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Author: James L. Bruner
It can strike at any moment without warning and before you know it all your pre-determined strategies and mental preparedness gets chucked to the curb in a crumbled mass of uncontrolled shaking and larbored breaths. The effects of buck fever doesnt necessarily restrict itself to the visual confirmation of a buck. Some hunters feel the same exact rush of emotions when dropping a sight on any deer. The reaction takes on many forms for different hunters which can be excellerated by a large set of antlers, close proximity to your game animal, lack of experience, and an absence of confidence. For some the rush experienced is mild in temperment and is exactly the reason why they hunt. For others it seems more of a curse as they watch yet another missed opportunity at filling their tags. Fortunately, there are some basic steps and excersizes that can be utilized to help supress the effects of buck fever. I have categorized 3 seperate levels of this occurence with a level 3 being the worst case of buck fever.
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