How do you stay calm!

[arrowlauncherdj]

I dont, if I ever get calm when I know I am going to shoot I'll quit hunting and find something else to do.

[ericmerg]

i cant even control my excitment while squirrel hunting i have no idea how im going to respond to a bruiser buck

[Possum Head]

Perhaps hunting has lost all it's glory when one learns to control excitement. I aint figured it out yet and when I do I'll probably convert to a target archer. Enjoy the rush as it's one of the few legal ways to get a high!

[Hermon]

I don't.  Just try to manage it the best I can.

[DayTripper]

Think of a sizzling medium rare venison steak!!!!

[Stinger]

First thing I do is decide whether or not I want to shoot a particular deer.  After that I never look at the rack again and go into a full on attack mode.  All focus is on bringing the deer into a spot I can get a shot and then concentrating on executing that shot.  I don't know how to describe it other than I go into an almost complete "in the zone" trance.  The only time I have any nerve problems is on a doe usually early in the season when I skip step one.  For me, making the commitment in my head to shoot a particular animal and then going to full concentration to accomplish that goal, eliminates any 'buck fever'.  I'm excited yes, but in control.  Most of my hunting is from a tree stand.

[BaldingEagle]

The ONLY thing that has helped me while bowhunting, is to remind myself that I owe the animal my best shot.  I don't get many shots, but that has worked on the last two.  I HATE wounding game of any size or kind.
John