It's all about location boys.You can put anybody in the right place like say where Bill Jordon hunts and that person can tag a nice buck.On a smaller scale I know some not so good hunters who get buck almost every year in Chester county and places closer to Philly.Some happened into a great lease and others happened onto some prime family posted land.
Now on the other hand these a days to consistantly tag a buck on public land you better have time to scout and have decent knowledge of deer hunting.
Location location location
We need to be mobile and have patience.Our group which is basically my sons,me,and a friend or two have been killing bucks pretty much every year on land open to hunting but you gotta have a lot of patience because most times out you don't see a deer and the sightings throughout a season might hit 10 total if you're lucky.And that's alot of hours on stand.
I know quite a few one day hunters and most would be happy seeing a few deer a day but most times that's not the case because they're stuck on public land and can't invest the time or money to scout alot.
Until Doug and me go on our hike I'll say public land for the most part sucks.I haven't found any worthwhile in my travels hunting bear and turkey.
It comes back to location.Put any hunter where there's a boatload of deer and he'll tag one with a rifle.Location tops my list for success.