RE: are you a master of deer hunting?
I think this type of question can actually be good for assessing yourself. I think that anyone who rates themself as a master has plateaued and will probably not improve and will probably get humbled next hunting season!
I do think it's very important to really know your strengths and weaknesses. For instance, if you can't sit still for 10 seconds then you're not going to have success standhunting, and you need to find a different hunting method or take tranquilizers.
Me as a hunter(on a scale of 0 to 10):
Shooting (stationary target) - 7
Shooting (moving target) - 3
Tracking, reading sign - 5
Patience - 9
Attention to task at hand (i.e. NOT daydreaming) - 2
Physical stamina - 9
Map reading as applied to hunting situations - 9.5
Mental attitude - 7
Commitment (i.e. willingness to blow off a hot date with a Jessica Simpson lookalike to get in the woods) - 9.5
Discipline (i.e. not taking shots I probably can't pull off) - 8
Analytical skills - 10/0 (this can be a blessing and a curse, leading to paralysis by analysis)
Knowledge of prey - 8
I'm sure there are other areas, but off the top of my head those are the biggies. So my strengths are map reading, patience, commitment, and stamina. My weaknesses are shooting at moving game and a tendency to daydream. Putting all this together, I look for stand-hunting options versus hunting on the move, and I count on my hours and hours of poring over maps to find isolated little holes miles past where other guys are willing to go. If I have to resort to stillhunting (some of my hunting areas force this), I compensate by moving very slowly, trying to catch game unawares for standing shots because I won't take a running shot.
How's that for overanalysis?