buck fever
Example Sentences
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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
The sight was so unexpected that Nick was taken aback, and had a spasm of that nervous affection which sometimes seizes the inexperienced hunter, and is known as "buck fever."
From Through Forest and Fire Wild-Woods Series No. 1 by Ellis, Edward Sylvester
