The pose of the animal looks great to me, but your statement here makes my point exactly. To me the hunter juxtaposition "confuses" the picture to me.

I agree the animal is the subject, but the overall perspective of the placement of the hunter takes away from the animal to me, when the hunter is or looks like he is off in space somewhere behind and where his position makes judgment of the actual size of the animal more difficult.

Just my $.02.

Interesting posts.