RE: Does taking a P&Y equal hunter ability?
Can onejudge a man's character by the size of his penis? I don't think having a P&Y hanging on the wall makes a guy/gal an outstanding hunter. It certainly could be an indicator of one's abilities but size as we know,can be so deceiving.
Every year all across the country,there are those with relatively little experience that kill a monster,some making Boone and Crockett. Most of those folks would tell you they were in the right place at the right time. I am not trying to "rain on their parade", they still had to make the shot; but hunting skills and shooting skills as we all know are not always mutually exclusive.
Without a doubt the piece of geography where one hunts right away gives that person an advantage or disadvantage in terms of sheersize. Evena hunter with exceptional abilities cannot make a fork horn turn into a Pope & Young (unless of coursehe lets it live but that is a thread for another time and place).