I rated myself a 10. Originally I was gonna go with somewhere around an 8 but after reading how many people think that planting food plots and putting up tree stands makes them at least an 8. It doesn't, planting food plots might make you a better farmer but it does nothing as far as improving your hunting skills. I also rated myself higher because of the fact that I consistently take many different species of animals not just whitetail deer. Elk are an exceedingly tougher animal to hunt than deer and in my opinion bring out any flaws a person has in their hunting technique.