How To Overcome Buck Fever????

[texag93]

Without reading all of the above, the day I quit getting buck fever is the day I lay down the bow.

[PSEBrian]

Texag93 said it best...Brian

[Shoot Low]

Being married twice and divorced twice, the onliest things that makes me nevrous is a judge, a lawyer, a preacher or a husband huntin female.
There's something calming about seeing a big buck walk out at twilight or early moring sun lighting them up. Of course afterwards I get all jittery, want to giggle and hoop & holler like a little kid.

[DRow]

there is nothing else on earth that will give you the same feeling that you get from seeing a huge buck come into view. The Nuge once said that when you stop having that feeling, its time to get your *** out of the stand. I know what you are saying and for me, i just try to not look at the horns to muck and to try to take alot of deep breaths to get my heart rate to slow down. just my .02

[Spineshot]

One method I have heard to help is to place a sticker with simple instrustions on it, like "relax, draw, focus on a spot and release", and place it on your upper limb so you can focus on that instead of the horns before you shoot.

[Peyton]

RELAX!! Take a deep breath as you draw, flex your back muscles, and set your eyes and mind on the spot you want to hit. STOP. Take another breath and make a smooth release just like you do on a target. I've messed up a few and have learned not to panic. That doesn't mean I won't do it again!

[Rusty Fork]

Effexor works for me!!!!

Take that stuff and you will be a heartless killing machine!!!

[bowhuntntxn]

Good advice spine. After Dave'n out on a DOE last year a put a pice of tape on my riser. It reads "AIM, Follow through, KILL". It is the last thing I look at before looking through my peep. Vtec, we all make silly errors, and things happen. Give yourself a break, and learn from your experience. You will master this and have a great season.