Agreed, which came in the form of a nice Pronghorn buck and then a whitetail doe this fall. I plan to take two more does this year in the late season...I never have had interest in does, making jerky last year cured that right up. If I need meat or experience, I will achieve that through does, whether that be right or wrong. My first buck, and ones from there on after, needs to be and will be something special.

Ive already been at full draw on a nice shooter buck probably 6+ times over the past 3-4 years, they just never have panned out for a shot I was comfortable taking....I dont loose my cool for some reason. I stay calm and collected during the shot process, it is after the arrow releases that I unravel...and unravel I do...after I release an arrow, i usually begin shaking and just loosing it all together. My friend was worried I was going to fall from the tree after I shot at that small 8 this year, LOL.
I did the same on my pronghorn buck.....made over a 2 mile stalk, finished off the last 400 yards tippytoeing and on hands and knees, got to 15 yards, never once got overly excited or nervous...I was rock solid through the shot...but after he ran off and tipped over 30 yards away, suffice it to say there was a lot of shaking and a solo party out in the prairie.