THE LESSON: "If you're stricken with
buck fever," said Larry, take a deep breath and focus on a specific spot on the animal's vital zone, not the animal as a whole.
This is a mild form of
buck fever, usually cured by practicing with the rifle until its operation becomes reflexive.
Looking back now, if he'd just walked directly to me, I probably would have had
buck fever so bad that I would have blacked out.
A highly visible monster mule deer is the most contagious carrier of
buck fever in the world, and if you decide that hunting rutting mulies is on your bucket list, you'll contract it sooner or later.
I can provide new first-time hunters with a stable firing platform that hides all of their
buck fever and fidgeting.
Learning to shoot a bow in a way that the shot takes you by surprise is the best medicine I have ever found for
buck fever.
I just need to take my time and not let
buck fever set in.
I relive my worst case of
buck fever almost every time I perch high in a treestand.
Like most new bowhunters,
buck fever set in and I rushed a shot--right over his back.
The encounter started with a significant case of
buck fever, but I pulled through and managed to shoot him when the oscillations in my knees stopped.
If you think
buck fever is bad, just imagine what happens to your heart--and your shooting--when an elephant is bearing down.
I got a real bad case of
buck fever and started shaking.
Stop that buck without causing alarm, and even your
buck fever will have a difficult time spoiling your hunt.
Buck fever can get so bad that a hunter literally shuts down, freezes, and is unable to do anything until an opportunity is long past.
I had plenty of encounters, but they were dominated by rookie mistakes and
buck fever, a combination that left me frustrated more often than not.
