Hi everybody. First forum I've ever been on. 37 year old guy from NJ who started hunting earlier this year...got my first turkey with my 12ga 11-87 (ok, a jake actually... but see post "Be Proud of What You Shoot") this past May and my adrenaline is STILL pumping from the hunt! Kudos to my boy Matt (life long hunter) who took me and showed me the ropes, he didn't even bring his gun, he just called 'em in!

About a month ago I picked up my first compound ever, a Parker BuckHunter XP (will have a few questions for u guys later about it). Been practicing with it and hitting some pretty good groupings.

I guess my question, or post, is why can't I focus on anything except my first hunt? I mean right now I should be working instead of typing in this forum...but I am SO DAMN PUMPED to go, I can't wait! I feel like a kid who knows he's getting a new bike for X-mas or something, this is insane! I have read a ton of your (extremely helpful) posts on this site and feel like I'm pretty well prepared, but I just can't wait. Is this normal?

Ok, I feel better now...not sure if you veterans are laughing it up right now, but I had to get this off my chest.

Happy hunting everyone......now back to planning my hunt. I mean back to work.