I beat buck fever by shooting does. To beat doe fever I shoot a spot on a doe. I like to run through my shot sequence while on stand every once in a while to keep it fresh in my head. I imagine every part of the shot and how it feels in detail. I like to play out as many shot scenarios as possible before hand so I snap into a shooting plan and shot sequence easily. I know how far I will shoot, and where I can shoot as well as bow clearance well before I have to make a shot. I find it helps if I have nothing more than the shot sequence to concentrate on doing. I never like to be on stand totally unprepared just setting there day dreaming for hours, and then all of a sudden I have to make a shot. When I see a deer coming I start to run the shot sequence in my head just to give me something to occupy my mind and push the shot sequent to the front of my mind. Because I usually see a lot of deer that don’t even come close to shot opportunities, I find I get a lot of practice on this. I don’t want to start counting points, judging size, figuring what my shooting range will be or anything like that. As soon as I see a deer I start to pick the spot and get ready to shoot it. I prefer to make the shot my conscious thinking and let the judging of if I will shot be the subconscious thing that just happens. I also find it really helps to practice drawings on deer I don’t want to shoot. That can really calm the nerves. However, I am not very picky so I have to be careful I don’t just shoot one. Three years ago I double bucked on opening day and used up my restricted tag on a really small 7 pt. I had shot a smaller one about an hour earlier. The second buck make three passes and I thought it would be good practice to draw on him and run through the shot. When it all comes together it can be hard for me to keep hold of that string. I also did it once on a nice doe once in the peak of the rut.