To be a great hunter is to be a student of nature and the prey you are after. The objective, if you are a "great hunter" is to kill your prey as quickly and efficiently as possible with as little suffering to the animal as possible. Region, politics, weapons, ethics, methods are off great significants in the fact that they are all interrelated in someway but ultimately a keen understanding of one's prey and efficeincy in the method used are what make a great hunter