I guess you were referring to yourself when you said "Ah, to be an academic who relies on theory instead of personal experience."
Before 'theorizing' that it's impossible do some little research. Here's one for a start http://en.allexperts.com/e/p/pe/persistence_hunting.htm or this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_hunting or this video http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&ved=0CAcQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D9wI-9RJi0Qo&ei=iRkCS-XOFpC0lAegjtiYCw&usg=AFQjCNHIonjF-3tjaVG4U8FkdarLRI-RHw&sig2=dca2fYg5JpXhPfftCcX9iQ .
I guess you were referring to yourself when you said "Ah, to be an academic who relies on theory instead of personal experience."
Before 'theorizing' that it's impossible do some little research. Here's one for a start http://en.allexperts.com/e/p/pe/persistence_hunting.htm or this http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persistence_hunting or this video http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&ct=res&cd=1&ved=0CAcQFjAA&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3D9wI-9RJi0Qo&ei=iRkCS-XOFpC0lAegjtiYCw&usg=AFQjCNHIonjF-3tjaVG4U8FkdarLRI-RHw&sig2=dca2fYg5JpXhPfftCcX9iQ .