Finally, I am not lucky to be out here hunting elk. I made the choice to move out here and be in elk country. I made the choice to hunt often as I could, to read books, study tapes, watch videos, and practice in the woods. I made the choice to put it all on the line and start a business here knowing not a soul, all for the love of the hunt. Luck has nothing to do with it. I say this not to sound arrogant, but to let others know if an idiot like me can do it, so can all. You make your own luck. What I am is fortunate that the good lord saw fit to make such beautiful country, and I am humbled and awed by it.
But from my perspective you are. I have too many ties to this part of the country to just move, as much as I might like too. And I'm a working class guy with a family and a wife that really can't work because of bad lower back problems. With one income, we struggle to get by much of the time. So in that sense, you are fortunate that circumstances allowed you to be able to do what you did, even if it took hard work and risk. I could probably do it too, but it would mean giving up more than I'd gain. Again, it's a matter of perspective.
Mike