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]

In James Dickey's 1970 novel Deliverance and its 1972 film adaptation, a character suffers from duck ague before shooting a wild deer, after which another 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]

In the final scene of the 1951 film Fort Worth, one character tells another, "Now don't get buck ague."

References
  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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