NDD - I'm not going to lie. My first encounter with the monster left me in a terrible state (and minus a puss pad!). However, the best thing to do when you fall off the horse is jump right back on, and thats what I did... over, and over, and over. Now I can honestly say that I've busted the monster enough that the fear has dissipated! The TAC's have done their work well.
(Well, Bones Fork is still one mean sonofa....)