked this, a lot....
I think people have natural tendencies to be good at various things, why not hunting as