Zac Brown may have made a career on stage as a performer. But he's a country boy at heart and at home in the woods. His dad took him deer hunting when he was just a kid.
Speaking with Hook & Barrel, the singer says they are still memories that he cherishes to this day.
"The best quality time I ever spent with him was (deer hunting), stalking through the woods when they are coming to life in the morning, with the sun rising," he said. "There's a charm that's in the Georgia hardwoods that's just very much home to me. And my kids go with me, and I have incredible experiences with them. But 90% of it is about being out in nature."
He also said, "I sleep underneath a beaver blanket every night, so my favorite thing to hunt is actually beaver. We do that up in Alaska. Being able to harvest the beavers ... and actually beaver tastes pretty good, too. Hunting those and then making something that you can wear and use and sleep under every night, it's the best kind of fur that there is."
Zac Brown Talks Nature
More than the thrill of the hunt, Brown appreciates how he's able to connect with nature and get away from civilization. One of his favorite ways of hunting is bowhunting. It also allows him to track and get close to animals.
"One of my favorite things in the world is to go shoot my dinner and be present in that moment," he says. "Have the wind on my face, and then the satisfaction knowing that I can harvest my own food, and sitting with people that I love and eating."
Beyond just hunting, he also has a passion for spearfishing as well. Brown likes to go underwater and hunt fish. He's been spearfishing in the Bahamas as well as near Fiji.
"Under the ocean, my brain is so singular," he says. "I'm not thinking about the chatter. I'm thinking about just being a human being, challenging my breath, challenging the ocean, challenging the fish so I can go shoot something that I can eat that day."
