ORIGINAL: kickin_buck
For me the first thing that helped was getting access to quality ground. I don't care how good of a hunter you are, if you are not hunting quality ground, your chances are greatly reduced. Once I able to started hunting ground that had quality bucks, you begin to concentrate on hunting those big boys, which includes letting smaller bucks walk.
This statement is one that I have to agree with the most! If you don't have the ground or have to share ground with other hunters, you've just decreased your odds BIG TIME! There are many that get it done and have a good amount of luck, but it's tough I feel.