.......would he/she be as successful?

I got to thinking about this after reading a post on another forum. An older gentleman was talking about how he doesn't hunt as much as he used to because killing deer is so easy for him.

Well I've been hunting almost 10 years and killing deer is NOT easy for me. I took my first deer in 2000 and I've only shot 2 other deer since then. About 1 every 3 years. But I do have some limitations. Now before I get to what those are, let me say I am not complaining. I feel blessed every moment I spend in the woods even if I am not seeing a deer. I just have a hard time comprehending that killing a deer is easy.

I think the biggest limitation I have is time. I only gun hunt and while I do own a bow, I just never seem to have enough time to practice and become proficient so the bow sits. Ohio has 9 days of gun and 4 days of muzzleloader. Since I do work full time, I am lucky if I get to hunt 5-6 days of those 13 days. And you know how nocturnal the deer become after the first day or two of gun season. Last year I saw not one deer during shooting hours on any day I hunted and there are plenty of deer around.

Even though I live on 140 acres of croplandand woods,there is a LOT of neighboring property that is off limits to hunting. Great haven for deer and no way to get them out. Also Ohio is shotgun only, which I don't view as a big limitation because most of the time when I see deerthey are within 50-75 yards or if they are farther they are through thick woods where I wouldn't shoot anyway. I think my scent control is good because when I do have deer up close, I seldom get winded (ok once in awhile, but not often). One more thing, I do let the yearling bucks pass, so I have had those in range a couple of times over the year. But I think only twice in 10 years that I can remember.

So I guess I have two questions.

1. If you took an experienced whitetail hunter that shoots mulitple deer every year and gave them limitations as I mentioned above, would they still beable tokill at least one deerevery year? (6 days in the field, gun season only, shotgun only, farmland surrounded by land off limit to hunting.)

2. Working within my own limitations, is there anything I can do to become more successful? (This year I am taking some vacation days and will have 10 days to hunt. Yay!!!!!)