big buck problem
06-07-2007, 07:13 PM
#3
Join Date: May 2007
Location: Mckenzie, TN
Posts: 309
RE: big buck problem
I have been hunting for 20 years and I still get nervous even when I see a Doe. The only way I learned to control the shake was to take deep breaths and take your time and a shooting rail. I want gun hunt out of stand that doesn't have a shooting rail.
06-07-2007, 08:16 PM
#5
Join Date: Jun 2006
Location: ILLINOIS
Posts: 253
RE: big buck problem
Too many beginners try to hold out for big bucks. I was taught shoot the first 20 or so deer you can. Get the experience/proficiency. Then target the BIG BOYS. Paper targets are easy. When the targets breathe, it gets a whole lot tougher.
06-07-2007, 09:15 PM
#7
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 85
RE: big buck problem
If I did'nt get that buck fever feeling I would'nt hunt.I always say to myself after I've seen the rack and determined that it is a shooter.Dont look at the antlers.It dos'nt really matter though because at that point im all jacked up.
06-07-2007, 09:16 PM
#8
Join Date: Jan 2007
Posts: 85
RE: big buck problem
If I did'nt get that buck fever feeling I would'nt hunt.I always say to myself after I've seen the rack and determined that it is a shooter.Dont look at the antlers.It dos'nt really matter though because at that point im all jacked up.
06-07-2007, 09:18 PM
#9
Nontypical Buck
Join Date: Feb 2007
Location: Winnipeg, Mb, Canada
Posts: 1,309
RE: big buck problem
Sorry to let you know this but that pounding heart that you feel in your chest when you see that nice buck (never mind big buck...any deer)doesn't go away (at least I hope it won't). This year will be my 35th year hunting and I kind of look forward to that feeling. Just concentrate on your breathing and focus on the job at hand (harvesting the animal). Live for that moment and try to cherish it for there aren't many like it. Know that your practise at the range, all those mags. you've read, all those hunting programs you've watched have come down to that moment. Remember you are the dominate preditor and have confidence in what you are doing. Live it and love it and know you are so fortunate as compared to those that have never had the chance. You are a whitetail hunter. How's that for a pep talk?