*buck Fever*

[Dead*shot]

:help: My first deer(spike) this year came into sight of me right under my tree-stand at about 5:30 pm on opening day!…But he wouldn’t give me an open or broadside shot, she circled my bait for a good 10 minutes..Then I was like, oh *****, here it comes again!…Buck fever on a little spike!….I started to shake so bad, you can here my tree stand making all kinds of rattling!…..Can you older more experienced guys give me some advice on handling this problem(BUCK FEVER)!…..I had this problem last year once too on another small buck(4-point), couldn’t even pull back my bow!…

[elvis]

i got it a little on the first buck i seen this year, i usually get it the first time i go out everyyear, but as the season progresses it tapers off, deep breathes, close your eyes and think of something else and relax your whole upper body, the rest will follow

other than that good luck

[theduke]

just think of baseball or else you will get too excited and things will be a bust :lol:

[zx10r2004]

just think of baseball or else you will get too excited and things will be a bust :lol:how about the lions!!! that should cure it.:lol:

[Bomba]

DON'T STARE AT HIS RACK.!!!!!!!!!!! Big or small it doesn't matter, focus
on his body where you want to shoot it... After a couple of deer under your belt this will go away, or at least not be so bad.

[swampbuck62]

[quote=Bomba]DON'T STARE AT HIS RACK.!!!!!!!!!!! Big or small it doesn't matter, focus
on his body where you want to shoot it... After a couple of deer under your belt this will go away, or at least not be so bad.

DITTO!! I very seldom get buck fever anymore. Unless the buck is a real bruiser.
I remember the first buck I killed a SPIKE . I was hunting with a model 94 30-30. I hit the deer with the first shot but as he ran I kept shootin. Even after the rifle was empty I racking the lever action and pulling the trigger.:lol:

[dumb-luck]

Sometimes, people tend to be tough and crank up the Pounds on their bow. Do you really struggle to draw when target shooting. What you have to realize is a person "seems" to loose strength when you try to keep a slow and steady motion. (NOT ALL PEOPLE). You try so hard to keep your nose from wistling and your hart from flying out of your chest you tend to loose track of the fundamentels. What a feeling. My bow is set at 60lbs. Sure, I can pull back 75 lbs, but why? Even when excited and cold, I still have the ability to draw back and fire. This may or may not help you. I hope you have a sucessful season.



(THIS IS MY THOUGHT, IT SEEMED TO HELP ME)( I KNOW THIS WILL BE SCRUTENIZED AND IM OK WITH THAT):corkysm55

[warthog]

useully don't even try to shot the first few deer in the season I see just for that reason even get that some times on does. but when I stop getting that I can't say hunting would be the same.That feeling really lets you know your alive. I remember years ago seeing a huge buck and not being able to draw my bow back trying with all my might even started to hiperventalate.some can controll it some can't now most of my shakes come after the shot.

[elvis]

(THIS IS MY THOUGHT, IT SEEMED TO HELP ME)( I KNOW THIS WILL BE SCRUTENIZED AND IM OK WITH THAT):corkysm55

i would not scrutinize you for one second, i totally agree

last year was very strange,i shot the largest deer of my life so far opening of rifle, i was like a pure bread machine, every movement was like i was listening to all my fathers words and advice just rambling through my head, got the gun up made a shot good hit and then just sat there, like it never happened, a few minutes later i heard some gunshots in the distance and kind of snapped outta it

i got so nervous and jittery i had to set my gun down, it was the strangest feeling of my life

to this day the whole moment was surreal, but the strange thing was no buck fever, i was actually so nervous i forgot to be nervous

[unclecbass]

"Margaret thatcher on a cold day", "Margaret thatcher on a cold day", worked for austin powers anyway. :lol:

[Undertow]

Xanax, but just dont fall asleep in your stand.
Undertow

[bucketmouthhauler]

DON'T STARE AT HIS RACK.!!!!!!!!!!! Big or small it doesn't matter, focus
on his body where you want to shoot it... After a couple of deer under your belt this will go away, or at least not be so bad.

