SHOW NOTES   Scenario: A last-day opportunity on a shockingly big bull elk. With moments left of legal shooting light and every possible challenge aligned against you, can you hold it together and kill the bull?    Guest: Duane "Buck" Buckner. A veteran of vast and extreme experience, Buck has spent decades studying the human psyche and its response to dramatic stress—as well as how to function effectively through it.    What happens inside your brain (at the moment of truth) Hormone dump Pre-programmed fight or flight responses Auditory exclusion Focused processing Tunnel vision Motor skills   How to overcome the crippling effects Pre-event recognition of what happens mentally Observation and awareness Breathing Training   Dangerous Game: Worse than combat?  Parallels between combat and tracking wounded dangerous game Simplifying equipment to maximize success Red dots and recticles   WRAP: Understanding the wires that come loose inside your brain when you get buck fever helps you keep it together at the moment of truth.    Duane "Buck" Buckner on Instagram Contact Buck via email: buck.buckner@aimpoint.com   FRIENDS, PLEASE SUPPORT THE PODCAST!  Join the Backcountry Hunting Podcast tribe on www.patreon.com/backcountry Contribute via PayPal using joseph@backcountrypodcast.com Contribute via VENMO: @Joseph-vonBenedikt VISIT OUR SPONSORS HERE:  www.browning.com www.silencercentral.com www.timneytriggers.com www.siembidacustomknives.com