I would say the best thing that helped my calm my nerves was the first year i hunted private land i waited for a buck. I must have passed 10 does before i saw a buck it was a 130 class 8 pointer.(i know most wouldnt shoot a buck like that but it was my first buck i have seen so i decided to take it.) Passing all does the helped calm my nerves a lot. I was so used to hunting public land that if you didnt shoot the first one you saw you wouldnt see any more. However i also hunt with my dad and brother so deer in the freezer was not an issue for me. Good luck.