Comments on: 5 Tips For Coping With Buck Fever

By: mario

mario — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:23:42 +0000

I dont get the fever while gun shooting either, I think bow hunting is more personal, up close action, with more varibles, and way more ways to mess up a good shot. Now I’m not knocking gun hunting cause if it wasn’t for that I probably wouldn’t bring home any deer….lol

By: mario

mario — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 21:19:11 +0000

I agree…the day I dont get buck fever is the day I quit hunting. I absolutely love the feeling. It would be nice to be able to control it a bit, or control it to happen after a shot. But none-the-less I love it.
I feel my fever is more when I check the arrow and tracking the deer, the excitment is overwhelming

By: buck john

buck john — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 01:49:33 +0000

great post! buck fever is the best feeling ever. 13 is wen i took my first deer, i remeber that irst time i got that feeling. but all not about imma kill this deer. its more about this deer is gunna die now. who would want to suffer like alot of deer do. take a good clean shot, have fun at it, and good luck. good hunting to all.

By: Game Camera

Game Camera — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 11:49:04 +0000

Great tips!!! buck fever term is something new to me but I got those shakes a lot. I keep telling myself that if I continue on feeling like this I won’t be able to take home any buck, so I usually calm my mind by deep breathing before squeezing the trigger.

By: jim

jim — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 02:37:47 +0000

thanks for the tips. i am in my 2nd year as a bow hunter, i love it but by buck/doe fever has to be the worst case ever. i shake so uncontrilable that i scare the deer away even before i can get a shot. never have the problom with a gun. whats that all about???????

By: Nick

Nick — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 04:46:58 +0000

All very good tips! For me, breathing is the most important aspect of dealing with Buck fever. Whether it is a spike deer or a big 8-pointer, I always have to keep myself calm with proper breathing.

By: Deer Hunting

Deer Hunting — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 16:20:31 +0000

Congrats Nathan,

Let’s hope you never loose that feeling when your staring down a Deer!

Don

By: Nathan King

Nathan King — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 13:35:22 +0000

I killed my first deer this year. A doe with a bow and arrow. I missed 2 deer as a youth, but haven’t hunted, until this year, since I was about 12.

I had about a 5 minute stare down with the doe. My heart was pounding. When I decided to take the shot (and could move my arm to pull the bow back), everything went away. It was almost like shooting at my foam target because all I was thinking about was my technique. Once I saw the blood on the arrow, I was not so calm however!

By: Field Dress

Field Dress — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 20:01:36 +0000

The day I lose the Buck Fever feeling is the day I hang up the bow. Love the feeling and great tips on how to control it.

By: CDGardens

CDGardens — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 13:59:23 +0000

Great information. It is good to keep the mind under control. Focus is essential to reach the ultimate goal – to bring home the creature. Some thing I will work at again this season.