RE: What is most important---Skill, Luck, or Land??
I would rather be a good hunter in " fair" territory than a lucky hunter in " good" hunting spots. I' ve known and hunted with some " lucky" (unskilled) hunters, in excellent spots, who couldn' t find a deer until they heard me shoot and saw the dead animal in my truck. Skilled hunters, who know their spots,(beds, feed, trails, funnels, wind direction) are gonna take deer, sooner or later, nomatter how many are or aren' t on that property. A good woodsman will find the deer. I see it this way: Deer have to move, they have to eat, drink and bed. Knowing and learning where to hunt isn' t a crapshoot. If you can learn more every time you hunt, they you' re gaining the skills to eliminate luck. Luck runs out sooner or later.................. but you always got the skill.