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Pappy:
I still get excited after a bunch of deer under my belt and 40 + years doing it, when that excitement leaves me I will quit, but you do have to control it, I tell myself that the reason for my excitement is i think I am fixing to take home a deer, but if I don't get it under control I ant, so really nothing to be excited about until after the shot. That usually works pretty well for me. I have a good friend that has never been able to get in under control, of course he hasn't killed many deer and the reason is he can't get it under control, not sure how long you been doing this but will say for most it gets easier the more you do it. Good luck with the adventure. ;) :)
 Pappy

Allyn T:
I hope I stay excited my whole life and the control comes to me : )

Pappy:
It will 😉 Pappy

Hawkdancer:
All of the above!  Keep trying and control your thinking, look for "the spot" and shoot?
Hawkdancer

StickMark:
Good advice above.
Years ago, a friend had a boss whose string hand shook so bad behind a little bush (Arizona small, Charlie Brown Xmas tree size) as a buck came in that he, the boss, couldn't make it happen. Guy did rodeo, like bucking horses and stuff, so no stranger to adrenaline. Tough man.

My system is this: when a buck comes in, I look at my string hand. Calms me.
In other words, I have a calming sequence, like we all have a shot sequence.
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Around now, my practice is often a stumper-judo and my binos. I look for deer, does, and get kinda close (150, 60 or so yds), stumping a bit as I stalk into the hidden places from their eyes... Just watching, learning the body again. Not being able to arrow does in AZ means we get to be close to a lot of does. Doe is a dog sized animal here, often. In a way, no big deal.

And a buck is just a deer like a doe, but with silliness coming out its head. A meat tube, with antlers. This calms me too, even though I know there is more to it.
Never look at antlers, yes, have had a bow hand shake and squeak the leather on a handle and alert the buck.



My two cents...

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