Is it possible for someone to think he's got the requisite talent when he don't? .... and,

Could that be why some states have regulated this very issue, i.e. they got weary of dealing with the aftermath of hunters not being able to deliver on their self-proclaimed abilities with a varmit rifle?

[States could choose to regulate/test for all sorts of things: marksmanship, game identification and judging, meat care, etc. etc. ---- BUT NO, this is THE ONE area many states have chosen to intervene on --- you gotta wonder why --- not likely it was just an accident!

Someone made the comment, "yada, yada, yada" .... that certainly does capture the repeating nature of this thread....

EKM