You are correct, in part; now if we can get to paragraph two . . .
Dearest Winnie:
Of course. However, I fear that you have responded only to the subject line of my post (fastest draw in the west?). Now, if we can read all the way down to paragraph two, we find that completion of this operation is specified IN Canada.
So the question remains: how much, if any, of the preparation in skills and knowledge can be done in the happy-go-lucky subtropics before snowhoeing up into the Frozen North for the final steps?