Well, interesting topic to be sure.
When I was young, I would get awful buck fever. Turkey fever too! You would think that I was about to come unglued. Bowhunting was worse, I was sure the deer could hear my heart beat at 20 yards, if they couldn't hear it they could sure see the tree shaking because I was going at it so bad. I always calmed down enough to make a good shot though.

Then, one day, I was able to control it fairly well. I didn't get the shakes bad until after I made the shot. Even with that I would shake until I found the deer. It was great.

Then my buck fever changed after I came back from Iraq. Weird things I didn't expect, and even made me quit hunting for over a year. It was a long time before I overcame that one, but I did overcome it. I won't go into detail about it,that's a whole other thread.

Now I'm glad when I feel that level of excitement and feel those shakes coming on. It lets me know that I'm doing everything right and loving what I do. Heck, squirrel season opened here a few weeks ago, and the first one I aimed at, my pulse started racing and I found out there is such thing as "squirrel fever" lol. I loved every minute of it, and it was the best hunt I've had in years.

Adrenaline pumping is a natural response to something we're excited by, and every animal is a gift from God and something to be remembered and cherished for a lifetime. Why not get full experience and get that pulse racing for a little while? [&:]