Hey, howcome mine never went away? :confused: I still after shooting some really large bucks, some small ones and plenty of does. As soon as I see a deer I plan to shoot I go haywire. I always thought w/ time it would lighten up but it hasn't (for me). I have been bowhunting for 15 years and have killed deer all 15, but dang do I get the fever:xzicon_sm I just get a little too excited.

[Trout King]

i get pretty shaky before i draw but once at full draw steady as a rock! why? who knows...but buck fever is a good feeling...if you dont get it you shouldn't be hunting!

[Overdraw]

If you didn't get pumped up you wouldn't bow hunt.

It helped me to practice standing and drawing on deer that I didn't want to shoot. Go through the motions on every deer you see, even if its out of range. That will help calm the nerves when you're ready to make a shot. If that excitment ever goes away entirely ebay all your **** and try something else. -- Overdraw

[RIVER LADY]

I guess. I have never gotten the shakes when presented with any deer before the shot. However, after the shot all hell breaks loose. I shake like made, my heart is coming out of my chest, I have a huge lump in my throat, I can barley talk, my breathing is labored and my vision has even become blured. Adreniline is once power chemical.

I believe the reason is just as stated earlier, I don't look at the rack, I'm watching his nose and the ears. Once he's close enough to prepare for the shot, I focus back and forth between the kill spot and his ears. And in the back of my head I'm seeing the shot.

Good luck next time out. I hope you can over come it. :)

[Dead*shot]

You guys all made a really good point, as always whenever i need to be educated about this sport. So I guess getting buck fever is all part of the sport, now the only thing I need to worry about is making sure I can control it or cut it out when i need to make that Dead*shot kill!..I notice some of you talk about getting it during gun season, but I only have trouble with buck fever during the Archery!

[RIVER LADY]

You guys all made a really good point, as always whenever i need to be educated about this sport. So I guess getting buck fever is all part of the sport, now the only thing I need to worry about is making sure I can control it or cut it out when i need to make that Dead*shot kill!..I notice some of you talk about getting it during gun season, but I only have trouble with buck fever during the Archery!


BTW.....the only adrenaline control we have is to breath. Breath in deep thorough the nose and exhail slow and deep through your mouth. It will slow the heart down thus slowing the flow of adreniline It works for my son every time. He thought I was blowing steem up his camo until he tried it and it worked.

[newbostonmike]

I used to get real shakey. After 25 years of hunting I still get that feeling when I first see any deer. I've learned to turn it off and slow the breathing down. I just tell myself, it's just a deer, I've done this many times. You will learn to do the same after a few deer.

[JAHUNTER]

If I have the time before the shot and I get the shakes and heart pumping, I look away with my eyes for just a minute and think about something totally different. Usually just a brief diversion will start calming you down. It is usually the surprise when you first spot a deer that causes your heart to start pumping. Has worked a number of times for me.

[Undertow]

i get pretty shaky before i draw but once at full draw steady as a rock! why? who knows...but buck fever is a good feeling...if you dont get it you shouldn't be hunting!

Im with trout king. Cant stop shaking until I pull the bow back. Then a couple of deep breaths. Stop and focus. Then just let the arrow go. Im also with river lady. After the shot and I see how the animal reacted and were I hit it. Then I shake like a dog pooping razorblades. Blurry vision. The whole nine yards. Then I light up a cigarette and wait to do the tracking. Greatest rush in the world. The whole experience. Buck fever, the celebration all of it. Theres a girl in one of my classes who rides motorcross. She said she wanted to start bowhunting this year. She hasnt yet so weve been giving her crap about it in class. Shes says she's been to busy with motocross to get a bow and all that. She said riding is more important. I asked her why she rode bikes. She said for the rush of it. I told her there is no rush like shooting a deer. Or even having one come into range even if you dont get a shot for that matter.
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