Parker McCollum has spent years chasing big whitetail bucks with his bow. And when the opportunity of a lifetime finally presented itself earlier this month, he almost blew it … because of a can of ZYN.

The country star joined OutKick OutDoors this week and enthusiastically recounted the story of a massive buck he harvested in northern Oklahoma on just the second day of archery season.

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"I've been bowhunting for so long, and to finally have that kind of encounter with that caliber of a deer was just my 'finally' moment," McCollum said. "So rare for that to go down the way it did."

The funny part is that he wasn't even particularly excited about this buck when he'd seen it on his trail cameras. There were a couple of other deer in the area that had really caught his attention.

But trail-camera photos apparently didn't do this particular buck justice.

McCollum was sitting in his stand on Oct. 2 when the deer suddenly appeared directly beneath him. Unfortunately, the singer happened to be reaching for a ZYN at that exact moment.

"This mature, heavy-horned deer walks right underneath my stand, and I was putting a ZYN in," he recalled. "I was closing the can right as I saw him."

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The buck heard the plastic can snap shut and stopped.

"I'm like, oh no," McCollum recalled. "Thinking, you know, he's about to bust ass out of here."

Fortunately, the buck didn't bolt. But the ZYN incident wasn't the only thing that threatened to derail McCollum's hunt. What followed were several nerve-racking minutes of trying to get into position for a shot without spooking the deer.

At one point, he even managed to hit his elbow against the tree while drawing his bow.

"I'm feeling it. My heart's racing. The whole deal is going," McCollum said. "And in my mind, I'm like, 'This is the encounter you have been waiting for.'"

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Fortunately for McCollum, the story has a happy ending. He made a clean shot and recovered a buck that turned out to be even more impressive than he'd imagined.

"I've never shot a deer that I underestimated that much and was surprised by that much," he said. "It was phenomenal."

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And while McCollum is heading overseas with Cody Johnson this weekend for his first UK and Ireland tour, he's already counting down the days until he can get back in the stand.

Here's hoping he can keep that ZYN can quiet next time.

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A coyote put its jumping skills on display to grab a piece of fruit.

As our loyal readers know, nature and outdoors content is easily some of the best kinds of content you can find on the internet.

You never know what you're going to see, and it's often a reminder how lucky we are to live in a country with such beautiful nature and scenery.

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Well, we have a real doozy today.

Coyote shows off elite jumping skills to snatch a pear.

A Facebook video shared by Tom Miranda is going viral for all the right reasons. The footage shows a coyote getting some serious air in order to snatch a pear off a tree.

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I'm not talking about just a few inches of air. The coyote absolutely launched itself into the air to grab the piece of fruit.

Miranda captioned the epic video "Coyote eating pears!"

Give it a watch below, and let me know your thoughts at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.

Many people in rural areas of America absolutely hate coyotes and for good reason. They're a massive nuisance.

They attack livestock, young calves and can go after family pets. They're a problem that many people deal with by simply shooting them.

Hunting coyotes is extremely popular in a state like Wisconsin. Having said that, great footage is simply great footage, and that's what we have here.

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That coyote has an outrageous vertical lift.

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What do you think of the epic footage? Let me know at David.Hookstead@outkick.com.

This is about as one-sided of a fight as you're ever going to see. It's like the younger brother going after the older brother to see where he stands. It's Mike Tyson in his prime walking through opponents seconds into a bout.

The trail cam footage starts off with a spike, for reasons only he can answer, lunging towards a bigger buck in the woods and immediately finding out that doing so was a bad idea.

The young buck is lifted off the ground, ragdolled and tossed in the air like he weighs nothing. After being dominated in short order, the young buck impressively manages to land on his feet following the brief battle.

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Wisely, the smaller deer then decides he's had enough and makes a run for it with the bigger and stronger buck giving chase. Here's the fight. Don't blink, you might miss it.

Without knowing for sure if any insults were tossed around about the other deer's momma, I can only speculate that rutting season played a part in this fight. The young buck, possibly horned up, was stepping into the wrong territory.

He had to be shown who was boss, and that all the ladies in the area were spoken for. It's part of nature. A part that you really don’t want to get in the middle of.

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I'm no expert on deer by any means, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say that the spike is going to hit the gym, grab some supplements and work the heavy bag before he tries his luck with this buck again.

You have to turn being lifted off the ground and spun around in the air into a motivator. You can't have too many of those losses under your belt. Especially not in front of any doe.

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The best fighters get back up and dust themselves off. They learn from their mistakes and make the adjustment. Lunging at the bigger buck was a big mistake for this spike.