Why am I nervous?

[diderr]

Doe rifle is only 10 days away here, but I've been preparing all year for long range hunting. I've practiced out to 1450 yards with success, I've developed a handload that will launch a 210 vld 2900 & shoot under 1/2 inch at 300 yards, I've shot over 1,000 practice round, I've got all the good equipment I didn't have last year (leica 1200, exbal, exct.) but I still feel nervous, and excited. I don't know why.

 

[Len Backus]

"Prepared" nervous is good!

 

[Bravo 4]

Man if you didn't get excited, it quit being fun and it's time to stay home.

 

[trebark]

Shooting targets is one thing....shooting live animals is completely another.

Nerves and anxious anticipation are normal. Find a way to settle your mind....breathe, hold, squeeze, boom!

 

[royinidaho]

Its a good thing.

I slept fitfully last night and all I was anticipating was shooting where other people could see my results. It was kind of like the "first day"

but that wore off when my first shot was a miss by a wide margin.

 

[Clem Bronkoski]

Anticipation for something exciting is a rush. like the first time "being with" a woman. Same as with hunting. When I was a kid I didn't sleep the entire night before the deer season opener. I still remember my first day ever deer hunting. 12 years old in a Woolrich coat in a cold PA December pouring rain holding onto a Win 94 in 30-30. Could only shoot antlered deer and a doe snuck up behind me and left out a big snort. First time I ever heard it and it scared the crap out of me. An that was over 55 years ago and I can still see that doe staring at me through the raindrops.

 

[DoneNOut]

Because you know Murphy favors the animals!

 

[lancetkenyon]

Doe rifle is only 10 days away here, but I've been preparing all year for long range hunting. I've practiced out to 1450 yards with success, I've developed a handload that will launch a 210 vld 2900 & shoot under 1/2 inch at 300 yards, I've shot over 1,000 practice round, I've got all the good equipment I didn't have last year (leica 1200, exbal, exct.) but I still feel nervous, and excited. I don't know why.

When you stop getting nervous or anxious or excited over a hunt, it is time to quit.

 

[bsnyder]

I guess through back Thursday came early! Nice find.

 

[DoneNOut]

DOH!

 

[willtim]

I'm 64 yo and have hunted since childhood. I still can't sleep the night before opening day of duck season.