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Buck fever   /bək fˈivər/   Listen
Buck fever

noun
1.
Nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter.





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"Buck fever" Quotes from Famous Books



... shoot is usually a nice decision. Perhaps he can gain another dozen yards on his prey. On the other hand, by moving closer he may startle them and lose his chance. With so much at stake Tom felt for the second time in his life the palsy that goes with buck fever. ...
— Man Size • William MacLeod Raine
... Signal us by shooting into the air if anything happens. But be careful. Don't get the 'buck fever' and let go at us, or at Tad, if he should ...
— The Pony Rider Boys in the Rockies • Frank Gee Patchin
... almost immediately. He grew so anxious as the interval decreased that he trembled, and it was hard to fight off an attack of what is called "buck fever," and which is fatal to the best hunter; but by and by his nerves settled, and he became as cool and self-possessed as Hank Hazletine himself would ...
— Two Boys in Wyoming - A Tale of Adventure (Northwest Series, No. 3) • Edward S. Ellis


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