Your adrenalin rush is known in hunting circles as "buck fever". It will probably diminish over time, but if you ever lose it, it will be time to hang up your musket (or bow).

Thats why i hunt...i get excited if a little doe comes in, but its even worse when a buck comes in. It has settled down since i started hunting and became more experienced, but its still there.

Been chasing them all my life and it still makes my ears pound and my knees shake. Doe's and little ones dont do nearly as bad as a big'uns do but they still exite me. Guess that is what makes it so fun!

It happens all the time to me when I elk hunt.

One way to control buck fever is getting used to watching and enjoying being able to set up on wildlife without the wildlife knowing your there. Take a camera and just shoot photos and soon the buck fever wont be as intense, but just as enjoyable!

I slow down breathing to keep quiet and to hear better but am usually pretty mechanical when it comes to shooting.

That is why I hunt... it is exciting. I stood with an arrow knocked on the ground within 5 feet of the biggest buck I have ever seen waiting for him to move so I had a shot. I could feel my heart beating in my ears so loud that I thought I was going to rupture an artery... I have learned to do what I have to do while very excited but if I stop being excited, I will probably stop hunting and do something even more exciting.

Unless its a real MONSTER then I cuss when I miss! {8^(

Buck fever is so good that it made me miss my shot!!

Yes. Something that's hard to duplicate at the range, too. You can run around or do pushups between shots, but other guys tend to give you a funny look.

thats why i wake up at 3 in the morning every day, it is the greatest. and the rewards are great too, the best food in the world.

thats what she said!! just kidding. when ever you loose that feeling you need to hang up the gun or the bow and just quit hunting. there is no point if you dont get excited