NASCAR driver Chase Briscoe tells OutKick OutDoors that deer hunting provides him with an adrenaline rush comparable to racing at nearly 200 mph. He explains that while racing is a frequent activity, reducing its thrill, hunting offers unexpected excitement and tranquility. Briscoe started hunting after moving to North Carolina where he owns land rich in deer, and his four-year-old son Brooks has developed a keen interest as well.
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Chase Briscoe has spent years chasing adrenaline at nearly 200 miles per hour.
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The NASCAR driver says deer hunting now gives him a rush that rivals — and may even surpass — anything he feels behind the wheel.
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"It’s the closest thing I’ve ever been able to come to racing, and honestly, I feel like it’s surpassed racing," Briscoe told OutKick OutDoors.
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That might sound like a bold statement coming from a NASCAR driver, but Briscoe says the explanation is actually pretty simple: racing has become normal.
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"You know, the racing deal, I do it so often," he said.
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"We race 38 weekends a year that, truthfully, the adrenaline kind of goes away because you do it all the time.
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"Getting to go hunting and getting to feel that adrenaline is like this drug that I can’t get rid of."
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Briscoe, who drives the No. 19 Bass Pro Shops Toyota, didn’t grow up as a diehard hunter.
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His love of the outdoors started instead around his grandfather’s pond back home in Indiana.
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"Ever since I was a little kid, I remember we would go over there every Sunday and would just spend time outside, out by the pond fishing," he said.
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As he got older, fishing became a regular part of life with his friends.
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"Especially in my high school years, that was all me and my buddies would do," Briscoe said.
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"We would go find other little farm ponds or go to creeks or wherever and just go fishing."
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Hunting came later.
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After moving to North Carolina, Briscoe and his family bought roughly 30 acres that happened to be loaded with deer.
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A few years ago, he finally decided to give hunting a try.
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He was hooked almost immediately.
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"I went for the first time and just fell in love with it," he said.
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Briscoe and his wife, Marissa, have three children, and the NASCAR calendar doesn’t exactly leave much room for peace and quiet.
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"For me, it’s been just an amazing getaway," he said.
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"Just to kind of be able to get out in the outdoors and start my morning and just watch the sun come up, or just go out there and be by myself.
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He added: "We have three kids, and then obviously the chaos of just my career.
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You don’t get a lot of time just to yourself."
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These days, though, Briscoe doesn’t always hunt alone.
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His four-year-old son Brooks has caught the bug, too — perhaps even worse than his dad.
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"Brooks is ate up with it," Briscoe said.
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North Carolina’s deer season had just begun when Briscoe spoke with OutKick OutDoors, and the two had already been discussing their plans.
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"Last night we were talking about it," Briscoe said.
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"I said, ‘Hey, tomorrow deer season starts.
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I won’t be home, but Monday maybe you can go with me.’
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And he was jumping up and down.
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Then Briscoe remembered another conversation from about a month and a half earlier.
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"We were just driving down the road, and he said, ‘Hey Dad, I want to talk to you about something,’"
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Briscoe recalled.
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He’s only 4, and he said, ‘I think this year I’m just gonna just shoot bucks this year.
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No more does.’
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Briscoe laughed.
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That sounds like a plan.’
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Brooks has reason to be confident.
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The very first time he ever went hunting with his dad, he got a buck.
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