Thanks guys - -exactly the kind of feedback I need. It will be my first elk hunt with a bow, but I have taken several bulls with a rifle and a muzzleloader. Two bulls were taken with black powder after being called in to 60 and 25yds. The excitement/fever is definitely to be reckoned with - - there is nothing like it. With bow in hand, it will be even more of a factor. When I took my first buck with a bow years ago, my stand was resting on a limb that went downward almost to the ground. The buck was smelling and nipping at the limb just before I shot. He almost bolted because I was shaking so bad the limb was quivering right before his eyes! Ha! I've calmed down a lot since then, but the amazing wonder of these animals up close is still very much alive. Enough to make a mathematician shake like an aspen leaf on a windy day! Jeeze! Bowhunting! One of the great opportunities of my life.