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Finally managed to get a shot opportunity this morning.
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<blockquote data-quote="sdakotaguy" data-source="post: 2976922" data-attributes="member: 81549"><p>I remember when I used to react very similar in terms of buck fever - shaking. The satisfaction was much greater back then.</p><p></p><p>I still get buck fever after the shot, though nothing like that,</p><p></p><p>Share one of my favorite buck fever stories. This took place, probably 16 years ago. I had set up in a lock on tree stand in a tree barely large enough to utilize the lock on. Tree was on a rather steep slope leading to a body of water. Simply was not that far off the ground.</p><p></p><p>Heard deer chasing it a tree thicket up wind of me. Soon a doe dashes by me 12 yards away. Then deer steps are heard with a buck grunt nearly every step in the tree thicket. Out pops the buck quartering to me at 12 yards. I did manage to draw the bow before he appeared out of the tree thicket. Trouble was the quartering to shot was a no go. So he stood there seemingly staring at me on my low lock-on & I felt like I was not concealed whatsoever.</p><p></p><p>Truth was I had a fairly good bit of tree behind me & in front to break up my Silhouette. Well the buck continued to stare me down & my knee started shaking. The knee shake progressively got worse for roughly 90 seconds before settling down. Then the buck put his head down to sniff the ground & turned broadside. The pin was settled & arrow was released & he turned & ran out of sight around the tree thicket he came from. The shaking started all over again.</p><p></p><p>20 minutes later I settled down. & got down from the tree & went to inspect the arrow. blood on the arrow was fairly good.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="sdakotaguy, post: 2976922, member: 81549"] I remember when I used to react very similar in terms of buck fever - shaking. The satisfaction was much greater back then. I still get buck fever after the shot, though nothing like that, Share one of my favorite buck fever stories. This took place, probably 16 years ago. I had set up in a lock on tree stand in a tree barely large enough to utilize the lock on. Tree was on a rather steep slope leading to a body of water. Simply was not that far off the ground. Heard deer chasing it a tree thicket up wind of me. Soon a doe dashes by me 12 yards away. Then deer steps are heard with a buck grunt nearly every step in the tree thicket. Out pops the buck quartering to me at 12 yards. I did manage to draw the bow before he appeared out of the tree thicket. Trouble was the quartering to shot was a no go. So he stood there seemingly staring at me on my low lock-on & I felt like I was not concealed whatsoever. Truth was I had a fairly good bit of tree behind me & in front to break up my Silhouette. Well the buck continued to stare me down & my knee started shaking. The knee shake progressively got worse for roughly 90 seconds before settling down. Then the buck put his head down to sniff the ground & turned broadside. The pin was settled & arrow was released & he turned & ran out of sight around the tree thicket he came from. The shaking started all over again. 20 minutes later I settled down. & got down from the tree & went to inspect the arrow. blood on the arrow was fairly good. [/QUOTE]
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