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buck fever

–noun
1. nervous excitement of an inexperienced hunter upon the approach of game.
2. any nervous excitement preceding a new experience.

Origin:
1835–45, Americanism
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buck fever  
n.  Nervous excitement felt by a novice hunter at the first sight of game.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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