Like Tinyman, I see attitude, physical ability and other gear lead to an unsuccessful hunt way more than a rifle/load combo.

Got a buddy like some on here that is always trying to squeeze the last .0987” out of a 10 shot group but pays little attention to optics, boots, packs etc.

He’s hell on the bench, but pretty unsuccessful in the field.

Like Calvin said, it definitely doesn’t hurt to be able to shoot, but you’ve got to be able to find/get to them to shoot them.