I like to have everything in a perfect place bow, packs, antlers...etc for easy access and limited movement. Set it up exactly like your other stands so it becomes second nature and you know exactly where it is everytime. When setting up a stand envision where the animals will come from and make sure you can draw free of obstruction. I know this sounds like a no brainer but you would be amazed at some of the set-ups I have seen.

Also expect to see game. Try not to day dream, in my expieriences big deer come in quick and don't stay long. Very rarely have I watched a big deer for extended amounts of time before he presented a shot. Not counting a few deer in Oklahoma where you can see a long ways.

When you are presented a shot take your time, you have more time then you think. Human instinct is the oh crap, oh crap I need to shoot, I'll never see him again mindset. Slow down make sure you are steady, control your breathing and set the pin on him like a surgeon makes incisions. Remember everything you have done to get this critter in your house was perfect to this point, pick a hair and smooth release. Aim small miss small.