Personally, I wouldn't expect my success to be the same as the persons place I was hunting, at least for the first 2 seasons.

What leads me to believe that the results wouldn't be similar is the fact that I've hunted my spot with a good friend of mine for the last 5 seasons. The results have been far from similar. I have taken 4 P&Ys and one that grosses 125. My friend has taken 1 P&Y, 1 that grosses P&Y, a 115", a shed buck and has been skunked once.

There are many different reasons for this difference. This guy is adecent hunter, descents before each hunt and uses scent lock and pays attention to the wind. I don't use any scent killing products, only clean clothes and boots, pay super attention to the wind and usually smoke from my stand (not recommended). I feel the diferences are that I know deer way more than my friend does, I've been studying them for a very long time. My friend does things that make him feel good about his set up, pruning a lot of limbs, hanging bow ropes from every stand, drawing his bow often to keep loosened up, among other things. Me on the other hand, I prune very little and when I do I place the trimmings stragically like a flower arrangement so they're not noticable to humans and deer alike. I don't leave bow ropes (scent wicks) hanging from my stands, etc. In short, I only do things that the deer won't notice or will tolerate. I put the deer before myself. I give them way more credit that necessary. Better safe than sorry.I take that extra step to do what it takes. The results speak for themselves.

It ain't rocket science, but it can be!