Who are the best trackers, rangers v elfs

[Tar Elenion]

Gwaihir the Windlord wrote:

Perhaps Beleg was, but this does not by any means imply that Elves were as a whole better than Men at such things -- and certainly a Ranger would far surpass an average Elf of Rivendell, Lindon, Lorien or Mirkwood (although considerable skills in woodcraft were to be found in the latter of these places).

Numenorean wrote:

Now I’m not bad-vibing Beleg at all Tar, on the contrary he is (along with Finrod) my favourite Elf in the HoME, I’m just pointing out that despite the fact that Elves have superior natural senses to Men, the fundamentals of tracking and woodcraft can be learned and utilized to an Elvish level of mastery by Menfolk too, specifically Rangers.

Quite, as I asked in my first post:
"Is the Elf a ranger or huntsman as well? Or is he perhaps just a sailor who spends most of his time on a boat, or maybe a smith who seldom leaves his forge?"

[ August 08, 2003: Message edited by: Tar Elenion ]