buck fever

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He writes, “ … it’s not that I fear buck fever, it’s that I can’t seem to work up a decent feeling of enmity toward a deer.”

From Seattle Times • Jul. 14, 2023

Don’t let buck fever cause you to freeze up during the Slate News Quiz.

From Slate • Jul. 23, 2021

When he found one, instead of aiming and shooting, he got a classic case of buck fever.

From Time Magazine Archive

But add a pinch of buck fever, or try it when you�re out of breath, and hitting that plate becomes more like trying to hit a dime.

From Time Magazine Archive

Without a trace of "buck fever," Will jumped up, rifle in hand, and demanded: "Here, what are you doing with my horse?"

From Last of the Great Scouts : the life story of Col. William F. Cody, "Buffalo Bill" as told by his sister by Wetmore, Helen Cody