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 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

  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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