Practice and simulate the real deal the best you can.

I like to practice a little different as it gets real close to the season opener. It's easy to sit there and wing arrow after arrow at a 3-d target and put them in the zone on a consistent basis. That's good to get your form down, sight your bow in, etc....

If you want to simulate "the moment" try this. Set up a stand where you can practice. Get in your full hunting gear. Put a target out there at 20-30 yards (vary everytime you do this).

Climb up the stand like you would like you were in the woods. Knock an arrow, get situated, be quiet, etc.... everything you would do like you were going out to hunt. Then sit there and wait for awhile again like you were in the woods hunting. Stand up, grab your bow, manuever for a shot and simulate the scenario like there is a live deer and nota target.

Now......... you only have one shot. In the back of your mind you know that's the only arrow you have to shoot at that target (simulated live deer). See how you perform. It puts a different perspective and mindset on things rather than just firing 50 arrows in a row at a target at ground level. Practice this at different angles, distances, and light conditions.

I equate this to the golfer that can sit at the driving range and smack balls like he/she was a touring pro. They go to the golf course and can't hit the broadside of a barn.[8D] It's all how you perform during the moment. All you can do is prepare as much as possible and simulate the real deal.