well buck fever struck and i missed my first shot at a deer

[fisher2]

first day of second hunting season ive been in a large 8 starts walking down a trail i didnt know exsisted(just randomly picked a spot on edge of field) i bring my rifle to full cock ( its a flintlock) put the bead right on him..touch the hair trigger...CLICK.BOOM smoke deer goes running about 10 yards and stops and looks at me...

i stay superstill not even taking my head off stock he turns away and slowly walk away nose to the ground tail down like nothing ever happened the minute he turned away i pour another charge get primed and cocked and look for him...and hes gone forever

moral of the story: dont get buck fever/ im bringing 2 flintlocks so i can just pick up the other gun and fire

[joe12]

happens to everyone. I have been hunting for 15 years and still get buck fever. Keep at it!

[Live2Hunt]

It happens to all of us. There are days when we could have a machine gun and still miss.LOL

[GreeneHunter]

You will go over that moment for the next year and think : I should have done this , I should have done that ..... Dont ! Chalk it up to experience , we all learn everyday - if we dont we should'nt be in the woods !

[BigRed44]

I get doe fever, lol. Was shaking like a leaf saturday morning and missed a small doe but luckily got another oportunity and dropped a large doe just an hour later. Dont get too upset with yourself. We've all been there. You'll get another chance.

[Doewhacker]

In an odd way I kind of miss those days, I still get excited but it gets easier after a few. .

[arrow nocker]

the day you dont get the fever you should quit hunting.You learn to contain your self after a few times of it.Breath deep and focus on your target spot only.Not the whole deer.

It helps to run a little then do some push ups just before target shooting.Get the heart pumping real good to simulate your adrenalin rush.