My father always said he was lucky. He always came home with the elk, deer, bear in camp when everyone else came home empty handed. Sure the animals had to be there but I don't think luck played much of a part in that anymore as I get older. He just knew like it was second nature. Ole timers as they say grew up in different times. A great hunter was the one that spent time in the field not researching info online, books, or dvd's. Just like hands on working you can't replace first hand knowledge vs book knowledge. For the men of the world that walked a big path and carried forward all the history we have now I have the upmost respect.

They didn't have trail cams, fine optics, camo, scent control, or the most important part they didn't have access to the knowledge we have at hand today. They are the ones that gave us this knowledge and we expanded on it. But one on one in the field I'm betting on the "ole timer". The game didn't change much we did. Think about how many hours spent in the field to gain the knowledge that they did. They are professors of their time and I'll sit down and listen to any "ole timer" when it comes to hunting. He'll always say you don't need all that junk to go hunting. And in alot of ways he's right. My friends dad is 80 plus and just as rugged as John Wayne's image, the story's he'll tell you of how things were back in the day are better than any movie or dvd out there. They have been there done that and hell they invented the t shirt at the gift shop.