Thread: 'buck fever'

Originally Posted by Finnwolf

I’ve had reverse buck fever. -leg shaking, breathing hard etc AFTER I e dropped a deer, more so if it has been an unexpected snap-shot out of the blue.
Stalking an already seen animal and shooting it? No sweat, calm as.

Yep, thats me too.....shaking like a shitting dog after the shot....cant open velcro pockets or my water bottle, had to sit down and BREATH.......great rush though....

Originally Posted by Scouser

Yep, thats me too.....shaking like a shitting dog after the shot....cant open velcro pockets or my water bottle, had to sit down and BREATH.......great rush though....

yep.. thats the one. All okay if it's after the shot. when you're trying to make the shot not so good when the sight picture is just a wobbly blur through the scope. I almost always have to sit and have smoke to calm the nerves and wait for the adrenelin to subside before starting on the cutting up, I'd end up chopping my own finger off otherwise. Ever tried rolling a smoke with the shakes? end up wearing half of the tobacco on my shoes usually.....but the rush is all part of the experience and lets me know I'm still alive. Like I said - thrill of the chase.It's one of the reasons I keep on running around the hills. Well , when I say running , I actually mean wheezing , coughing , cursing , complaining about so many bloody hills and why are they all so f-ing steep... and so on.... yet still I go out again and again and again.
Addictive hobby and I am an Addict.
Or maybe I am just a certifiable idiot after all.