I agree a lot with what Kelly had to say... honest consistency is probably a bruiser every 2-3 years, though I think we mostly think of "every year"... though that's probably unrealistic. EVERY year at free-ranging, fair-chase animals puts someone into the elite of the elite ranks as far as I'm concerned. Even as successful a hunter as a GregH is has quite a few years between his first mature deer and his latest... though you'd be hard-pressed to not label him as consistent.