# Chase Briscoe: Deer hunting beats 200 mph thrills > The NASCAR driver says hunting gives him a bigger adrenaline rush than racing, and he's passing the passion to his four-year-old son. - Title: Chase Briscoe: Deer hunting beats 200 mph thrills · OutKick - Summary: The NASCAR driver says hunting gives him a bigger adrenaline rush than racing, and he's passing the passion to his four-year-old son. Repetition dulls even… - Keywords: chase briscoe, nascar, deer hunting, adrenaline, outdoor sports, family bonding, north carolina, whitetail hunting, brooks briscoe, racing vs hunting, news, politics - Source: OutKick — https://foxnews.com/outkick-sports/chase-briscoe-deer-hunting-bigger-rush-driving-200-mph-nascar - Author: Amber Harding - Published: 2026-09-16T00:00:00+00:00 - Read time: 2 min - Topics: chase briscoe, nascar, deer hunting, adrenaline, outdoor sports, family bonding, north carolina, whitetail hunting, brooks briscoe, racing vs hunting, news, politics ## Racing at 200 mph isn't enough NASCAR driver Chase Briscoe says deer hunting now gives him a rush that rivals and may even surpass anything he feels behind the wheel. > It's the closest thing I've ever been able to come to racing, and honestly, I feel like it's surpassed racing. ## Routine racing kills the rush Briscoe races 38 weekends a year, so the adrenaline from racing has become normal. Hunting provides the drug-like rush he can't get from his day job. > the racing deal, I do it so often... the adrenaline kind of goes away because you do it all the time. ## Fishing started it all Briscoe didn't grow up hunting. His love of the outdoors began at his grandfather's pond in Indiana, where he spent Sundays fishing as a kid. ## High school buddies and farm ponds Fishing became a regular activity with friends during Briscoe's high school years. He and his buddies would find farm ponds and creeks to fish. ## Hunting came later in life After moving to North Carolina and buying 30 acres loaded with deer, Briscoe decided to try hunting a few years ago and fell in love immediately. > I went for the first time and just fell in love with it. ## Hunting as personal escape With three kids and a demanding NASCAR schedule, Briscoe uses hunting as a getaway. He watches the sunrise alone and finds peace away from the chaos. > For me, it's been just an amazing getaway... You don't get a lot of time just to yourself. ## Brooks caught the hunting bug Briscoe's four-year-old son Brooks is obsessed with hunting. When deer season started, Brooks was jumping up and down at the chance to go with his dad. > Brooks is ate up with it. ## A four-year-old's hunting strategy Brooks told his dad he plans to shoot only bucks this year, no does. He's confident after his first hunt, where he got a buck on his very first outing. > I think this year I'm just gonna just shoot bucks this year. No more does. ## Brooks is already beating dad Brooks got a doe on his own last season by lining it up and pulling the trigger. It took Briscoe about a year and a half to get his first buck. > He definitely was beating me already. ## Getting kids off screens Briscoe's main goal is getting his children away from phones, tablets, and TV. Hunting and fishing create one-on-one time and lasting memories together. > For me to be able to get them outside and just get away from all those distractions... just make a lot of great memories. ## Passing down childhood memories Briscoe treasures his own fishing memories with his grandfather. Now he's creating the same core memories for his son that will last a lifetime. > That's just one of those core memories that you never forget. ## Next: elk hunting out west Briscoe wants to hunt elk and mule deer out west. He's particularly fascinated by archery hunting for elk, though he jokes about the hiking part. > Going archery hunting for an elk, I just find that so fascinating. ## Key takeaway Repetition dulls even extreme thrills, but new experiences like hunting can reignite the rush that routine racing no longer provides.