Jeff, I made bold some of your examples to show you that sometimes people just will never excel in these areas (for what ever reason) and believe me it's not from a lack of trying, some just aren't as good a hunter. Because of this you can never expect one hunter to do the same as another no matter how long they hunted a certain area.

Example: When I was drafted into the NFL there were A LOT of players trying to make it in the pro's ALL were good players and for the most part ALL tried their hardest and trained very diligently in the off season. In my eyes they ALL seemed like great players especially on the offensive line where I played. I mean it was a "who's who" for collegiate all Americans during my mini camp at Denver.

Yet I made it and others didn't. Not to be boastful but I was just a better player than some. We ALL knew the mechanics of pass blocking and run blocking most of us had bee at it for yearsbut some just did it better than others. Sure I know politics and economics play a big part in the selection I'm not naive. But in the end, for the most part (and this is especially true in College) the best players made the team while the others got a corn dog and a road map. All were GREAT players.......some were just better.

Same holds true for hunting some are just better hunters, they just are and for some...no matter how hard they try, how hard they study their game, how hard they try to become proficient with their equipment, how hard the work on their patience, wood sense and attention to detail, they STILL won't be as good as some.