[{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BlogPosting","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/is-it-the-hunter-or-the-land\/#BlogPosting","mainEntityOfPage":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/is-it-the-hunter-or-the-land\/","headline":"Is it the Hunter or the Land?","name":"Is it the Hunter or the Land?","description":"NFL \u201cexperts\u201d debate it every free agency period and even most Mondays \u2013 does a talented quarterback make the receiver...","datePublished":"2016-08-25","dateModified":"2018-06-12","author":{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/author\/hagosto\/#Person","name":"Hector Agosto","url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/author\/hagosto\/","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7bfedbdc5ef3ed8f8df91eb37e1ffbe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/d7bfedbdc5ef3ed8f8df91eb37e1ffbe?s=96&d=mm&r=g","height":96,"width":96}},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Legendary Whitetails","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"http:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/logo-legendary-whitetails.png","url":"http:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/09\/logo-legendary-whitetails.png","width":522,"height":226}},"image":{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RT20121299-e1472134300489.jpg","url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/RT20121299-e1472134300489.jpg","height":800,"width":1200},"url":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/is-it-the-hunter-or-the-land\/","about":["News"],"wordCount":784,"keywords":["News"],"articleBody":"NFL \u201cexperts\u201d debate it every free agency period and even most Mondays \u2013 does a talented quarterback make the receiver look great or does a talented receiver make the quarterback look great?\u00a0 It usually takes a separation of the two to figure out who was pulling more weight or who can survive without the other. \u00a0Believe it or not, the same concept can be applied to hunters and makes for a good barstool debate at deer camp.\u00a0 Are they (fill in any name here) an average hunter on above average land? Or, are they an above average hunter on sub-par land?\u00a0 I guess you could say it depends on the scenario\u2026We all know that person who\u2019s sitting on a honey hole and shoots a whopper buck just about every season.\u00a0 Some of you would probably argue that they are only shooting those big bucks because of the prime piece of land they are sitting on.\u00a0 Undoubtedly, the property has a large role in their success, but before you write them off as a simple byproduct of the property they hunt and call them a \u201clucky\u201d hunter, consider the following factors.Good Hunters Know Good PropertyThe best hunters often times know what a good property looks like and how it should be hunted \u2013 it\u2019s something you learn from experience.\u00a0 They know which properties to buy or lease, what doors to knock on, and usually won\u2019t waste their time on lackluster properties if they are in search of a big buck.\u00a0 A large part of being a good hunter is putting in the work before hand to ensure you\u2019re hunting a quality piece of property whether it\u2019s public or private.Then again, there\u2019s plenty of average Joe-hunters who can continue to be big-buck-killing average\u00a0Joe-hunters because of the land they hunt.\u00a0 Some properties have tons of deer and it doesn\u2019t really matter where you sit.\u00a0 I\u2019ve yet to find one of those properties, but I hear plenty of stories that would make any hunter jealous.\u00a0 It really is about who you know in some cases.Not All Property is Created EqualAs the popular real estate phrase goes \u2013 Location! Location! Location! Since hunting land is real estate, it makes sense that this phrase also applies to deer hunting land. In every state, there\u2019s better counties to hunt bigger bucks, just the same, there\u2019s usually a better state to hunt bigger bucks as well.Many of us decide where we hunt and how often we hunt based on convenience. For most of us, the best whitetail hunting in the nation isn\u2019t across the street, but rather across the country.Public Land Makes a Better HunterUnfortunately, we don\u2019t all have the tracking skills of the Benoit\u2019s and not all public lands are created equal.\u00a0 One attribute that I feel strongly indicates a good hunter is someone who has consistent success on public lands.\u00a0 Anyone who\u2019s able to accomplish this feat again and again is someone worth taking advice from. There\u2019s so many more factors stacked against public land hunters, that it truly takes a skilled hunter to find and kill mature bucks on public land year after year.Nonetheless, hunting public land isn\u2019t the only way to prove yourself.\u00a0 Heck, most of us wouldn\u2019t hunt public land if we didn\u2019t have to. While it\u2019s a gratifying challenge, it sure would be nice to hunt unpressured deer and leave a treestand up overnight sometimes.In the end, give credit where credit is due. Maybe it\u2019s the land, or maybe it\u2019s the hunter, but more than likely it\u2019s a combination of the two.\u00a0 Regardless, in order to come out of the woods with a deer dragging behind, someone had to be in the right spot and make a lethal shot. \u00a0It\u2019s funny how the hardest working hunters often encounter the most luck.Do you think the land has more to do with a hunter’s success or the hunter themselves? \u00a0Share your comments below."},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Legendary Whitetail's Blog"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/community.legendarywhitetails.com\/blog\/is-it-the-hunter-or-the-land\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Is it the Hunter or the Land?"}}]}]