Good shooting is certainly critical hunting, if for no other reason that we have an ethical obligation to take game humanely when we choose to hunt for sport. But there are a lot of other skills required to hunt effectively - good dog work, good scouting, shooting the right loads. For many (myself included, who is still serving time in AmarilloMike's Gulag), it is easier to go to the range and practice to become a reasonable shot than it is to put in time on quality dog training, scouting game, patterning loads. But knowing where to find game and knowing how to work with a good dog is as important as good shooting when it comes to putting game in the bag.

Such a long, long time to be gone, and a short time to be there.