Nervousness felt by novice hunters when they first sight game.
〈北美〉（初次狩猎者见到猎物时的）紧张而兴奋的心情
it wasn't a simple case of buck fever, because he had killed his first moose
Example sentencesExamples
A mixture of buck fever and indecision raced through my veins.
If you think buck fever is something at 200 or 300 yards, try it at 10 and be ready to rock.
I can provide new first-time hunters with a stable firing platform that hides all of their buck fever and fidgeting.
For as long as I've been reading shooting articles, a common theme has been that shooting offhand at game is the mark of the novice, the once-a-year duffer afflicted with buck fever.
Another form of buck fever is inability to pull the trigger.
Synonyms
nerve fibre
Definition of buck fever in US English:
buck fever
noun
North American informal
Nervousness felt by novice hunters when they first sight game.
〈北美〉（初次狩猎者见到猎物时的）紧张而兴奋的心情
it wasn't a simple case of buck fever, because he had killed his first moose
Example sentencesExamples
A mixture of buck fever and indecision raced through my veins.
If you think buck fever is something at 200 or 300 yards, try it at 10 and be ready to rock.
I can provide new first-time hunters with a stable firing platform that hides all of their buck fever and fidgeting.
Another form of buck fever is inability to pull the trigger.
For as long as I've been reading shooting articles, a common theme has been that shooting offhand at game is the mark of the novice, the once-a-year duffer afflicted with buck fever.