my knickers as you say are fine, after reading a lot of your posts I have yet to read you giving constructive advise, or positive input to any thread, yet your the first to hop on the high pony and state that an internet forum is not the place to learn......HMMMMM!
I know this, I have read many many reports of hunters who have never taken a deer who shoot large mature (many are booners) bucks from the so called beginners luck.
yep, that's what it is, but think about it, new guys sometimes hunt where they shouldn't cause there is no reason for deer to be there, the fact that no one hunts there is why the deer seek refuge in those spots, so anyone and everyone who takes they're rifle to the woods has a chance at harvesting a deer, regardless of they're experience level.
RR