Well, if you want to look at the original question(s) there are actually two- the one in the post title... "Does taking a P&Y equal hunter ability?" -and-

"how do you define hunter ability and skill from state to state?"

...then you didn't answer either of them directly. You answered a question you drafted or rearranged in your own head. At any rate, I'd still like those questionsanswered if you have answers but know that answering them now doesn't help the discussion that has come to be. It's since evolved.

What I want to adress nowis the belittling underlying insinuation attached to the "LOCATION" argument that must in some way be felt by guys in P&Y rich environmentswho've worked their butts off for decades to get the big bucksonly to be told by admittedly waaay less experienced hunters that the habitat bears most credit. Do you not see how insulting this must be to a vet?

How do you know skill sets are congruent? Blanket statementsareprobably what piss people off most with regard to this sort of topic. (jfyi I'm affected but not offended by this particular blanket statement 'cause I'mnot a "top end" hunter) You have to realize that when you say stuff like this,you offendhalf of the vets on here and everywhere. People take pride in what they do and their hard earned experience. Whether is holds true or not, when you say that you can put any good hunter of your choice in their woods and he'll produce just the same or better,(yes that is what you meant, re-read the above quote if you have to) it automatically negates some of their skill and experience.It's why these types of threads usually go pages on end. Step back and look, that is what basically happened in the other thread(s).

Skill sets may be congruent but there's no way for you or I to know that. Ifa rookie-ish huntertold youthathe'd bet on it thathe could kill as many if not more deer on your property than you because 1)your property is about the equivalent of a deer farmcoupledwith 2)thefact that you've had one kajillion sits this year in addition to 3)you're stillrelatively new to bowhunting...your pride would be hurt too. I don't remember where you said it but you did say that you don't like people telling you what's in your woods. It goes both ways so don't tell them you can put someone else in their woods and produce the same or better. They don't know just as you don't know.

Anyone can do or say anything they want I suppose but I think I'll hold back on assessingother people'sskills considering I only have an inkling of their experience and skill. Adopt the same if you see fit.