great post....another annual sticky?? gets my vote!

i love #2. your right on. when i see a deer i immediatly melt down. but i already learned to control it by just what you said...take a deep breath...look away...FOCUS. after that i try to keep my mind clear. i shoot 1000s of arrows all year long...once the deer is in range my focus is like you said, picking a spot and making the shot.

now that i got all that down, i gotta work on the details...like putting my arrow on my rest where can i fit that in there between melt down and autopilot mode??? hmmmm lol