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Re: Buck Fever. Who still gets it?
[Re: MarksOutdoors]
#2373935
01/16/18 06:33 AM
01/16/18 06:33 AM
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ford150man
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
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Buck fever hell. I still get deer fever. If an ole slick head comes slipping by my heart starts beating fast and I've been hunting for 35 years. I'm sure it's because my kids do all the shooting now and I start getting excited for them.
If voting made any difference, they wouldn’t let us do it.-Mark Twain
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Re: Buck Fever. Who still gets it?
[Re: MarksOutdoors]
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01/16/18 06:47 AM
01/16/18 06:47 AM
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Posts: 21,456
HSV AL
jmudler
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Nov 2015
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HSV AL
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Yes. My heart beats so fast I have a hard time breathing.
Isaiah 5:20 Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who put darkness for light and light for darkness, who put bitter for sweet and sweet for bitter.
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Re: Buck Fever. Who still gets it?
[Re: MarksOutdoors]
#2373958
01/16/18 06:50 AM
01/16/18 06:50 AM
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Joined: Jan 2011
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N. Bama
257wbymag
Boo Boo Head
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Boo Boo Head
Joined: Jan 2011
Posts: 38,489
N. Bama
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Bunch of folks on here that need to practice breathing and sight focus. Once you know it's a shooter focus on your vitals not the head anymore. Deer I'm calm. Let a big ole gobbler slip in where I can't see him but he's in killing range then my heart will let me know it's still there.
Quietly killing turkeys where youre not!!!
My tank full of give a fraks been runnin on empty
I'm the paterfamilias
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Re: Buck Fever. Who still gets it?
[Re: MarksOutdoors]
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01/16/18 07:26 AM
01/16/18 07:26 AM
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Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 15,875
Montgomery
bamaeyedoc
Old Mossy Horns
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Old Mossy Horns
Joined: Feb 2008
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Montgomery
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If I'm about to pull the trigger, you bet. Even on a doe I get it. If I'm just watching, not really.
Turkey hunting, from the first gobble. I calm down usually by the ride home.
Dr. B
AKA: “Dr. B”
Aldeer #121
8-3-2000
Proud alum of AUM, UAB, and UA
Member of Team 10 Point
2023-2024 ALdeer Deer Contest Winners
Glennis Jerome "Jerry" Harris
1938-2017
UGA Class of 1960
BS/MS Forestry
LTJG, USNR
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Re: Buck Fever. Who still gets it?
[Re: tfd1224]
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01/16/18 07:38 AM
01/16/18 07:38 AM
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Round ‘bout there
Clem
Mildly Quirky
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Mildly Quirky
Joined: Dec 2002
Posts: 52,009
Round ‘bout there
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I always get the shakes after the shot
Lot of folks are like this and I've always wanted to talk with a biologist, doctor, endocrinologist or someone in the medical field about this. How do some folks suppress the rush of adrenaline so greatly before the shot that they're laser-focused and calm as can be, but then fall apart (shaking, trouble breathing) after the shot? And other folks are the opposite? For you guys who are like this - calm and then you get excited - what are you doing? Not looking at the antlers? Breathing differently? Saying some kind of mantra-chakra-Ommmm Zen chanting internally? Also, as you're watching-drawing-releasing - what's in your mind? Anything at all other than "hit that tiny spot" or is it clear as a bell? Some folks have snakes in their heads and others are like an empty bucket.
"Hunting Politics are stupid!" - Farm Hunter
"Bible says you shouldn't put sugar in your cornbread." Dustin, 2013
"Best I can figure 97.365% of the general public is a paint chip eating, mouth breathing, certified dumbass." BCLC, 2020
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Re: Buck Fever. Who still gets it?
[Re: MarksOutdoors]
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01/16/18 07:43 AM
01/16/18 07:43 AM
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Posts: 295
Bessemer, Al
Grant_UAB
4 point
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4 point
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Posts: 295
Bessemer, Al
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Good question, If I could ever see one I will let you know.
I don't always hunt the line, but when I do, I make sure I'm close to my neighbor's 8 acre bean field.
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Re: Buck Fever. Who still gets it?
[Re: MarksOutdoors]
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01/16/18 07:46 AM
01/16/18 07:46 AM
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Posts: 36,389
alabama
BhamFred
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
Joined: Sep 2004
Posts: 36,389
alabama
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I have gotten the shakes after killing a big deer, very seldom before the shot.
Before I am calm and cool, focused on making the shot count. I KNOW I can kill it.
My wife got the shakes and hyper breathing one time when I bad arse bird we had hunted for two weeks finally got in a killing spot. I told her to breathe, I knew she was going to miss. I finally punched her shoulder to get her attention, she took a breath and killed the bird. Worst case of Turkey fever I ever saw.
