when you are preparing to take the shot?

Question

does your heart race ? do you start to shake ?if i stoped feeling this rush i would stop hunting ! how about you folks how do you feel at this moment of truth

i feel no guilt or i would not be there it is the same feeling that i got when i was a boy walking up to the baters box . in a bass ball game .i would never want this feeling to go away i do control it i get my game first shot always

well i notice a trend to feel a loss when we take our game animal.i don't feel loss. i feel greatful to god for such a fine animal.i simply would not hunt if i felt remorse for the animal.now i don't like to see the animal dieing that bothers me

Answer 1

I don't get the jitters like I did when I was younger, and my "time to quit hunting" endpoint is if I ever get to the point at which I no longer feel a little regret for killing the animal.

Answer 2

Elevarted heartbeat. so probibly my bloodpressure wil be up to. After checking to see if buck is legal to shoot I do not look at the antlers anymore. I concentrate on shot placement and breathing. But basically I'm prepared for the shot before I enter the woods, I know why I'm there.

Answer 3

i dont feel anything, just fall into the zone i dont hear anything aroung me just the slight knudge when the rifle goes off the deer falls an im grateful to be outdoors but grateful to be heading in out the usually cold as hell weather, thinkin of the great meals the rest of the year brings from success in the field

Answer 4

Its because you are all about the thrill of the kill. There is a certain amount of guilt that you are suppressing and that "rush" you feel are the first sensations. You anticipate that what you are doing, in your mind, is wrong, but you are able to fight the shakes and override. It will go away eventually. You'll be able to calmly pick your shot and you will become more accuate.

Answer 5

It goes away after you screw up so many times and waste a lot of money on hunting trips. Then when you see your target you get pissed and blame it for all your mistakes and pummel the varmint.

Answer 6

It is possible to minimize these emotional and physical reactions when you are preparing to take the shot*... It is called managing your emotional reactions before that critical moment takes place*... I only get excited after the shot not during or before the shot is taken whether it be Bow or Gun*...

Answer 7

Killing is a thrill. It's a power rush. Perfectly natural high. We were made to kill.

Answer 8

yeah. happens alot to me