Duck ague

Duck ague, also buck fever or buck ague, is a hunting term for the yips, in which a marksman or hunter, before taking a shot with either a gun or bow in a tense situation, loses mental quietude and misses the shot.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Popular culture[edit]

In the movie Deliverance, Jon Voight suffers from duck ague before shooting a wild deer, after which Burt Reynolds' character describes the phenomenon, saying "Hell, I've known tournament archers, damn good shots, never out of the five ring. Draw down on a live animal, they get buck ague."^[5]

1951 movie "Fort Worth", Warner Bros, in the final scene in the newspaper office, David Brian tells Randolph Scott, "now don't get buck ague".

References[edit]

^ "The Stuart-Bennett Duel. The First duel fought in Illinois, at Belleville, Indiana, Stl Clair County". Feb 8, 1819. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
^ Barrel, Double (1915). "Forest and Stream". 85 (2): 587. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
^ Miller, Orlo (2010-03-18). The Donnellys Must Die. ISBN 9780470675199.
^ "About News". The Ireton Ledger. Ireton, Iowa. April 12, 1912. Retrieved September 4, 2015.
^ John Boorman (Director) (July 30, 1972). Deliverance (Motion picture). Los Angeles, CA: Warner Bros.

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[1] "The Stuart-Bennett Duel. The First duel fought in Illinois, at Belleville, Indiana, Stl Clair County". Feb 8, 1819. Retrieved September 4, 2015.

[2] Barrel, Double (1915). "Forest and Stream". 85 (2): 587. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

[3] Miller, Orlo (2010-03-18). The Donnellys Must Die. ISBN 9780470675199.

[4] "About News". The Ireton Ledger. Ireton, Iowa. April 12, 1912. Retrieved September 4, 2015.

[5] John Boorman (Director) (July 30, 1972). Deliverance (Motion picture). Los Angeles, CA: Warner Bros.

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