How many still get it? The only time it ever sets in is if a coyote is coming in and suddenly takes off or circles downwind and I'm losing sight of it in the brush. I don't know why but that stresses me out more than anything. I can keep my cool as long as that doesn't happen. I've been known to miss when something unexpected happens and I have only seconds to squeeze the trigger when a coyote is on his way downwind.
What's crazy is I have been predator huntin for over half of my life and that still messes with me. I missed a coyote last night because of it. It irritates me to no end. I don't know how to get over it. It's not the first time I've missed a shot that under different circumstances wouldn't be a problem for me.
Getting over "coyote fever" comes with experience or it seems that way to me. The more times you do it the less it messes with you. You'd think that would apply to this situation as well but that doesn't seem to be the case. My heart starts racing and I start shaking and I can't get my breathing under control that well. One of these days I'm probably gonna trigger an anxiety attack from holding my breath too long and have a mental breakdown right there in the frickin field.
What's crazy is I have been predator huntin for over half of my life and that still messes with me. I missed a coyote last night because of it. It irritates me to no end. I don't know how to get over it. It's not the first time I've missed a shot that under different circumstances wouldn't be a problem for me.
Getting over "coyote fever" comes with experience or it seems that way to me. The more times you do it the less it messes with you. You'd think that would apply to this situation as well but that doesn't seem to be the case. My heart starts racing and I start shaking and I can't get my breathing under control that well. One of these days I'm probably gonna trigger an anxiety attack from holding my breath too long and have a mental breakdown right there in the frickin field.
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