NEWSHOOTER

If you judge on pictures and posts, definatly Arctic Bowman. He must not have a job though cause he is always hunting.

Double Creek

Thats what makes a great hunter. Every great hunter starts somewhere.......

To be a great hunter IMO you must (1) spend more time hunting than the average guy (2) have the ability to read deer sign and movement better than the average guy.

c903

I agree, too subjective. Size and numbers do not always and factually indicate that one person is the best hunter over another person.

I can put a person in an area where the deer come by like migrating Caribou. All you have to be is a good shot. I can put an expert shooter and hunter in another area that has good-sized deer; but the population is lower, the pass throughs are less, and the terrain is severe. He or she will have a rough row to hoe, but the hunting conditions will not be boring.

Hikchick

Ok, many of you might not agree with me, but here it is anyway.
My respect and opinion of who is a great hunter, goes to any hunter who follows the ethics and morals of the sport because that is who he is. It's not based on who shot what. It's all about what makes you who you are. THAT is a great hunter to me.

benhuntin

Hard to say. There are many here that i would say are probally excellent hunters. But then many are fortunate enough to have access to prime lands with alot of mature deer. There are also others who hunt in easier situations such as semi open farmland. Anyone here who thinks he/she
is an excellent hunter needs to test their skills with a bow, hunting in Floridas Ti-Ti thickets and swamps after mature deer. After hunting in Florida most of my life, hunting other states always seemed alot easier.
Whos the best? Beats me.

Swamp Dawg

I would have to say Fieldmouse is by far the best hunter here. Just ask him. His ethics and morals are second to none, as well.

stealthycat

benhuntin - I'll put my Ozark mtn whiteails that roam 365 days a year on public land dodging poachers, coyotes, ice storms, no agriculture to ammount to anything and thousands of hunters every fall against your FL deer hunting any day !!

On a serious note ... I bet that hunting is tough though, throw in the bugs, snakes, pigs and alligators and the challenge of a P&Y whitetail all on public land and that would be a tough task for sure !

Oh ... sounds like a lot of fun too !

Danny45

Well I'm certainly not the best. Now, can someone tell me where I put my bow??? I can't find it!!!

idahoelkinstructor

I agree with my wife Hikchick, and I will add that I think a great hunter helps his friends and family be successful as well. Hunting for me is just not about shooting the biggest animal. It's nice when I or my friends/family harvest a trophy animal, but spending quality time (hunting) with the people I love and care about is most inportant.

Fieldmouse

Thanks swamp dog for that vote of confidence. I certainly try hard you know.