The mind is a funny thing! You think you have it all together, you make a lot of justifications and when the moment of truth comes it all goes to mush. I've been very fortunate and probably kill the game I'm shooting at 99% of the time. But I have to tell you, I put myself in a situation in 2008 that had me fall apart. I was on a trip to Africa and was hunting a large fenced in concession. This was the 1st thing that really messed up my mind. I tried to justify it in many different ways, but despite it being a very large area the animals were still ranched. My mind wasn't 100% in it. Now top off that the only real chance at game was to hunt them over water and salt/minerals. This also wasn't something I was keen on and distracted me even more. Then there was the pressure of the "money shot". You know, $1500 if you make them bleed no matter where you hit them. Now add in my wife as an observer and it all added up to more than my feeble little mind could deal with. It took me 3 days before I could even decide to shoot at something. I had lots of animals in range, but just didn't want to shoot. Finally, a nice Impala came in at 5 yards and I decided to shoot. I can't even remember taking the shot. All I remember is that the arrow wasn't even close! Well, you get the point. My focus was crap and it was an injustice to the animals, myself, and the outfitter. So, to me "buck fever" is all about the mind. I came home from that trip and proceeded to kill a bobcat, 4 deer, 3 turkeys, an alligator, and a few rabbits under way more difficult hunting situations. Yet, I couldn't hit a kudu in the boiler room at 8 yards. Go figure!