Parker McCollum has come a long way from the little boy who couldn't wait to tag along on hunting trips with his dad.
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Now, with two sons of his own, the country music star is looking forward to being on the other side of those childhood memories.
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And he's already getting a head start.
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McCollum, who welcomed his second son with wife Hallie Ray in July, recently spent several days at the family ranch with his oldest boy, 2-year-old Major.
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"I was taking him with me to kind of, you know, just do some ranch stuff," McCollum told OutKick OutDoors in an exclusive interview.
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He just kind of stands out there and pulls grass out of the ground while I'm working or whatever.
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Major might not be much help around the ranch just yet, but McCollum certainly doesn't mind.
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After all, he remembers exactly what it was like to be that little boy.
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"I remember those days so vividly," he said.
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"My dad would get me out of school early on a Friday to go down to the lease or the ranch or whatever, and we would let it rip all weekend.
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To say that I look forward to doing that for him and with him is an understatement."
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A lifelong love of hunting
Hunting has been part of McCollum's life for as long as he can remember.
In a 2022 interview with NRA Country, the Texas native recalled going bird hunting with his father when he was around 8 years old, carrying a single-shot .410 shotgun.
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He also identified his dad as one of his favorite hunting buddies.
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But McCollum's love for the outdoors started even before he was old enough to participate.
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During a 2024 interview with Audacy, McCollum remembered crying when his father and other family members left for hunting trips without him because he was too young to come along.
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Once he finally got his chance, he was hooked.
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That outdoors-centered upbringing extended beyond hunting season, too.
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McCollum spent summers working cattle, branding steers and tending to his grandfather's ranch alongside his cousins.
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Now he's hoping Major and his younger brother, Rocker, will grow up with that same appreciation for the outdoors.
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And for McCollum, it's about much more than harvesting deer.
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With a demanding music career, two young children and a schedule that often keeps him on the road, McCollum understands how difficult it can be to slow down.
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That's exactly why he believes time outdoors is so important.
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"There is nothing I love more than sitting in a tree in East Texas or South Texas or the Midwest.
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Even if you don’t see a dadgum deer," he told OutKick OutDoors.
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"There's just something about it that's so good for your soul."
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McCollum explained that his family's trips to the ranch aren’t about checking things off a to-do list or packing as much activity into the day as possible.
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"Our whole intention was just slowing it down and turning it off and just spending time as a family, and no agenda," he said.
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"We wake up late and cook breakfast, and hunt in the evenings, and crockpot dinner, and ride around."
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It's a deliberate departure from the pace of everyday life — one McCollum says is becoming increasingly difficult to escape.
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And that's precisely the lesson he hopes his sons will carry into adulthood.
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"Don't ever get so busy or worried about other stuff that you forget to do this."
We couldn’t have said it better ourselves.
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