I've spent most of the money I've made in my lifetime on hunting and fishing. The rest I just wasted.....
proud Cracker-Americaan
muslims are like coyotes, only good one is a dead one
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Re: Buck Fever. Who still gets it?
[Re: SkipJack]
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01/16/18 08:08 AM
01/16/18 08:08 AM
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Joined: May 2015
Posts: 6,363
On the X
TickaTicka
12 point
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12 point
Joined: May 2015
Posts: 6,363
On the X
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I get it every time and when it stops i'll stop hunting.
Public Land Owner
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Re: Buck Fever. Who still gets it?
[Re: Clem]
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01/16/18 08:36 AM
01/16/18 08:36 AM
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Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 7,900
Huntsville AL
Rocket62
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 7,900
Huntsville AL
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I always get the shakes after the shot
Lot of folks are like this and I've always wanted to talk with a biologist, doctor, endocrinologist or someone in the medical field about this. How do some folks suppress the rush of adrenaline so greatly before the shot that they're laser-focused and calm as can be, but then fall apart (shaking, trouble breathing) after the shot? And other folks are the opposite? For you guys who are like this - calm and then you get excited - what are you doing? Not looking at the antlers? Breathing differently? Saying some kind of mantra-chakra-Ommmm Zen chanting internally? Also, as you're watching-drawing-releasing - what's in your mind? Anything at all other than "hit that tiny spot" or is it clear as a bell? Some folks have snakes in their heads and others are like an empty bucket. I'm just focused, running through my checklist, and usually praying "God make me accurate and make this quick". After the shot I can afford to let my hair down a little and enjoy the thrill. My checklist includes my breathing, my grip, my posture, my aim ... not really anything else.
I don't want to pass quietly into the night. I want to slide in sideways kickin and screamin
Life really is awesome ... Soak it up while you can ...
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Re: Buck Fever. Who still gets it?
[Re: Gobl4me]
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01/16/18 08:39 AM
01/16/18 08:39 AM
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Posts: 7,900
Huntsville AL
Rocket62
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Feb 2013
Posts: 7,900
Huntsville AL
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I am absolutely laser focused before the shot. I'm thinking that is the key ...
I don't want to pass quietly into the night. I want to slide in sideways kickin and screamin
Life really is awesome ... Soak it up while you can ...
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Re: Buck Fever. Who still gets it?
[Re: Clem]
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01/16/18 09:06 AM
01/16/18 09:06 AM
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Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 3,235
Semmes, AL
HippieKiller
10 point
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10 point
Joined: Oct 2013
Posts: 3,235
Semmes, AL
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I always get the shakes after the shot
...For you guys who are like this - calm and then you get excited - what are you doing? Not looking at the antlers? Breathing differently? Saying some kind of mantra-chakra-Ommmm Zen chanting internally? Also, as you're watching-drawing-releasing - what's in your mind? Anything at all other than "hit that tiny spot" or is it clear as a bell? Some folks have snakes in their heads and others are like an empty bucket. I am one of those "laser focused before the shot guys." Honestly, I think that I focus on the act of shooting so much that I lose focus on what is really about to go down. I can't tell you much of anything else that happens between when my brain says "kill this" until the shot. I can, however, vividly describe the sight picture and my thoughts behind why I chose the particular spot to kill that animal (placement on shoulder based off of angle and etc).
"The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." - Thomas Jefferson
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Re: Buck Fever. Who still gets it?
[Re: MarksOutdoors]
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01/16/18 09:23 AM
01/16/18 09:23 AM
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Posts: 24,903
Buc-ee’s Beach Express
leroycnbucks
Freak of Nature
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Freak of Nature
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Posts: 24,903
Buc-ee’s Beach Express
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Heck yea I still do! That's why I go. Watching a wild animal as majestic as a whitetail deer in the wild is something special. If it doesn't get you excited you need to get a check up.
Proud Army and ALNG veteran
God Bless America!
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Re: Buck Fever. Who still gets it?
[Re: leroycnbucks]
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01/16/18 10:07 AM
01/16/18 10:07 AM
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Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 8,363
Montgomery
WmHunter
14 point
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14 point
Joined: Aug 2005
Posts: 8,363
Montgomery
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I do.
Not in the same way as younger days, but still have that hunger and desire to kill the big one and get totally excited when seeing any deer, especially racked bucks.
"The Tree of Liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants." Thomas Jefferson
" Chuck Sykes is a dictator control freak like Vladimir Putin " WmHunter
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Re: Buck Fever. Who still gets it?
[Re: trox28]
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01/16/18 12:41 PM
01/16/18 12:41 PM
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Posts: 1,550
Tuscaloosa, AL
Nightwatchman
8 point
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8 point
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 1,550
Tuscaloosa, AL
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When I see a big rack I lose all ability to function...so yea I get it real bad and always have.Really gets bad when I look through the scope and touch the trigger.I honestly don't know how I've ever even hit a deer. You're dead on boss, the EXACT same thing happens to me
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