buck fever
noun
nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter upon the approach of game.
any nervous excitement preceding a new experience.
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An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
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Example sentences from the Web for buck fever
Most people get a touch of the buck-fever the first time they try to shoot a wild animal.
The Trail of The Badger|Sidford F. HampAs the bull entered the opening, I was as near an attack of buck-fever as ever before.
American Big-Game Hunting|Various
British Dictionary definitions for buck fever
buck fever
noun
nervous excitement felt by inexperienced hunters at the approach of game
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