How to over come buck fever

[frank bullitt]

Experience and determination,! The more time out there, more practice etc., etc. You have to walk the journey!

 Also, hunt and shoot small game, rabbits, squirrels, and such. Your not going to get the experience in front of the TV, you have to Experience it.

  You Can't Walk until you Crawl!

 Good shootin, Steve

[Zach Mikita]

All great bits this is helping a lot

[Hooked]

The only time I ever remember having it before my shot was when a big buck I had never seen before showed up about 50 yards away.  It seemed like it took him hours to make his way through the woods to my position.

It was drizzling and cold, so I could blame it on the weather.  It was actually a combo.  My adrenaline shot up when I saw him.  By the time he got to me the adrenaline was gone and I was suddenly having trouble not chattering my teeth from the cold.

His head passed the last tree, two more steps and I had the shot I wanted.  Unfortunately, I was shaking shaking so bad from a combo of cold and buck fever that he looked right up at me.  When he couldn't decide what was making that tree shake so much, he turned around and went back the way he came.

If he had not looked up and had taken two more steps, I wouldn't have shot anyway.  I am not sure I could have even pulled the bow back, but even if I could have there is no way I would have been steady enough to shoot.

Besides this one time I have not had a problem.  As soon as I know a buck is a shooter, I dont look at the rack again.  When possible I am focusing on my spot or looking for the the next shooting lane he might go through.  This has helped me.  I practice it whether it is a deer I am going to shoot or not.